Globally Harmonized System of Classification System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GHS

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Globally Harmonized System of Classification
System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (GHS) Hazard Communication
Labelling and SDS

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• One of the objectives of the work on the
  Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is the
  development of a harmonized communication system
  including Labelling Safety data sheets (SDS) and
  easily understandable symbols based on
  classification criteria developed for the GHS.

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Hazard Communication In The GHS Document

• Ch. 1.4 Hazard Communication Labelling
• Target audiences
• comprehensibility
• translation
• standardization
• supplemental information
• updating
• confidential business information
• training

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Labelling Target audiences

• Labels communicate the hazard(s) according GHS
  classification to target audiences

- Workplace - Consumers - Emergency
responders - Transport
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Labelling Target audiences (1)

• Workplace
• Employers and workers need to know the hazards
  specific to the chemicals used and or handled in
  the workplace as well as information about the
  specific protective measures required to avoid
  the adverse effects that might be caused by those
  hazards.

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Labelling Target audiences (2)

• - Consumers
• The label in most cases is likely to be the
  sole source of information readily
• available to the consumer.
• The label therefore will need to be
  sufficiently detailed and relevant to the use of
  the product.

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Labelling Target audiences (3)

• - Emergency responders
• Emergency responders need information on a
  range of levels.
• To facilitate immediate responses they need
  accurate detailed and sufficiently clear
  information. This applies in the event of an
  accident during transportation in storage
  facilities or at workplaces.

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Labelling Target audiences (4)

• - Transport
• The UN Recommendations on the Transport of
  Dangerous Goods Model regulations cater for a
  wide range of target audiences although transport
  workers and emergency responders are the
  principal ones. Others include employers those
  who offer or accept dangerous goods for transport
  or load or unload packages of dangerous goods
  into or from transport vehicles or freight
  containers.

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Target audiences Needs

• Workplace including pesticides and
  pharmaceuticals
• Labels and Safety data sheets
• Consumers
• Labels
• Transport
• Labels Placards Transport documents (TREM Card)
• Emergency responders
• Labels Placards

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Label Elements

• Pictograms
• Signal Words
• Hazard Statements
• Precautionary statements
• Product Identifier
• Supplier Identification
• Supplemental Information

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GHS Pictogram UN RTDG
Pictogram

• Labelling
• Pictograms

Pictogram for flammable liquid in the UN Model
Regulations (Symbol Flame Black or White
background.)
Pictograms prescribed by the GHS should have a
black symbol on a white background with a red
frame sufficiently wide to be clearly visible.
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Labelling Pictograms Convey health physical
environmental hazard information.
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GHS Pictograms
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UN Dangerous Goods Transport Labelling
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Labelling

• Signal Words
• Danger or Warning
• are used to emphasis hazard and indicate the
  relative of severity of the hazard.

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Labelling

• Hazard Statements
• Standard phrased assigned to a hazard class
  and category to specified the nature of the
  hazard.
• Example Acute Toxicity Oral
• category 1
• Fatal if swallowed
• Category 2
• Fatal if swallowed
• Category 3
• Toxic if swallowed
• Category 4
• Harmful if swallowed
• Category 5
• Maybe harmful if swallowed

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Label elements Example 1 (Acute toxicity oral)
(GHS Recommendation Annex 1)
Pictograms
Signal word
Hazard statements
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Label elements Example 2 (Carcinogenicity)
(GHS Recommendation Annex 1)
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Label elementsExample 3 (Aquatic toxicity
acute) (GHS Recommendation Annex 1)
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• Labellining
• Precautionary Statements

GHS label should include appropriate
precautionary information GHS document contains
examples of precautionary statements which can be
used The intent is to harmonize precautionary
statements in the future as Annex 3 to Purple
book
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Labelling

• Precautionary statements
• Measures to minimize or prevent adverse
  effects.
• Example (GHS Recommendation Annex 3)
• A3.3.3.3 Accident caused by ingestion
• -If swallowed seek medical advice
  immediately
• and show this container or label.
• -If swallowed rinse mouth with water (only if
  the person is conscious).
• -If swallowed and the victim is conscious and
• alert induce vomiting immediately as
  directed by medical personnel.

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ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL (CHAPTER
3.1) Hazard Category Signal Word Hazard
Statement 1 Danger
Fatal if swallowed 2 Danger
Fatal if swallowed
GHS Annex 3 Precautionary Statements (PS)
Symbol Skull and crossbones
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• Labelling
• Product Identifier

Name or number used for a hazardous product on a
label or in the SDS. Unique means by which the
substance or mixture can be identified within the
particular use setting UN proper shipping name
also to be used on the package when substance or
mixture covered by the UN RTDG
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Labelling

• Supplier Identification
• The name address and telephone should be
  provided on the label.
• Supplemental Information
• non-harmonized information.

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Label example
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Precedence for the allocation of symbols (1)

• For substances and mixtures covered by the UN
  Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous
  Goods Model Regulations the precedence of
  symbols for physical hazards should follow the
  rules of the UN Model Regulations.

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Precedence for the allocation of symbols (2)

• For health hazards the following principles of
  precedence apply
• (a) if the Skull and crossbones applies
• the Exclamation mark should not
  appear
• (b) if the Corrosive symbol applies
• the Exclamation mark should not appear
• where it is used for skin or eye
  irritation
• (c) if the Health hazard symbol appears for
• respiratory sensitisation the
  Exclamation
• mark should not appear where it is used
• for skin sensitisation or for skin or
  eye
• irritation.

