Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

Hazard clas­si­fi­ca­tion
GHS defi­nes spe­ci­fic cri­te­ria for clas­sif­ying phy­si­cal, health, and envi­ron­men­tal hazards of che­mi­cal subs­tan­ces and mix­tu­res. Fra­gran­ce ingre­dients are asses­sed accor­ding to the­se cri­te­ria when pla­ced on the market.

Stan­dar­di­zed labe­lling
The sys­tem pro­vi­des con­sis­tent requi­re­ments for labe­lling ele­ments, inclu­ding pic­to­grams, sig­nal words, hazard sta­te­ments, and pre­cau­tio­nary advi­ce. This ensu­res that hazard infor­ma­tion is pre­sen­ted in a clear and uni­form way, regard­less of country or sector.

Regio­nal imple­men­ta­tion
Whi­le GHS is inter­na­tio­nal in sco­pe, coun­tries imple­ment it through natio­nal or regio­nal regu­la­tions. For exam­ple, the EU’s CLP Regu­la­tion, the US OSHA Hazard Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Stan­dard, and simi­lar rules in Asia-Paci­fic mar­kets all draw from GHS prin­ci­ples whi­le reflec­ting local regu­la­tory priorities.