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Safety labels are your seatbelts of life: Safety is like a first aid to an uninjured.

Nobody wants to get hurt and taking proper precaution against any mishap is very important. We live on the brink everyday coming in close contact to things which might lull us to the infinite sleep. In this life its very important to look before you leap. Chemical are a very important part of our day to day life but they are also very dangerous. Chemical labels tell us the best way to use them without causing any harm to anyone. There are 16 physical hazard categories for chemical substances that GHS specifies and are included in chemical hazard label namely explosives, flammable gasses, flammable aerosis , oxidizing gases , compressed gases flammable solids and liquids , self reactive substances, phyrophic solids and liquids etc. after a certain chemical is classified under its categories it is addresses to target audience. A chemical label communicates the hazards associated with the chemical. The chemical label will also have to specify the physical properties of the chemical including its active constituent and in which field it must be used. The direction of use and the application rates and methods is also specified in the chemical hazard labels to ensure proper utilization of the chemical without spurning concerns. A chemical label needs to be transparent enough to divulge the warning, restraints and prohibitions that one needs to know before handling such dangerous chemicals. All chemical labels predominantly give the name, the trade mark of the company along with a contact detail to get in touch with it for further information or queries. A good chemical label is never ambiguous and it clearly sates all the risks associated with a chemical, informing about recovery tools and equipment. The National Fire Association has developed a color coded numerical pictogram indicating the flammability and reactivity hazard of a chemical which must be strictly adhered by all chemical manufacturing company.

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