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Understanding Product Labels

GHS COMPLIANT PRODUCT LABEL

Our product labels are designed to provide complete, up-to-date information on our products. Information available when and where you need it most.

On our labels, you can find:

  • Complete product name and description
  • Health and safety hazard information
  • Lot-specific analytical data on many types of products
  • Pictograms for instant hazard recognition
  • Useful data for reference, CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number, chemical formula

Product Labels

Figure 1.Product Labels

  1. Product number
  2. Unit of measure
  3. Product name
  4. Name suffix
  5. GHS Pictograms
  6. Signal Word / H&P Phrases
  7. Process order number
  8. Batch number
  9. Expiry date
  10. Physical-chemical properties
  11. CAS number or UFI
  12. Storage temperature
  13. 2D data matrix code
  14. Country of Origin
  15. Disclaimer
  16. EUH Phrase
  17. Hazard inducing substance
  18. Website URL
  19. Vibrant M
  20. Company commercial name and address

KEY TO OUR PRODUCT LABELS


Description Pictogram Hazard class and hazard category
Exploding Bomb Exploding Bomb
  • Unstable explosives
  • Explosives of Divisions 1.1 to 1.4
  • Self reactive substances and mixtures, Types A,B
  • Organic peroxides, Types A,B
Flame Flame
  • Aerosols, cat. 1,2
  • Flammable solids, cat. 1,2
  • Flammable liquids, cat. 1,2,3
  • Flammable gases
  • Flammable gas, cat. 1A,1B
  • Pyrophoric gas, cat. 1A
  • Chemically unstable gas, cat. 1A, 1B
  • Chemicals under pressure, cat. 1,2
  • Pyrophoric liquids, cat. 1
  • Pyrophoric solids, cat. 1
  • Self-heating substances and mixtures, cat. 1,2
  • Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases, cat. 1,2,3
  • Self-reactive substances and mixtures, types E and F
  • Organic peroxides type B,C,D,E,F
  • Desensitized explosives, cat. 1,2,3,4
Flame Over Circle Flame Over Circle
  • Oxidizing gases, cat. 1
  • Oxidizing liquids, cat. 1,2,3
  • Oxidizing solids, cat. 1,2,3
Gas Cylinder Gas Cylinder
  • Chemicals under pressure, cat. 1,2,3
  • Gases under pressure:
    • Compressed gas
    • Liquefied gas
    • Refrigerated liquefied gas
    • Dissolved gas
Corrosion Corrosion
  • Corrosive to metals, cat. 1
  • Skin corrosion/irritation, cat. 1 (1A,1B,1C)
  • Serious eye damage/eye irritation, cat. 1
Skull and Crossbones Skull and Crossbones
  • Acute toxicity, cat. 1,2,3 (Oral, Dermal, Inhalation)
Exclamation Mark Exclamation Mark
  • Acute toxicity, cat. 4 (Oral, Dermal, Inhalation)
  • Skin corrosion/irritation, cat. 2
  • Serious eye damage/eye irritation, cat. 2/2A
  • Skin sensitization, cat. 1,1A,1B
  • Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure, cat. 3
  • Hazardous to the ozone layer, cat. 1
Health Hazard Health Hazard
  • Respiratory sensitization, cat. 1, 1A, 1B
  • Germ cell mutagenicity, cat. 1,1A,1B,2
  • Carcinogenicity, cat. 1,1A,1B,2
  • Reproductive toxicity, cat. 1,1A,1B,2
  • Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure, cat. 1,2
  • Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure, cat. 1,2
  • Aspiration hazard, cat. 1,2
Environment Environment
  • Hazardous to the aquatic environment, short-term (acute), cat. 1
  • Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term (chronic), cat. 1,2
Other Regional Elements
  • USA
    • Simple Asphyxiant
    • Combustible Dust
    • Pyrophoric Gases