Science ASSIST Information Sheet: Chemical Labels
Publication Date:
February, 2023
Type of Resource:
Information Sheet
All chemicals that are classified as hazardous according to the GHS must be labelled accordingly. This information sheet addresses the following topics:
How can schools ensure that their chemical labels are compliant with the GHS for
- decanted chemicals?
- solutions prepared on site?
- household chemicals which are used in practical classes? and
- chemicals which were purchased before the GHS was implemented and those labelled according to GHS 3?
Additional Information
This information sheet is an update of the previously published information sheet. It is also a review of, and replaces, previously published Q&As.:
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/4307/chemical-labels
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/4132/labelling-solutions
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/3646/ghs-labelling
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/3234/ghs
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/3161/ghs-labels
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/3139/labelling-decanted-chemicals-un...
- https://assist.asta.edu.au/question/2411/ghs-implementation