GHS

Explained

GHS is the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, developed within the United Nations so that hazards are classified and communicated in the same way worldwide. It is not an EU law in its own right. In the EU, the CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incorporates the GHS criteria. The hazard pictograms in a red diamond, the signal words "Danger" and "Warning" and the H and P statements all come from the GHS. Countries outside the EU apply their own versions and laws, so a company that ships to several countries checks which version applies in each. For products placed on the EU market the CLP Regulation is the text that decides.