GHS Hazard Pictograms - Hazardous Material Storage

 

Globally Harmonised System (GHS) and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP)

 

In 2009, all EU member states (which includes the UK), the European Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures was launched.

The United Nations' Globally Harmonised System of classification and labelling of chemicals was brought into the EU countries as a result of the CLP regulation. The GHS system uses a modern system of labelling that is universal across the EU and in many other countries all over the world.

If you use any of these types of hazardous materials in your business or industry, it is vital and a legal requirement to store them securely and label them with the appropriate labels. All of our hazardous cabinets use the GHS system so you can be sure that they are recognised as being the latest and most appropriate labels for identifying hazardous materials.

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What are the symbols?

 

The symbols are split into 3 groups (type of hazard). These are - Physical Hazards, Health Hazards and Environmental Hazards.

 

Physical Hazards

Explosive Materials -

This label covers unstable explosives, explosives, divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, self-reactive substances / mixtures, types A, B and Organic peroxides, types A, B.

 

 

Flammable Materials - Covers a variety of substances - Flammable gases, category 1, Flammable aerosols, categories 1, 2, Flammable liquids, categories 1, 2, 3, Flammable solids, categories 1, 2, Self-reactive substances and mixtures, types B, C, D, E, F, Pyrophoric liquids, category 1, Pyrophoric solids, category 1, Self-heating substances and mixtures, categories 1, 2, Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases, categories 1, 2, 3 and Organic peroxides, types B, C, D, E, F. Supplied with our range of flammable cabinets from Elite, Biocote and Probe.

 

 

Oxidising Materials -

This label is used for identifying stored oxidising gases, oxidising liquids and oxidising solids.

 

 

 

Compressed Gases -

This label is used for identifying compressed gases, liquefied gases. refrigerated liquefied gases and dissolved gases.

 

 

Corrosive Materials -

This label is used for identifying substances that are corrosive to metals.

 

Health Hazards

Toxic Materials -

This label is for identifying substances with acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), categories 1, 2, 3.

 

 

 

Corrosive Materials - 

This label is used for identifying substances that are corrosive to skin and capable of causing serious eye damage, category 1

 

 

 

 
Irritants - 

Irritants identified using this label include materials capable of acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), category 4, skin irritation, categories 2, 3, eye irritation, category 2A, skin sensitization, category 1, specific target organ toxicity following single exposure, category 3, respiratory tract irritation, narcotic effects.

 

 

Health Hazards - 

Health Hazard Material categories include respiratory sensitization, category 1, Germ cell mutagenicity, categories 1A, 1B, 2, Carcinogenicity, categories 1A, 1B, 2, Reproductive toxicity, categories 1A, 1B, 2, Specific target organ toxicity following single exposure, categories 1, 2, Specific target organ toxicity following repeated exposure, categories 1, 2 and Aspiration hazard, categories 1, 2.

 

Environmental Hazards

Environmentally Damaging - 

This label indicates substances and materials capable of acute hazards to the aquatic environment, category 1 and chronic hazards to the aquatic environment, categories 1, 2.