Solutions for GHS

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) will replace a majority of national chemical regulations over the coming years. Currently under its third revision since its first publication in 2005 GHS will harmonize:

• Hazard classification criteria worldwide: physical, health and environmental hazards.
• The SDS format – 16 sections.
• Signal words: Danger - Warning.
• Hazard statements describing the nature and degree of hazard (e.g.: Harmful to aquatic life – Highly flammable liquid and vapor).
• Precautionary statements: 4 types of measures for prevention, response, storage and disposal.
• Hazard pictograms (square set at a point, black symbol, white background, red border).

There are many activities that will be required to ‘comply in time’ with the changing regulations as each country implements GHS, such as:

• Learn the nuances of country-specific regulations
• Revise all substances classifications
• Execute rules to produce, review and approve compliant documents
• Re-label your containers, barrels and drums

Will you be ready for this new set of regulations? Do you have the internal bandwidth and expertise to ensure you don’t hit a brick wall on the enforcement date?

Atrion facilitates a smooth transition toward GHS by:

• Providing software and data solutions allowing productive and automated creation of SDS and labels in compliance with GHS legislation
• Monitoring GHS adoption by different countries ensuring our clients meet their legal obligations in a timely fashion
• Integrating country specific interpretation of GHS, as well as translations for hazard statements, precautionary statements and more than 6,000 phrases used on SDS, translated in over 40 languages
• Offering forums for experts within our client base to share their practical experiences with GHS
• Allowing compliance through services, where customers can outsource the production of their SDSs and labels by experienced and highly trained authors.

Learn more about Atrion's solutions for GHS, by contacting us OR by downloading Atrion’s Reality of GHS brochure.

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