Globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS).
The GHS addresses classification of chemicals by types of hazard and proposes harmonized hazard communication elements, including labels and safety data sheets. It aims at ensuring that information on physical hazards and toxicity from chemicals be available in order to enhance the protection of hum...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
United Nations,
2011.
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Edición: | 4th rev. ed. |
Colección: | EBSCO Academic Collection
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Purpose, scope and application of the GHS
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Classification of hazardous substances and mixtures
- Hazard communication : labelling
- Hazard communication : safety data sheets (SDS)
- Physical hazards
- Explosives
- Flammable gases (including chemically unstable gases)
- Aerosols
- Oxidizing gases
- Gases under pressure
- Flammable liquids
- Flammable solids
- Self-reactive substances and mixtures
- Pyrophoric liquids
- Pyrophoric solids
- Self-heating substances and mixtures
- Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- Oxidizing liquids
- Oxidizing solids
- Organic peroxides
- Corrosives to metals
- Health hazards
- Acute toxicity
- Skin corrosion/irritation
- Serious eye damage/eye irritation
- Respiratory or skin sensitization
- Germ cell mutagenicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Reproductive toxicity
- Specific target organ toxicity : single exposure
- Specific target organ toxicity : repeated exposure
- Aspiration hazard
- Environmental hazards
- Hazardous to the aquatic environment
- Hazardous to the ozone layer.