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The template may be used without parameters to give the standard form citation for the Regulation. With parameters, it may be used to cite a specific page (the full regulation is 1355 pages long) and, especially, to cite an entry for a specific chemical or group of chemicals in the annexes to the Regulation, which give safety information.
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The CLP Regulation [1] (for "Classification, Labelling and Packaging" [2]) is a European Union regulation from 2008, which aligns the European Union system of classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS). It is expected to facilitate global trade and the harmonised ...
Signal word: "Danger" or "Warning" will be used to emphasize hazards and indicate the relative level of severity of the hazard, assigned to a GHS hazard class and category. Some lower level hazard categories do not use signal words. Only one signal word corresponding to the class of the most severe hazard should be used on a label.
The appropriate standard phrases must appear on the packaging and label of the product and on its MSDS. Annex I specifies the standard phrases to be used for substances that are listed there: these are obligatory. The lists of standard phrases were updated in 2001, and Directive 2001/59/EC provides a consolidated list in all EU languages. [8]
In 1937, the international candle was redefined again—against the luminous intensity of a blackbody at the freezing point of liquid platinum which was to be 58.9 international candles per square centimetre. In 1948, the international unit candela replaced candlepower. One candlepower unit is about 0.981 candela.
a signal word – either Danger or Warning – where necessary; hazard statements, indicating the nature and degree of the risks posed by the product; the identity of the supplier (who might be a manufacturer or importer) Each precautionary statement is designated a code, starting with the letter P and followed by three digits.
a signal word – either Danger or Warning – where necessary; precautionary statements, indicating how the product should be handled to minimize risks to the user (as well as to other people and the general environment) the identity of the supplier (who might be a manufacturer or importer).