GHS Knowledgebase After Brexit

Getting Started

• About the new GHS Knowledgebase

1 What you need to know first

• 1.0 What you need to know first
• 1.1 About Chemical Classification Systems
• 1.2 GHS implementation in the EU and GB
• 1.3 Detailed scope of the GHS standard
• 1.3.1 GHS and Transport of Dangerous Goods
• 1.3.2 GHS and CLP hazards
• 1.3.3 What the GHS pictograms mean
• 1.3.4 Detailed GHS and CLP hazards
• 1.3.5 What the GHS pictograms mean
• 1.3.6 Official CLP classifications
• 1.3.7 Official CLP-REACH classifications
• 1.3.8 Non-GHS REACH hazards
• 1.3.9 REACH registration and the SDS
• 1.3.10 Workplace Exposure Limits
• 1.3.11 GHS and CLP-REACH labels
• 1.3.12 GHS and CLP-REACH SDSs
• 1.4 How the GHS and CLP-REACH systems work
• 1.5 5 common problems with GHS
• 1.6 Extra problems with CLP-REACH
• CLP Environmental Hazards
• CLP Health Hazards
• CLP Physical Hazards
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2 Identify your product

• 2.0 Identify your product
• 2.1 Identity, confidentiality and disclosure
• 2.2 Is your product a Substance, Mixture or Article?
• 2.3 Substance Identification
• 2.4 Mixture Identification
• 2.5 Article Identification
• 2.6 Quiz Module 2

3 Is your product legal

• 3.0 Is your product legal?
• 3.1 Check your product is legal
• 3.2 Your legal GHS duties under CLP and REACH
• 3.3 Selling and advertising
• 3.4 Quiz Module 3

4 Identify other applicable product regulations

• Chemicals with Workplace Exposure Limits
• Biocides
• 4.0 Identify other applicable product regulations
• 4.1 Containing specific substances
• 4.2 Used for specific purposes

5 Research your product and its components

• 5.0 Research your product (and components)
• 5.1 Gather basic physical and chemical data
• 5.2 Research published CLP classifications
• 5.3 Find & translate non-CLP classifications
• 5.4 Using published information
• 5.5 Research data (if no useable classifications)
• 5.6 Quiz Module 5

6 Classify your product from first principles

• 6.0 Classify your product from first principles
• 6.1 Test methods (first principles)
• 6.2 Non-test methods (first principles)
• 6.3 Classify physical hazards (first principles)
• 6.4 Classify health hazards (first principles)
• 6.5 Classify enviro hazards (first principles)
• 6.6 Quiz Module 6

7 Classify your product on the basis of its components

• 7.0 Classify your product on the basis of its components
• 7.1 15 principles for classifying on the basis of components
• 7.2 Key concepts in classifying on the basis of components
• 7.3 Forms and flowcharts for classifying from components
• 7.4 Classify physical hazards on the basis of components
• 7.5 Classify health hazards by components - aspiration toxicity
• 7.6 Classify health hazards by components - sensitisers
• 7.7 Classify health hazards by components - carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins
• 7.8 Classify health hazards by components - STOTs
• 7.9 Classify health hazards by components - drowsiness and dizziness
• 7.10 Classify health hazards by components - acute toxicity
• 7.11 Classify health hazards by components - skin and eye corrosion and irritancy
• 7.12 Classify health hazards by components - lung corrosion and irritancy
• 7.13 Classify ozone hazards on the basis of components
• 7.14 Classify acute aquatic hazards for CLP on the basis of components
• 7.15 Classify chronic aquatic hazards for CLP on the basis of components
• 7.16 Classify acute aquatic hazards for GHS on the basis of components
• 7.17 Classify chronic aquatic hazards for GHS on the basis of components
• 7.16 Quiz Module 7
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8 Label and pack your product

• 8.0 Label and pack your product
• 8.1 Supplier Information on label
• 8.2 Product identity Information on label
• 8.3 Generating GHS label information
• 8.3.1 Substance labels
• 8.3.2 Mixture labels
• 8.3.3 P Statement Choice
• 8.4 Generating EUH statements for label
• 8.5 Other CLP information on label
• 8.6 Non CLP information on label
• 8.7 Laying out information on label
• 8.7.1 Labels for small packs
• 8.8 CLP and Transport labels
• 8.9 Multiple languages & jurisdictions
• 8.10 Label printing
• 8.11 Packaging
• 8.12 Quiz Module 8
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9 Read and review existing SDSs

• 9.0 Read and review existing SDSs
• 9.1 Why read an SDS?
• 9.2 Does the SDS cover my jurisdiction?
• 9.3 What type of product is this?
• 9.4 What is the product’s REACH status?
• 9.5 Is the SDS layout correct for the product?
• 9.6 Is all relevant information included?
• 9.7 Can the product be legally used?
• 9.8 What are the product hazards?
• 9.9 Is the product classified correctly?
• 9.10 Does the label match the classification?
• 9.11 Does the handling and storage reflect the hazards?
• 9.12 Does the emergency response reflect the hazards?
• 9.13 Does Transport and Waste reflect the hazards?
• 9.14 Querying SDSs
• 9.15 Quiz Module 9
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10 Compile your SDS

• 10.0 Compile your SDS
• 10.1 When to compile an SDS
• 10.2 Who should compile the SDS
• 10.3 Which jurisdiction(s) & language(s)?
• 10.4 SDS compilation tools
• 10.5 SDS Sections 1 to 3
• 10.6 SDS Sections 4 to 6
• 10.7 SDS Sections 7 to 8
• 10.8 SDS Sections 9 to 12
• 10.9 SDS Sections 13 to 16
• 10.10 The SDS Annex
• 10.11 SDS compilation options
• 10.12 Issuing Safety Data Sheets
• 10.13 Quiz Module 10
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11 Make any notifications required for CLP

• 11.0 Make any notifications required for CLP
• 11.1 C&L Inventory notification
• 11.2 Poison Centre notification
• 11.3 Claiming Alternative Name
• 11.4 Other GB & EU notifications
• 11.5 Quiz Module 11

12 Keep your product up to date

• 12.0 Keep your product up to date
• 12.1 What changes affect your product
• 12.2 When and how to update your product
• 12.3 Keeping track of changes
• 12.4 Quiz Module 12

Examples

• A corrosive with SCL and high pH
• Checking mixture component classifications
• How to get a classification wrong!