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OSHA Accepted, Industry Standard Labeling System

AREA 1 AREA 2 AREA 3 AREA 4 AREA 5

Low Flammables Corrosives Oxidizers Poisons
Hazard
Storage Code: Red Storage Code: White Storage Code: Yellow Storage Code: Blue
Storage Code: Green
Store in flammables Store in corrosion-proof area Store away from Store in secure poisons area.
area, separating the separating the following groups: flammables and
Suitable for general
storage area. following groups: combustibles.

Water Water
Acids Strong
Compatible incompatible Nitric Acid
(Except Nitric) Bases
flammables flammables (Should be isolated)

GHS Compliant Label GHS Hazardous Chemical Key

Color-coded labels make safe storage simple Health Hazard Corrosion
• Carcinogen • Skin Corrosion/Burns
• Mutagenicity • Eye Damage
• Reproductive Toxicity • Corrosive to Metals
• Respiratory Sensitizer
• Target Organ Toxicity Environment *(non mandatory)
• Aspiration Toxicity • Aquatic Toxicity

Gas Cylinder Exclamation Mark

• Gases Under Pressure • Irritant (skin & eye)
• Skin Sensitizer
Flame Over Circle • Acute Toxicity (harmful)
• Oxidizers • Narcotic Effects
• Respiratory Tract Irritant
Flame • Hazardous to Ozone Layer (non mandatory)
• Flammables
• Pyrophorics Exploding Bomb
• Self-Heating • Explosives
• Emits Flammable Gas • Self Reactives
• Self-Reactives • Organic Peroxides
• Organic Peroxides
Skull & Crossbones
• Acute Toxicity (fatal or toxic)

Emergency Telephone Numbers

Emergency: 911
Precautionary Poison Control Center:
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Signal Word: Describe the nature of Statements: Location of SDS:
information about the
hazard(s) of a chemical
Level of severity
of hazard.
hazard(s) associated
with a chemical.
Recommended measures
to take to prevent
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