Cement, fibre and fire boards: safety data sheets
4 data sheets from the makers, one for each product, with what the hazard codes mean.
Fibre cement, cement particle, calcium silicate and magnesium oxide boards. Cutting them can give off silica dust: cut with extraction or by score and snap.
Use the data sheet for the exact product you buy. A data sheet covers one maker's product, and two products that look the same can be classed differently. Makers update their sheets, so check the revision. Your supplier must give you the safety data sheet for a hazardous product: ask for it if it didn't come with the delivery. We link to the makers' own sheets; we don't copy or change them.
HardiePanel fibre cement cladding board
James Hardie Europe
Safety data sheet (PDF) Revision March 2019. Link checked September 2026.
No hazard classification on this data sheet.
+ Add to a job's COSHH folder PROMagply magnesium oxide board
IPP Ltd (Magply)
Safety data sheet (PDF) Link checked September 2026.
No hazard classification on this data sheet.
+ Add to a job's COSHH folder PROPromat Supalux
Promat (Etex)
Safety data sheet (PDF) Revision June 2021. Link checked September 2026.
No hazard classification on this data sheet.
+ Add to a job's COSHH folder PROVersapanel cement bonded particle board
Euroform Products
Safety data sheet Link checked September 2026.
The hazards are in section 2 of the data sheet.
+ Add to a job's COSHH folder PRO