GHS - CLP Regulation

 The United Nations Globally Harmonized System (UN GHS) has set a new regulation on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of substances and mixtures, (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 “CLP Regulation" or “CLP") which entered into force on 20^th January 2009.

The GHS provides a basis for globally uniform physical, environmental, health and safety information on hazardous chemicals. It was developed at UN level with the aim of overcoming differing labeling information requirements on physical, health and environmental hazards for the same chemicals around the world.

The implementation of GHS has significant effects on handling chemicals and their CLP;

• Labeling shall be adapted to the new requirements, which include new or modified:                      

•Hazard classes,

•Hazard categories,

•Hazard pictograms,

•Signal words,

•Hazard statements,

•Precautionary statements.

• Safety data sheets shall be changed accordingly.

• Bio-Lab notified the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) of all our substances which meet the classification and are placed on the market for inclusion in the classification and labeling inventory (Reach implementation).

Transitional timeframes were set by UN GHS defining essentially two target dates that affect the classification, hazard communication and packaging of hazardous substances and mixtures, namely 1^st December 2010 and 1^st June 2015, respectively.

Additional two years are granted for re-labeling and re-packaging of substances and mixtures which are already in the supply chain (“on the shelves") by these dates.

For further information about GHS Activities and implementations, please click here