Information on labels

Mandatory information on labels and instructions for use (specified according to directive/typej of device)... 

CHRIS Chemical Hazard Information System 1,016 substances U.S. COAST GUARD Information on labeling, physical and chemical properties, health hazards, fire hazards, chemical reactivity, water pollution, and hazard classification... 

Some of the information on labels is reqnired by law mannfactnrers may choose to include additional information. While some information must appear on a certain part of the label, the rest may be placed wherever the mannfactnrer chooses. Information is often gronped nnder headings to help yon find what you need. 

Labeling and Leaflet Directive 92/27/EEC carefully controls the information on labels and patient information leaflets for medicinal products to be placed on market. Even the old products require these at renewal. Likewise, Directive 92/28/EEC on advertising places a clear responsibility on Member States to ensure that there are effective controls on the advertising of medicinal products. 

The second recent regulatory issue is the Nutritional Labelling and Education Act in the United States [5]. With this legislation, food companies must provide more information on labels so they are faced with a surge of work in the shortterm to do assays to provide information for new labels. Over the long-term after the initial efforts to update labels, it is anticipated that more analytical work will be necessary on an on-going basis compared to pre-NLEA laboratory workloads. 

If a SNUR cross-references a subsection of 40 C.F.R. 721.72 then it will be a significant new use to manufacture, import, or process the SNUR substance unless the manufacturers, importers, processors, and users have a hazard communication program to warn about the risks that the substance poses. This group of significant new uses builds on a system of hazard communication established by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). OSHA has promulgated Hazard Communication Standards that require employers to assess hazards posed by the chemicals they make or import and provide hazard information on labels and in MSDSs. Employers and processors of chemicals that pose hazards must make the labels and MSDSs available in the work place and train their employees in safe handling procedures. 

GHS uses a common and consistent approach to defining and classifying hazards, and to communicating hazard information on labels and SDSs. It covers all hazardous chemicals and products, including mixtures, and classifies them according to their physical, health, and environmental hazards. 

An explanation of the hazard communication program, including information on labeling and MSDSs... 

Written in everyday language, it clearly describes employees roles and responsibilities regarding every element of hazard communication and the Global Harmonized System (GHS). It even goes beyond the regulations to provide practical information on labeling. Safety Data Sheets, common acronyms and abbreviations, and day-to-day best practices. 

Organizations requiring contracted services in locations of their facility where hazardous materials are used or stored must inform those contracted employees of all hazards present. This must be part of the written program. This program should include methods and procedures the employer will use to provide all contractors with MSDSs, information on labeling and other forms of warning, and... 

Know how to read and apply the information on labels and safety data sheets,... 

Information and training is a critical part of the hazard communication program. We train our employees to read and understand the information on labels and SDSs, determine how the information can be obtained and used in their own work areas, and understand the risks of exposure to the chemicals in their work areas as well as the ways to protect themselves. 

Identify a gas and its dangers before you use it. You can find this information on labels, safety data sheets, and cylinder markings. If you do not know what is in a cylinder, do not use it. 

OSHA compliance officers will usually talk to employees to determine if they have received training, if they know they are exposed to hazardous chemicals, and if they know where to obtain substance-specific information on labels and SDSs. 

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How the hazard communication program is implemented in the warehouse, how to read and interpret information on labels and the MSDS, and how employees can obtain and use the available hazard information... 

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