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Precedence for the allocation of symbols (3)

• Precedence for allocation of signal words If the
  signal word Danger applies the signal word
  Warning should not appear.

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Precedence for the allocation of symbols

• gt
• gt
  Skin / Eye irritation
• Respiratory gt
  Skin sensitization
• sensitization
  Skin / Eye irritation
• DANGER gt WARNING

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Proposed GHS Classification for Global hazexyl
systemol

• Flammable liquid Category 4
• (No
  symbol Warning Combustible liquid)
• Acute oral toxicity Category 4
• (Symbol !
  Warning Harmful if swallowed)
• Acute dermal Toxicity Category 3
• (Symbol
  skull and crossbones Danger
• Toxic in
  contact with skin)
• Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1C
• (Symbol
  corrosion Danger Cause severe skin
• burns and
  eye damage)
• Eye damage/irritation Category 2B
• (No symbol
  Warning Causes eye irritation)

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Proposed GHS Classification for Global hazexyl
systemol
Symbols

• Flammable liquid Category 4
• (No
  symbol Warning Combustible liquid)
• Acute oral toxicity Category 4
• (Symbol !
  Warning Harmful if swallowed)
• Acute dermal Toxicity Category 3
• (Symbol
  skull and crossbones Danger
• Toxic in
  contact with skin)
• Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1C
• (Symbol
  corrosion Danger Cause severe skin
• burns and
  eye damage)
• Eye damage/irritation Category 2B
• (No symbol
  Warning Causes eye irritation)

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Proposed GHS Classification for Global hazexyl
systemol
Signal word

• Flammable liquid Category 4
• (No
  symbol Warning Combustible liquid)
• Acute oral toxicity Category 4
• (Symbol !
  Warning Harmful if swallowed)
• Acute dermal Toxicity Category 3
• (Symbol
  skull and crossbones Danger
• Toxic in
  contact with skin)
• Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1C
• (Symbol
  corrosion Danger Cause severe skin
• burns and
  eye damage)
• Eye damage/irritation Category 2B
• (No symbol
  Warning Causes eye irritation)

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Proposed GHS Classification for Global hazexyl
systemol
Hazard Statements

• Flammable liquid Category 4
• (No
  symbol Warning Combustible liquid)
• Acute oral toxicity Category 4
• (Symbol !
  Warning Harmful if swallowed)
• Acute dermal Toxicity Category 3
• (Symbol
  skull and crossbones Danger
• Toxic in
  contact with skin)
• Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1C
• (Symbol
  corrosion Danger Cause severe skin
• burns and
  eye damage)
• Eye damage/irritation Category 2B
• (No symbol
  Warning Causes eye irritation)

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GHS Label
Global Hazexyl Systemol
Globalethylene (2-Hazanol) CAS No. 222-22-2
Product identifier
Pictograms
Danger Hazard statements Combustible
liquid Harmful if swallowed Toxic in contact
with skin Cause serious skin burns and eye
irritation
Signal word
Hazard statements
Supplier United Nations Corp. Ltd. 1-1 Peace
Ave. Geneva Switzerland TEL [phone]
FAX [phone]
Supplier identification
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GHSHazard Communication Safety Data Sheet
(SDS)
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Role of the SDS in the GHS

• SDS should provide comprehensive information
  about a chemical substance or mixture for use in
  workplace.
• Both employers and workers use it as a source of
  information about hazards and to obtain advice
  on safety precautions.

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SDS Target audiences

• Workplace
• Consumers
• Emergency responders
• Transporters TREM CARD

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When is a SDS required

• SDS should be produced for all substances and
  mixtures which meet the harmonized criteria under
  the GHS and for all mixtures which contain
  substances that meet the GHS criteria exceeding
  the cut-off limits for each
• hazard class.

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Cut-off values/Concentration limits for each
health and environmental hazard class
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Safety Data Sheets

• Primarily workplace use 16 heading format agreed
  similar to the ILO and ISO format but sections 2
  and 3 reversed
• Minimum additional information specified where
  applicable or available under the relevant
  headings

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SDS format (1)

• 1. Identification
• 2. Hazard(s) identification
• 3. Composition/information on ingredients
• 4. First-aid measures
• 5. Fire-fighting measures
• 6. Accidental release measures
• 7. Handling and storage
• 8. Exposure controls/personal protection

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SDS format (2)

• 9. Physical and chemical properties
• 10. Stability and reactivity
• 11. Toxicological information
• 12. Ecological information
• 13. Disposal considerations
• 14. Transport information
• 15. Regulatory information
• 16. Other information.

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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (1)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (2)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (3)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (4)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (5)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (6)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (7)
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Minimum information for an SDS ingredients (8)
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Internationally-recognised standards for SDS
ILO Recommendation 177 (1990) EU SDS
Directive 91/155/EEC (1991) USA Standard
ANSI Z 400.1 (1993) ISO SDS Standard
11014-1 (1994)

• Guidance document on preparation of SDS will
  be developed by UNSCETDG/GHS Subcommittee
• as Annex 10 to Purple book

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