{"id":1119,"date":"2015-04-14T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T16:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/?page_id=1119"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:12:19","slug":"labeling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/labeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical Container Labeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowleft\" id=\"id69d71c9bace97\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Original (Manufacturer&#039;s\/Supplier&#039;s) Containers&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>Original (Manufacturer's\/Supplier's) Containers<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d71c9bace97\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><strong>Do not remove or deface the original manufacturer&#8217;s labels while the original substance is still inside.<\/strong> \u00a0If the label becomes damaged then contact the Stockroom Manager\u00a0for help in obtaining a replacement label.<\/p>\n<p>By June 1, 2016, all containers that are received from chemical manufacturers\/suppliers will\u00a0have the following six required <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/ghs-hazard-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHS<\/a> label elements\u00a0attached to the container:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Product Identifier:\u00a0<\/strong>This can be (but is not limited to) the chemical name, code number or batch number<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supplier\u00a0Info<\/strong> (Name, Address,\u00a0and Telephone Number)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Signal Word:\u00a0 <\/strong>Indicates the relative severity of the hazard.\u00a0 There are only two words used as Signal Words: \u201cDanger\u201d and \u201cWarning.\u201d \u00a0Within a specific Hazard Class, \u201cDanger\u201d is used for the more severe hazards and \u201cWarning\u201d is used for the less severe hazards.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/Publications\/HazComm_QuickCard_Pictogram.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pictogram(s)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GHS_hazard_statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hazard Statement(s)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GHS_precautionary_statements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Precautionary Statement(s)<\/a>: \u00a0<\/strong>Precautionary Statements describe recommended measures (including PPE) that should be taken to minimize or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to the hazardous chemical or improper storage or handling.<b>\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>There are four types of Precautionary Statements:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prevention<\/strong> (guideline to minimize exposure; e.g., \u201cWear eye\/face protection&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Response<\/strong> (instructions in case of accidental spillage or exposure; emergency response; and first-aid)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Disposal<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowleft\" id=\"id69d71c9bacf48\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Containers that Do Not Need Labels&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>Containers that Do Not Need Labels<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d71c9bacf48\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Immediate-Use Containers that\u00a0are under\u00a0the direct control of one individual\u00a0do\u00a0not need a label if<\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are the only person using it, AND<\/li>\n<li>You do not leave the container unattended, AND<\/li>\n<li>The container is emptied at the end of\u00a0your work shift or research procedure (whichever time frame is shortest).\n<ul>\n<li>If you leave\u00a0for lunch, or to attend\/teach class, or even if nature calls, then the container must be labeled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Reaction Vessels or other Similar Containers:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>These must have a label\/sign posted nearby that allows an observer to understand the container&#8217;s contents and hazards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Secondary Chemical Containers<\/strong> (e.g., squirt bottle, non-original screw-top\u00a0bottle, vials, flasks, etc.) must have a means of communicating (1) their contents and (2) the hazards of those contents, either on the container or in the area where the container is stored\/used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Use these methods to label your secondary chemical containers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder -->\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethod 1: Containers \u2265 50 mL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethod 2: Test Tubes, Vials, etc.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 1:\u00a0 Write out the entire name of the chemical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 2:\u00a0 Indicate the GHS Hazard Class(es).<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use self-stick GHS Pictogram(s) to identify the chemical hazards,\u00a0 OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Write the GHS Hazard Class (e.g., &#8220;Corrosive&#8221;) on the container.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/safety-data-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SDS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/hazard-id-additional-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubChem<\/a> to determine the proper GHS Hazard Class\/pictograms.<\/li>\n<li>Pictogram stickers are\u00a0available in RNS 253, 295, 341, 396, or 441.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong>\u00a0 Use <strong>Acronyms<\/strong> (e.g., EtOH for Ethanol), chemical <strong>formulas<\/strong> (e.g., C<span class=\"s1\">2<\/span>H<span class=\"s1\">6<\/span>O for Ethanol), or some other reasonable <strong>symbol<\/strong> to label your container,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 2:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Post a highly visible <strong>Chemical Abbreviation Key<\/strong>\u00a0that lists (1) the chemical name of the associated acronym, formula, or symbol, and (2) the GHS Hazard Class (use the pictogram or write out the name).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can download this <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/04\/GHS-Chemical-Abbreviation-Key.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GHS Chemical Abbreviation Key<\/a>\u00a0and modify it for your laboratory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note: this Key must be posted in every lab room in which you and your students will be working <\/strong>(if a door divides a space, then the Key must be posted in both spaces)<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ensure that\u00a0all\u00a0lab users understand the Chemical Abbreviation Key.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/safety-data-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SDS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/hazard-id-additional-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubChem<\/a> to determine the proper GHS Hazard Class\/pictogram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>*** Please NOTE: You have flexibility with Method 2, especially with small containers that are stored in racks\/boxes\/bins, \u00a0For example:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>On the front of the storage rack, you could indicate the Hazard Class and chemical name of the vials that are stored within the rack. \u00a0You must, however, ensure that the acronym\/symbol that you have placed on the (for example) vial can somehow be linked to the storage rack.<\/li>\n<li>If you have questions please contact the CHO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content 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