Chemical Safety Notice

1. Important – Please Read Before Ordering

SKY AGRO LTD

SKY AGRO LTD supplies hygiene chemicals, finings, and processing aids for use in commercial brewing, distilling, cider-making, and food processing environments. These products are sold exclusively to registered business customers for professional and commercial use.

This notice applies to all chemical products available on our website, including:

• Brewery hygiene and cleaning chemicals, such as caustic cleaners, acid cleaners, and peracetic acid-based sanitisers
• Finings, such as Isinglass finings, silica sol-based finings, carrageenan tabs, and granules
• Processing aids, such as lactic acid, phosphoric acid, calcium sulphate, calcium chloride, and magnesium sulphate

By placing an order for any chemical product, you confirm that you have read and understood this notice and that you are a trained professional purchasing on behalf of a registered business.

2. Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

2.1 A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is available for every chemical product we supply. SDS documents are accessible on the individual product page on our website. If you cannot locate the SDS for a product, please contact us at info@sky-agro.com before ordering.

2.2 You must read and retain the SDS for every chemical product you purchase. The SDS contains essential information on:

• the hazards presented by the product;
• safe handling, storage and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements;
• first aid measures in the event of exposure;
• spill and emergency response procedures; and
• safe disposal methods.

2.3 You must ensure that all employees and contractors who handle, use or store these products have access to the relevant SDS and have received appropriate training.

3. Regulatory Compliance in the UK

3.1 Chemical products supplied by SKY AGRO LTD comply with applicable UK regulations, including:

• UK REACH Regulations – we ensure that the substances we supply are registered and compliant with UK REACH requirements.
• UK CLP Regulations – all products are labelled with the appropriate hazard pictograms, signal words and hazard/precautionary statements in accordance with UK CLP.

3.2 As the customer, you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulations applicable to your use, storage and disposal of these products in your own workplace, including:

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) – you must carry out a COSHH assessment for every hazardous substance used in your workplace.
• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) – if you store flammable products on your premises, you must carry out a DSEAR risk assessment and ensure that storage areas meet the requirements for potentially explosive atmospheres.
• Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023 – certain products we supply are classified as regulated explosives precursors. Before we can process your first order for such products, you will be required to complete our Explosives Precursors Declaration Form and provide proof of identity for your authorised representative.
• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 – you must ensure that your employees are protected from risks arising from the use of chemical products.
• Applicable environmental permitting regulations in your jurisdiction, including the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and equivalent legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland – you must dispose of chemical waste in accordance with applicable environmental regulations.

4. Understanding Hazard Labels

Products classified as hazardous under UK CLP will carry one or more of the following hazard pictograms on their label:

The signal word “Danger” indicates a more severe hazard; “Warning” indicates a less severe hazard. Please read all label information carefully before handling any product.

5. Transport of Hazardous Goods

5.1 Certain products we supply are classified as dangerous goods for transport purposes under the ADR Regulations (Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road).

5.2 Chemical orders are shipped separately from non-chemical goods via specialist ADR-compliant haulage. This may result in a separate delivery on a different date.

5.3 You must ensure that your premises are suitably authorised and equipped to receive ADR-classified consignments. A signature is required on delivery of all chemical orders.

5.4 If you are unsure whether your site can receive ADR goods, please contact us before placing your order.

6. Storage

You are responsible for storing all chemical products in accordance with the instructions in the relevant SDS. In general:

• Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from incompatible materials.
• Keep containers tightly sealed when not in use.
• Store away from food, drink and animal feed.
• Keep out of reach of unauthorised personnel.
• Flammable products must be stored in accordance with DSEAR requirements, away from ignition sources.
• Comply with any local planning or environmental permit conditions relating to the storage of hazardous substances.

7. Disposal

You are responsible for the safe and lawful disposal of chemical products and their containers in accordance with:

• the disposal instructions in the relevant SDS;
• applicable environmental permitting regulations in your jurisdiction, including the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and equivalent legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland; and
• any applicable waste classification and duty of care requirements under UK waste legislation.

Do not pour chemical waste down drains without first confirming this is permitted under the SDS and your site’s environmental permits.

8. Limitation of Liability

SKY AGRO LTD is not liable for any loss, damage, injury, regulatory penalty or environmental harm arising from:

• your failure to read or comply with the relevant SDS;
• use of the product for a purpose other than its intended commercial brewing, distilling, cider-making or food processing use;
• improper storage or handling of the product after delivery;
• failure to carry out a COSHH assessment or to comply with applicable health and safety regulations;
• failure to carry out a DSEAR risk assessment or to comply with the Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023; or
• improper or unlawful disposal of the product or its containers.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about the safety, handling, storage or disposal of any product we supply, please contact us before ordering:

Email: info@sky-agro.com

Telephone: +44 1327 828001

Monday to Friday, during normal office hours, excluding UK public holidays.

For emergency chemical incidents, contact the National Poisons Information Service: 0344 892 0111 or the Health and Safety Executive: 0300 003 1647.