Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413:reg:1:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 3/11)
Character Range: 224795–227728

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    * if the skull and crossbones hazard pictogram applies, the exclamation mark hazard pictogram should not appear
    * if the corrosive hazard pictogram applies, the exclamation mark hazard pictogram should not appear if it is used to communicate skin or eye irritation
    * if the health hazard pictogram appears for respiratory sensitisation, the exclamation mark hazard pictogram should not appear if it is used to communicate skin sensitisation, or for skin or eye irritation.

Hazard statements
Where hazard statements are required to be present on a label, then all of the assigned hazard statements must appear on the label except where:
    * the statement duplicates or conflicts with another statement or other hazard information that is required on the label
    * omission of the statement would not decrease the level of protection or information in relation to the hazards.

Signal words
Where the signal word 'Danger' applies, the signal word 'Warning' should not appear concomitantly.

Precautionary statements
Where precautionary statements are required to be present on a label, then normally not more than six to ten precautionary statements are required, unless necessary to reflect the nature and the severity of the hazards. For example, precautionary statements can be omitted if:
    * the statement duplicates or conflicts with another statement or other hazard information that is required on the label; and
    * omission of the statement would not decrease the level of protection or information in relation to the hazards.
Any conflict that arises between precautionary statements that are present on labels may be resolved by modifying the statements. However, the new statement(s) must give equivalent levels of information or protection.
Note: It is not mandatory to include information relating to environmental hazard categories on the label of a workplace hazardous chemical. However, this information should be included if a fully GHS-compliant label is desired.

Example of where the omission of a precautionary statement is acceptable
An example where the omission of a precautionary statement on the label may be acceptable (and recommended) is where the use of personal protective equipment applies to different hazard categories for the same hazardous chemical.
For example, where the precautionary statements 'Wear face protection' and 'Wear gloves and face protection' are specified, then only the latter statement should appear on the label as it relates to the more stringent protective measures.

Example that illustrates how some of the precedence rules for elements should be applied on labels
In the following example, the chemical meets the criteria for flammable liquid (Category 2) and skin sensitisation (Category 1), as specified in the GHS.
The label that contains all of the elements required to meet the criteria for a substance or mixture that is classified as