Poisons

Question 1

Regulated substances - PART 1 - Regulated explosives pre-cursors

Answer 1

• Hydrogen peroxide over 12% w/w
• Nitromethane over 30% w/w
• Nitric acid over 3% w/w
• Sodium chlorate over 40% w/w
• Potassium chlorate over 40% w/w
• Sodium perchlorate over 40% w/w
• Potassium perchlorate over 40% w/w

Question 2

Reportable substances - Part 3 - Reportable explosives precursors

Answer 2

• Ammonium nitrate
• Acetone
• Hexamine
• Sulphuric acid
• Potassium Nitrate
• Sodium Nitrate
• Calcium Nitrate
• Calcium ammonium nitrate

Question 3

Before supplying to a member of the public you must

Answer 3

1. Check the purchaser has a Home Office licence
2. Check to see if it is unaltered and in-date
3. Check ID - supplies CANNOT be made to third party
4. Check substance requested and total quantity match the details on the licence
5. Record details of the transaction onto the licence

Question 4

Labelling: In addition to being CLP compliant all supplies must be labelled:

Answer 4

‘Acquisition, possession or use by the general public is restricted’ or similar wording

Question 5

For P2 regulated poisons make an entry into the poisons register:

Answer 5

1. Date of supply
2. Name and address of purchaser
3. Name and quantity of regulated poison
4. Purpose of purchase
5. Signature of purchaser

Question 6

Supplies

Answer 6

Supplies do not require the purchaser to hold a Home Office licence.
If your pharmacy supplies poisons or chemicals, before agreeing, consider whether the request is suspicious (see above) and whether appropriate commercial alternatives and sellers are available.
Labelling needs to be compliant with the CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging)
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

Question 7

Part 2 - Regulated non-medicinal poisons

Answer 7

• Hydrogen Cyanide (Use: metal cleaninig, electroplating)
• Lead acetates (Use: painting, soldering, target shooting, pottery)
• Oxalic acid over 10% w/w (Use: stain removal, leather tanning, bee keeping and general purpose cleaning)
• Barium Salts (Use: chemistry experiments)

There are other P2 poisons, however we are unaware of potential uses by the general public.

Question 8

Part 4 - Reportable non-medicinal poisons

Answer 8

Aldicarb, alpha-chlorase, ammonia, arsenites, barium salts, carbofuran, cycloheximide, dinitrocresols, dinoseb, dinoterb, drazoxolon, endosulfan, endothal, endrin, fentin,
formaldehyde, formic acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, mercuric chloride, metallic oxalates, methomyl, nicotine, nitrobenzene >0.1%, oxamyl, paraquat, phenols, phosphoric acid, various phosphorous compounds,
potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium nitrite, thiofax, zinc phosphide