GHS Rev. 10 · Pictograms · H and P

GHS label maker with pictograms and H and P statements

Get the drum label right before the customer's receiving dock rejects it.

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Work from Section 2 of the SDS for this exact product, because that is where the classification, the signal word, and the statement codes already sit. Tick what it lists, complete any wording marked "...", and the label redraws below.

Product and signal word

It has to match the identifier on the SDS word for word, so a receiver can tie the drum to the sheet.

For a mixture, GHS 1.4.10.5.2 (d) asks for the ingredients that drive the health hazards on the label.

Only one appears on a label, and if any hazard calls for Danger, Warning is left off.

Pictograms

Tick each pictogram the SDS shows, and each one prints once however many hazards call for it.

Which hazards use which pictogram
  • Exploding bomb: Explosives, self reactives, organic peroxides.
  • Flame: Flammables, self reactives, pyrophorics, self heating, emits flammable gas, organic peroxides, desensitized explosives.
  • Flame over circle: Oxidizers.
  • Gas cylinder: Gases under pressure, chemicals under pressure.
  • Corrosion: Corrosives.
  • Skull and crossbones: Acute toxicity (severe).
  • Exclamation mark: Irritant, dermal sensitizer, acute toxicity (harmful), narcotic effects, respiratory tract irritation.
  • Health hazard: Carcinogen, respiratory sensitizer, reproductive toxicity, target organ toxicity, mutagenicity, aspiration toxicity.
  • Environment: Hazardous to the aquatic environment; not one of the eight symbols OSHA HCS requires.

The symbols here are simplified drawings in the correct frame; for production labels, use the official pictogram artwork that UNECE publishes for the GHS.

Hazard and precautionary statements

Filter by code or by a word from the text, then tick the statements from SDS Section 2. Every statement uses the wording in annex 3 of UN GHS Rev. 10.

Type a code such as P305 to jump straight to it, since the combined statements share their first code.

Physical hazard statements
Health hazard statements
Environmental hazard statements
General precautionary statements
Prevention precautionary statements
Response precautionary statements
Storage precautionary statements
Disposal precautionary statements
Supplier

Use the manufacturer, importer, or responsible party that the SDS names in Section 1.

A number that is answered, since this is who a hospital or fire crew will call about the product.

The full address on one line, which OSHA Appendix C, C.1.1, requires on shipped containers.

Anything else the customer asks for prints in a separate block under the precautionary statements.

Before the booking, screen the name on the invoice. Shipment pre-check is on the paid plans, from USD 59 a month.

General guidance only. Verify against the cited primary sources before you commit to a shipment, declaration, or contract.

Where the label rules come from

The label elements follow GHS Rev. 10 section 1.4.10.5.2: signal word, hazard statements, precautionary statements and pictograms, product identifier, and supplier identification. For US workplaces the same list is law under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C, which also asks for the supplier name, address, and phone on shipped containers.

Each pictogram is a square set on its point with a black symbol on a white background and a red frame, as GHS 1.4.10.4.2.3 and OSHA C.2.3.1 both require. The tool draws the frame to that rule and flags the three precedence rules in GHS 1.4.10.5.3.1 and OSHA C.2.1, where the exclamation mark gives way to the skull and crossbones, the corrosion symbol, or the health hazard symbol.

Statement text is copied from annex 3 of the UN GHS Rev. 10, published by the UN Economic Commission for Europe in 2023, keeping its spelling such as "vapour". OSHA Appendix C carries its own wording for some statements, so a label made for a US customer should be checked against that appendix line by line.

Worked example: a caustic drum label

The booking. An importer relabels 200 L drums of caustic soda solution for a customer. The SDS lists H290 and H314, and a second eye irritation line from an older sheet, so the draft carries Danger, the corrosion pictogram, and the exclamation mark, which looks fine on paper.

The failure. Under GHS 1.4.10.5.3.1 (b) and OSHA C.2.1.3, when the corrosion symbol applies, the exclamation mark should not appear for skin or eye irritation. The receiving dock's EHS check flags the extra pictogram and the drums are quarantined until they are relabelled. Either the label changes, or the drums sit.

The fix. Tick corrosion and exclamation mark together here and the tool warns you straight away. Drop the exclamation mark, keep Danger with H290 and H314, add P280 and P305+P354+P338 from the SDS, and the drums go out with one clean label.

Putting a sign on the store where those drums wait? The NFPA 704 diamond maker draws the fire diamond with the health, flammability, and instability ratings at /tools/chemicals/nfpa-704-diamond-maker.

Checking the drum itself before it ships? The UN packaging code decoder reads the stamped marks and tells you what the drum is approved for at /tools/chemicals/un-packaging-code-decoder.

Frequently asked

What has to be on a GHS label?

A product identifier, a signal word, the hazard statements, the pictograms, the precautionary statements, and the supplier name, address and telephone number. That list comes from GHS Rev. 10 section 1.4.10.5.2, and OSHA sets the same elements for US workplaces in 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C. The classification of the product decides which ones apply, so work from the SDS, not from memory.

Why must the pictogram border be red?

GHS Rev. 10 paragraph 1.4.10.4.2.3 says GHS pictograms should have a black symbol on a white background with a red frame sufficiently wide to be clearly visible. OSHA Appendix C, C.2.3.1, makes the same rule mandatory for US labels. GHS lets a competent authority allow a black border on packages that will not be exported, but the red frame is the safe default.

Can the exclamation mark appear next to the skull and crossbones?

Under GHS 1.4.10.5.3.1, if the skull and crossbones applies, the exclamation mark should not appear. OSHA Appendix C, C.2.1.2, drops it only where it would be used for acute toxicity, so under OSHA it can stay for a different hazard such as skin sensitization. The tool warns you when both are picked so you can check which rule your label follows.

Does OSHA require the environment pictogram?

No, OSHA Appendix C, C.2.3.2, lists eight standard hazard symbols, and the environment pictogram is not one of them, because aquatic toxicity sits outside the Hazard Communication Standard. It stays available here for labels that follow the full GHS, which includes the aquatic hazard classes.

Should the H and P codes be printed on the label?

The codes are optional, because GHS Rev. 10 says they are for reference and are not part of the statement text, so the full wording always has to appear. Untick "Print the codes" if your customer or authority wants the text alone.

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