Amendments to the previous edition include:
- Addition of a new hazard category ”Chemicals under pressure”: classification criteria, label elements (incl. H282, H283, H284) and decision logic.
- New provisions for the assessment of skin corrosion and skin irritation hazards (in vitro/ex vivo methods, non-test methods).
- Extensive explanation on the use of precautionary statements.
- Amendment to and deletion of existing precautionary statements.
- New precautionary statements.
- New labelling examples: sets or kits.
- Guidance on the identification and communication of dust explosion hazard (other hazards not resulting in classification).
View the full document here: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals – GHS (Rev.8)(2019)
For more information on GHS, please contact:
Ilaria de Rosa Carstensen
idc@ dhigroup. com
Tel +45 4516 9369