GHS Classification and Labelling
Hazard classification, pictogram selection, and label design built for global markets
GHS Classification
and Labelling
Classification is the upstream decision from which everything else in hazard communication flows. Get it right and the label, the SDS, the transport category, and the handling controls all follow correctly. Get it wrong and the error cascades silently into every downstream document and decision. GHS classification is rule based rather than discretionary, so physical, health, and environmental hazards are determined against defined criteria and cut offs and then expressed as the signal word, the pictograms, the hazard statements, and the precautionary statements that make the hazard legible to anyone who handles the substance. Because GHS is adopted as national building blocks, the same data can yield a different classification in the US, the EU, China, Japan, or India. Our team classifies against the current GHS revision and each market's adoption, and we design labels that are compliant, accurate, and genuinely usable so that the hazard is communicated identically wherever your product travels.
Our implementation model
A practical, phased delivery approach that runs from gap assessment through operational embedding and is built around your regulatory context.
Identify substance per CAS / EC / IUPAC, compile hazard data from literature, supplier SDS, ECHA REACH dossier, OECD eChemPortal, NLM PubMed, align with REACH Annex VII XI tiered data requirement.
Classify physical hazards per GHS Rev. 10 / CLP, explosives (Cat 1.1 to 1.6), flammable gas / aerosol / liquid / solid, oxidising, self reactive, pyrophoric, self heating, water reactive, organic peroxide, corrosive to metals, align with UN TDG.
Classify health hazards per GHS, acute toxicity (Cat 1 to 5), skin / eye, respiratory / skin sensitisation, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, STOT (single / repeated), aspiration hazard, apply bridging for mixtures per Annex I.
Classify environmental hazards per GHS, aquatic acute (Cat 1 to 3), aquatic chronic (Cat 1 to 4), ozone depleting (EU CLP Annex VI), apply mixture rules with summation method and additivity formula, align with EU CLP / WHMIS / national regulators.
Design label per GHS / CLP / OSHA HCS, product identifier, signal word (Danger / Warning), pictogram (9 GHS pictograms), hazard statement (H code), precautionary statement (P code), align with EU CLP Annex VII signal word selection rules.
Submit classification per regulatory inventory, ECHA C&L Inventory (EU), Japan METI, China MEE, India BIS, coordinate with REACH registration / authorisation, align with CDR (Chemical Data Reporting) per US TSCA.
GHS Classification in full scope
Value of GHS Classification and Labelling
- We communicate hazards consistently to everyone who handles the substance
- We reduce handling and misuse incidents
- We strengthen emergency response decision making
- We support your worker training and Right to Know programmes
- We align your labels with each regional GHS adoption
- We help you avoid customs and regulatory rejection
- We support your CLP and HazCom inspection defence
- We document the classification rationale that inspectors will ask for
- We accelerate your market entry into new geographies
- We simplify your product portfolio management
- We strengthen the hazard communication you give your customers
- We reduce classification disputes with your customers
- We help you avoid market access delays caused by non compliant labels
- We reduce relabelling cost driven by late changes
- We cut regulatory affairs workload through a systematic approach
- We support brand trust and pricing power
Codes & standards we work to
Triggers that signal the need
Where GHS Classification and Labelling applies
Process chemical plants, specialty chemical sites, and industrial parks requiring EHS management systems.
Upstream, midstream, and downstream facilities with complex EHS and regulatory requirements.
cGMP regulated facilities requiring integrated EHS, occupational hygiene, and sustainability programmes.
Extractive industry operations with dust, noise, chemical, and environmental compliance obligations.
Power plants, renewable energy facilities, and utilities with environmental permit obligations.
Manufacturing sites requiring chemical safety, waste compliance, and ESG reporting programmes.
Tangible deliverables
- GHS classification rationale document
- H code and P code assignment record
- Label artwork files for each market
- Pictogram and signal word selection record
- Bridging principles documentation for mixtures
- Classification revision log
Ready to start your project?
Speak with our team to scope an engagement tailored to your facility, regulatory context, and lifecycle stage.