OSHA Requirements for GHS Secondary Container Labels
GHS secondary container labels are a crucial step to ensure continuous safe transportation, handling and use throughout the life of a hazardous material. But secondary container labeling can be overlooked or misunderstood.
Labeling of Secondary Containers | Occupational Safety and …
Jun 20, 2017 · Scenario: Your company purchases secondary containers for chemicals, which are bottles with pre-printed (embossed) labels that contain a specific chemical name (e.g., methanol, acetone), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) diamond, and health and physical hazard pictograms. The labels do not include the manufacturer’s name and address ...
Download secondary chemical container labels | EHS
Sep 7, 2018 · If your laboratory uses secondary containers filled with chemicals, the secondary containers must comply with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard for Labels and Pictograms. For your convenience, EH&S designed secondary chemical labels that can be downloaded from our website and printed onto Avery 5163 …
All hazardous chemicals shipped after June 1, 2015, must be labeled with specified elements including pictograms, signal words and hazard and precautionary statements. However, manufacturers, importers, and distributors may start using the new labeling system in the revised HCS before the June 1, 2015 effective date if they so choose.
Label it Right: 4 Quick Tips for Safer Secondary Containers
The best way to ensure your secondary containers pass OSHA inspection is to play it safe and use the full GHS label on all chemical containers. This means following the GHS standards for labeling primary hazardous chemical containers, regardless of …
Reference Guide to GHS Container Labels
Many companies provide label makers that comply with the GHS, as well as premade pictograms that can be affixed onto containers. Some companies also provide appropriately labeled secondary containers, such as squirt bottles for ethanol and acetone.
Secondary Container Labels 101: HazCom and WHMIS - ERA …
Sep 11, 2017 · Everything you need to know about secondary container labels to comply with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) SDS Management program in US and CAN.
Rules for Proper Secondary Container Labeling - HSI
Transferring chemicals from one container to another is expected, so the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has included the required information for proper secondary container labels as part of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). This standard ensures workers are aware of the chemicals involved in potential exposure.
Secondary containers are usually smaller containers, such as spray bottles, jugs, carboys or jars, that chemicals are transferred to from the primary container once within the workplace. According to OSHA, secondary containers must always comply with the labeling requirements.
Labeling of secondary containers in laboratories under the …
Nov 10, 2014 · The Laboratory standard requires that labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals not be removed or defaced, 1910.1450(h)(1)(i), but does not have a specific labeling requirement for secondary containers of hazardous chemicals in a covered laboratory.