From: "Casparian, Armen" <caspariana**At_Symbol_Here**WIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS and chemical storage
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:38:58 +0000
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Hi Carole,

 

This issue came up for me recently in a consulting assignment I had, and no one gave me a good answer.  Many chemicals belong in more than one hazard category (I believe there are nine total) and no one has indicated an order priority in how it is to be listed.  Maybe there isn’t an order and the user has to be aware that the chemical has multiple, simultaneous hazards.  Any further thoughts or references on this matter you would care to share would be greatly appreciated.  

 

Thanks,

Armen

 

Armen S. Casparian

Professor, Dept. of Sciences

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA 02115

 

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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Herriott, Carole
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 3:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS and chemical storage

 

What about multiple symbols? Which take precedence?

-C

 

 

Carole Herriott

EH&S Technician - Hazardous Waste Coordinator

Weyerhaeuser Technology Center

 

 

 

From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Margaret Rakas
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 12:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS and chemical storage

 

Well, then there's the  flammable symbol... 70% ethanol is going to be flammable, still, but isn't pyrophoric.  In an organic chem lab, I would store pyrophorics separately from 70% ethanol, but the GHS symbol is the same...

 

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Ralph B. Stuart <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu> wrote:

> The only problem is for the corrosive class, that contains acids and bases. So you can not rely completely on GHS for storage, as these products are not compatible.

 

Good point; I thought of that after I sent the e-mail.. I wonder if there are other examples of incompatibilities within GHS classes (for example, explosives?).

 

- Ralph

 

 

Ralph Stuart CIH

Chemical Hygiene Officer

Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Cornell University

 

rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu

 



 

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