globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS)

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00:54 Jun 18, 2021
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English term or phrase: globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS)
Definition from IAQG - Int. Aerospace Quality Group:
International criteria agreed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the classification and labelling of hazardous substances and mixtures.

Example sentence(s):
  • As a consequence, under the rules of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS – a UN initiative 2003), all mixtures containing > 0.1% Co metal carry the same carcinogenicity classification as pure Co. Powder Metallurgy Review
  • The Framework will guide the Dialogue’s priorities and actions through four working groups on: Regulatory Cooperation and Convergence; the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS); Marine Debris, a cross-cutting initiative to promote development of and investment in innovative solutions to land-based waste management; and Data Exchange, which enables the sharing of data and information on chemicals management. SDG
  • The first step to ensure safety is obviously to identify the level of toxicity of chemicals. This is done by applying the GHS classification and its hazard communication system that provides users, workers and emergency responders with all the relevant information concerning the product itself, its hazards, the packaging and containers to be used for safe transport and storage, precautions to be taken and first aid. Euractiv
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5Globálny harmonizovaný systém klasifikácie a označovania chemikálií (GHS)
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Globálny harmonizovaný systém klasifikácie a označovania chemikálií (GHS)


Definition from europa.eu:
Jednotný medzinárodný systém klasifikácie, balenia a označovania chemických látok a zmesí vypracovaný Hospodárskou a sociálnou radou OSN.

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  • Classification, packaging and labelling of chemical substances and mixtures SUMMARY OF: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 — classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP legislation) WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION? It lays down uniform requirements for the classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures according to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonised System (GHS). It requires companies to classify, label and package hazardous chemicals appropriately before placing them on the market. The main areas not covered by this regulation are: radioactive substances and mixtures, cosmetics, medicines and certain medical devices, food and the transport of dangerous goods. Klasifikácia, balenie a označovanie chemických látok a zmesí ZHRNUTIE K DOKUMENTU:Nariadenie (ES) č. 1272/2008 – klasifikácia, označovanie a balenie látok a zmesí (nariadenie CLP) AKÝ JE CIEĽ TOHTO NARIADENIA? V nariadení sa stanovujú jednotné požiadavky na klasifikáciu, označovanie a balenie chemických látok a zmesí podľa Globálneho harmonizovaného systému klasifikácie a označovania chemikálií Organizácie Spojených národov (GHS). Spoločnosti podľa neho musia nebezpečné chemické látky klasifikovať, označovať a baliť, než ich uvedú na trh. Toto nariadenie sa nevzťahuje na tieto hlavné oblasti: rádioaktívne látky a zmesi, kozmetické výrobky, lieky a určité zdravotnícke pomôcky, potraviny a preprava nebezpečného nákladu. - eur-lex  
  • 16.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 69/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 252/2011 of 15 March 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex I (1) | Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (2) harmonises the provisions and criteria for the classification and labelling of substances, mixtures and certain specific articles within the Community, taking into account the classification criteria and labelling rules of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. 16.3.2011 | SK | Úradný vestník Európskej únie | L 69/3 NARIADENIE KOMISIE (EÚ) č. 252/2011 z 15. marca 2011, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady (ES) č. 1907/2006 o registrácii, hodnotení, autorizácii a obmedzovaní chemikálií (REACH), pokiaľ ide o prílohu I (1) | Nariadením Európskeho parlamentu a Rady (ES) č. 1272/2008 zo 16. decembra 2008 o klasifikácii, označovaní a balení látok a zmesí, o zmene a doplnení a zrušení smerníc 67/548/EHS a 1999/45/ES a o zmene a doplnení nariadenia (ES) č. 1907/2006 (2) sa harmonizujú ustanovenia a kritériá klasifikácie a označovania látok, zmesí a určitých špecifických výrobkov v Spoločenstve, pričom sa zohľadňujú kritériá klasifikácie a pravidlá označovania Globálneho harmonizovaného systému klasifikácie a označovania chemikálií (ďalej len „GHS“). - eur-lex  
Natalia Mudrakova
Slovakia
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