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Solutions for
GHS
The new Globally Harmonized System on the
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is scheduled to replace
a majority of national chemical regulations in the coming years.
GHS will harmonize:
- Hazard classification criteria worldwide:
physical hazards, health/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).
Adopting Atrion's GHS framework will simplify the SDS and label authoring
process and reduce costs while maintaining and improving global product
marketability.
Atrion facilitates a smooth transition toward the 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 highly trained authors.
To learn more
about Atrion's solutions for GHS, contact
us.
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