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shift, a label is not required because it is considered ‘immediate use’.
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Save on printing with durable label options on demand.
For those currently using HMIS
or NFPA labels for healthcare or lab containers, related written documentation, and training, the question is how to achieve GHS compliance and integrate it with HMIS or NFPA, which have been used for decades.
Though differences exist in GHS, HMIS and NFPA, such as opposite numbering for GHS level of hazard, OSHA allows employers to use HMIS and NFPA in the workplace as long as they are consistent with GHS (HCS 2012) and workers are properly trained for GHS.
Implementing GHS labeling can seem daunting to industrial end users, but does not have to be. Many are turning to flexible, lower cost options, such as industrial-grade labels from Avery that allow printing durable GHS, HMIS, or hybrid labels on demand with existing laser printers and pigment-based inkjet printers.
While Avery has been an office label brand for decades, it has recently expanded into the healthcare and lab market with industrial-grade labels for GHS compliance, such as its UltraDuty®
passes a 90-day seawater submersion adhesion test. Unlike typical labels, which crack and harden in harsh conditions, the GHS labels are also very UV and temperature resistant. In addition, they resist harsh chemicals like acetone and MEK when printed from pigment-based inkjet printers.
“Staying GHS compliant will not only help healthcare and lab end users avoid OSHA fines, sanctions, or auditing, but also position them ahead of the curve if other industry standards are allowed to sunset,” said Glenn Hallett, President of RightAnswer. com, Inc., a chemical compliance and information specialist.
Hallett noted that remaining GHS label compliant depends on the durability of the appropriate label substrate, getting the label content right, and effective document management.
“Healthcare and lab settings that have long used HMIS labels will now also want the ability to print GHS labels, HMIS labels, NFPA labels or some alternative that will accommodate their requirements,” added Hallett. “Such flexibility will help ease the industry’s transition to GHS labeling and minimise any operational disruption.”
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Choose GHS labels that work with the full range of container sizes and
container surface types. GHS and HMIS labels such as Avery’s are available in a range of sizes to fit drums, totes, buckets, cans, jugs, containers, and even small bottles. They can be applied to a variety of surfaces such as metal, plastic, glass, ceramic, polycarbonate, painted surfaces, and more.
For labeling that requires the durability of extra lamination, the company also offers Easy Align Self-Laminating ID Labels, which come with a clear laminate so no lamination machine or additional layer of tape is needed. The material is UV and water resistant, and resists scuffing, tearing and smudging.
GHS Chemical Labels.
Unlike standard labels, industrial labels are used in harsh environments so must be very durable and able to withstand exposure to chemicals, abrasion, tearing, moisture, sunlight, and high temperatures.
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Meet rugged GHS industrial requirements to stay compliant.
The challenge is that to be GHS compliant, labels must stay reliably affixed without fading or becoming unreadable despite harsh conditions including exposure to chemicals, moisture, and spills.
Some industrial label companies have designed their labels to meet rigorous GHS requirements. For instance, Avery’s UltraDuty GHS Chemical Labels are chemical resistant, tear resistant, abrasion resistant, and constructed with a marine-grade adhesive that is waterproof and
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To help companies stay compliant for GHS, HMIS, and other regulatory situations, including OSHA safety communication, Avery has partnered with RightAnswer. Through a portal in Avery’s website, RightAnswer offers comprehensive online access to more than 100 proprietary, government, and EHS data sources with over 11 million documents covering more than 400,000 chemical substances, all integrated and available through a single interface.
GHS compliance is required for smaller ‘down-packed’ containers such as vials.
“For healthcare facilities and labs that keep asking EHS managers to do more with less, Avery’s partnering with RightAnswer can help them stay not only GHS, HMIS, and NFPA label compliant, but also up to date on the chemical issues they’re concerned about,” said Hallett. “It’s an online one-stop chemical compliance and information solution that’s offered at a discount through the Avery website portal.”
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