Do you comply with the new chemical labelling laws?

If you work in the production of chemicals, the likelihood is that you are already familiar with the current CHIP hazard symbols that appear on most chemical labels. Well, these symbols have changed. The symbols are there so we know what chemical it is we’re handling, as well as giving us an indication as to whether they are an irritant, toxic, corrosive, highly flammable, explosive, oxidising or dangerous to the environment. Simply put, their purpose is to keep us safe! Some of these old symbols are to be replaced by new ones because the law on chemical classification and labelling has recently changed. The new symbols, known as pictograms, feature similar images but are a slightly different shape and colour (see the table below).