Hazard Communication
Hazard communication
The purpose is to set up a hazard communiction system built on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and a new labellling system based on classification criteria defined in the Global Harmonized System.
Material Safety Data Sheet
A MSDS shall be prepared for every substance or preparations which meet harmonized citeria of GHS regarding physical, health and environment hazards.
The MSDS contains 16 chapters:
1. Identification2. Hazard(s) identification3. Composition/information on ingredients4. First-aid measures5. Fire-fighting measures6. Accidental release measures7. Handling and storage8. Exposure controls/personal protection9. Physical and chemical properties10. Stability and reactivity11. Toxicological information12. Ecological information13. Disposal considerations14. Transport information15. Regulatory information16. Other information.
It is based on the layout required by REACH recgulation. However the GHS introduces 2 new features:
Chgapter 2: GHS symbols will substitute the current symbols.
Chapter 16: The paragraph "Abbreviations and acronyms" explains every acronym written in the MSDS.
Labelling
GHS pictograms have the shape of a diamond. Symbols are black on with a white background and bordered by a red line. A new label in GHS system shall contain the following informations:
Product identification
Supplier identification
Symbols
One signal word: "Warning" or"Danger" to indicate the severity of the danger.
Hazard statements
Precautionary statements and pictograms
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