The Globally Harmonised System of Classification and labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is certainly the most significant and comprehensive change in labelling requirements to affect both the cryogenic and compressed gas industry in recent memory.
Early on there was much confusion about what exactly GHS was and what effect it would have on our industry; in early 2013, Ratermann Manufacturing began to receive calls from customers asking for clarification on just what GHS was and what needed to be done. It was evident that we were dealing with a situation that was beginning to cause much anxiety within our industry.
Even though we were aware of the proposed changes, in order to harmonise the hazard definitions and label information of different US regulatory agencies, the complexity and uncertainty associated with these proposed changes and the number of regulatory agencies involved, made it difficult to decipher just what changes would be applicable to our industry and how they would be applicable.
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