Under GHS, pictograms must be included on labels to describe hazards.

Under GHS, pictograms must be included on labels to describe hazards.

• A. Only flammability hazards
• B. Health, physical, and environmental hazards
• C. Only health hazards
• D. Only physical hazards

Answer: (B)

GHS labeling uses pictograms to rapidly communicate the different hazards a chemical may pose, across health, physical, and environmental categories. Each pictogram represents a hazard type, and if a chemical has any of these hazards, the corresponding pictograms must appear on the label. For example, a toxic chemical would carry the health-hazard pictogram, a flammable liquid would show the flame pictogram, and a chemical hazardous to aquatic life would display the environmental pictogram. If a substance has multiple hazards, more than one pictogram may appear to describe all of them. So pictograms must reflect health, physical, and environmental hazards, not just one category.

GHS labeling uses pictograms to rapidly communicate the different hazards a chemical may pose, across health, physical, and environmental categories. Each pictogram represents a hazard type, and if a chemical has any of these hazards, the corresponding pictograms must appear on the label. For example, a toxic chemical would carry the health-hazard pictogram, a flammable liquid would show the flame pictogram, and a chemical hazardous to aquatic life would display the environmental pictogram. If a substance has multiple hazards, more than one pictogram may appear to describe all of them. So pictograms must reflect health, physical, and environmental hazards, not just one category.