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What’s on the Label?

What’s on the Label?. Labels must have five things : Product Identifier – what is this chemical Signal words – to tell us about the danger level Hazard Statement – what kind of harm could the chemical cause Pictograms – a symbol that tells us about the hazards

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What’s on the Label?

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  1. What’s on the Label? Labels must have five things: • Product Identifier – what is this chemical • Signal words – to tell us about the danger level • Hazard Statement – what kind of harm could the chemical cause • Pictograms – a symbol that tells us about the hazards • Precautionary Statement – what do we need to do to be safe around this chemical.

  2. Product Identifier

  3. Hazard Statement • Describes what kind of hazards this chemical has, such as: • Highly flammable liquid. • Causes serious eye irritation • May cause drowsiness and dizziness.

  4. Precautionary Statements

  5. Signal Words – Danger or Warning Used to discriminate between levels of hazard

  6. GHS Pictograms

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