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Hazardous chemical labeling system.
The globally harmonized system ghs is an internationally adopted system for the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals that.
In the past some chemical manufacturers used nfpa diamonds on their products but now labels are required to use ghs labeling.
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This section briefly explains the nfpa system.
Handling and use of hazardous chemicals thereby allowing them to avoid injuries and illnesses related to exposures to hazardous chemicals.
Includes established criteria for classifying hazards and for further categorizing or rating the hazards according to their relative risks.
The revised hcs changes the existing hazard communication standard hcs hazcom 1994 1 from a performance based standard to one that has more structured requirements for the labeling of chemicals.