What should a CLP include?
What do I need to include on a CLP Label?
- Product Identifier – the name of your product, the fragrance and what the item is.
- Any allergen ingredients if needed.
- Signal Word – something that indicates to customers how hazardous a substance in your mixture could be.
Is CLP hazardous?
The product is not classified as hazardous according to OSH$ GHS regulations within the United States. The product is classified and labelled according to the CLP regulation.
What is CLP hazard warning symbols?
GB CLP hazard pictograms
- Explosive (Symbol: exploding bomb)
- Flammable (Symbol: flame)
- Oxidising (Symbol: flame over circle)
- Corrosive (Symbol: corrosion)
- Acute toxicity (Symbol: skull and crossbones)
- Hazardous to the environment (Symbol: environment)
- Health hazard/Hazardous to the ozone layer (Symbol: exclamation mark)
Do CLP labels have to be in Colour?
There is no requirement in respect of colour and width of the red line other than as prescribed in CLP (as amended) Article 31(4), which refers to section 1.2. 1.2 Hazard pictograms as laid down in Annex V shall have a black symbol on white background with a red frame sufficiently wide to be clearly visible.”
What size do CLP labels need to be?
The requirements of label size
| Capacity of the package | Dimensions of label /millimetres |
|---|---|
| ≤ 3 litres | If possible at least 52 x 74 |
| > 3 litres but ≤ 50 litres | At least 74 x 105 |
| > 50 litres but ≤ 500 litres | At least 105 x 148 |
| > 500 litres | At least 148 x 210 |
Is CLP a legal requirement?
CLP is legally binding across the Member States and directly applicable to all industrial sectors. It requires manufacturers, importers or downstream users of substances or mixtures to classify, label and package their hazardous chemicals appropriately before placing them on the market.
How do you become CLP compliant?
The Elements of CLP Compliant Label (GHS Label)
- the name, address and telephone number of the supplier/s of the substance or mixture;
- the nominal quantity of the substance or mixture in the packages ;
- product identifiers;
- hazard pictograms;
- signal word;
- hazard statements;
- appropriate precautionary statements; and.
What are the 7 hazardous substances?
Orange or red. Square or diamond. They are hazard symbols given to chemicals and substances that are hazardous to health….Flammable
- Extremely flammable gas.
- Flammable gas.
- Extremely flammable aerosol.
- Flammable aerosol.
- Highly flammable liquid and vapour.
- Flammable liquid and vapour.
- Flammable solid .
What are the 2 types of signal words on a CLP label?
The GB CLP Regulation includes two signal words: ‘Danger’ and ‘Warning’. If the chemical has a more severe hazard, the label includes the signal word ‘Danger’; in case of less severe hazards, the signal word is ‘Warning’.
What does CLP cover?
The hazard classes in CLP cover physical, health, environmental and additional hazards. In addition to the communication of hazards through labelling requirements, CLP is also the basis for many legislative provisions on the risk management of chemicals.
Can you make your own CLP labels?
For most fragrances we have already created a CLP label template for you. Simply print off, add your company details, print using a label printer and stick to your candle or wax melt. You are CLP compliant. Easy!
What is the poison symbol?
The skull and crossbones symbol means the product is poisonous. Licking, eating, drinking, or smelling a substance marked with this symbol can make you very sick or even cause death.
