2. • Drum Label Market
• Drum Label Applications
• Market Drivers
• Label Requirements
• What is GHS?
• What is BS 5609?
Drum Labeling 2014
3. Chemical Container/ Drum Label Market
Auto
Chemical
Drum
17%
The drum label market for
North America is Estimated
Electronics
Appliance/
Nameplate
Lawn and
Garden
Power/ Lighting
Other
at $50 million
• The Container market is large, diverse
and a relatively untapped opportunity
for many distributors
• U.S. steel drum manufacturers
produce approx. 27 million 55-gallon
drums and recondition another
35 million annually
• U.S. plastic drum manufacturers
produce approx. 15 million drums,
and recondition another 5 million
annually
• Typical label size is 9” x 12”
• The market is seeing a trend from pre-printed labels to on-demand printed
labels with barcode product and hazardous warning information. A mixture
of thermal transfer wax-resin and resin ribbons/inks are used as well as laser
printing
4. Chemical Container/ Drum Label Applications
• Applications: Drum packaging for liquid and powder
chemicals (40%), petroleum, paints and coatings,
Food products and additives
• Function: Identification, Warning, Information
• Needs: conform to the container, weather
resistance (hot, cold, rain, snow, UV light), scratch
and tear resistance, and chemical/ solvent
resistance
• Specifications: British Maritime Standard BS 5609
for saltwater immersion (we’ll talk about this later in
the presentation).
5. Market Drivers
• Industrial Chemicals continued growth
• Compliance with new GHS Drum Label Requirements
• OSHA, WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
regulations on chemical packaging and labeling
• Demand for improved logistics and tracking
• Manual and automated labeling demands
• Requirement for pre-print and variable information
• Existing high penetration rates of pressure sensitive
6. Chemical Container Label Requirements
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
Agency that issues and enforces standards for workplace
safety and health. 29 CFR 1910.1200 (f) Durability Standard
• Common Chemical name
• Name address, emergency phone for company
responsible
• Hazard warnings
ANSI Z129.1 – Hazardous Industrial Chemicals
- Precautionary Labeling
• This Standard establishes sound principles and
guidelines for the preparation of precautionary labeling
for hazardous industrial chemicals.
DOT
• The Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard labeling
system uses a color coded diamond in which there is a
symbol and term describing the major hazard of the
material.
7. What is GHS?
GHS (Global Harmonized System) is a
system that has been created by the
United Nations for standardizing the
classification and labeling of chemicals
throughout the world.
In the US, OSHA is enforcing GHS by
adopting into its Hazard Communication
standards by:
• Defining environmental, physical and
health hazards from chemicals
• Communicating these hazards and
protective measures on labels and
safety data sheets
• Under the GHS standard, labels include
pictograms, hazard and precautionary
statements on durable labels to ensure
workers are informed and to prevent
possible dangers.
Globally Harmonized System Pictograms
8. Note: Non-compliance can result in hefty fines and more importantly, can be extremely
dangerous due to toxicity factors.
9. What is British Maritime Standards (BS 5609)?
BS 5609 is an internationally-recognized standard covering suitability of goods-labeling
for marine shipment.
• Widely referred to when specifying an extremely durable label
• Internationally-recognized standard covering suitability of goods-labeling
for marine shipment. Chemical manufacturers transporting dangerous goods
are subject to safety regulations and may require British Maritime Standards
(BS 5609) specifications for their labeling components. Labels need to
withstand a three-month salt water submersion test in the English Channel.
BS 5609 compliance means the label has met the most stringent tests for
durability in the industry.
• Compliance is a requirement for self–adhesive drum labels needing
certification with:
• Merchant Shipping Regulations
• International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)
• Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS) standards
10. Understanding BS 5609 British Maritime
Standards
What is BS 5609 Section 2 compliance?
Section 2 tests are conducted on the blank
pressure sensitive, adhesive coated base material.
Testing procedures include exposing to artificial
weathering (salt spray and sunlight), dimensional
stability and adhesion. When a label is Section 2
compliant, it means only the blank label is BS 5609
Section 2 compliant.
• Section 2 tests include marine exposure
of labels
Why test labels to BS 5609?
11. Why test labels to BS 5609?
Understanding BS 5609 British Maritime
Standards
What is BS 5609 Section 3 compliance?
The difference between Section 2 and Section 3 is
that the printed label is tested, whereas Section 2
is only testing blank label stock. With Section 3
compliance, labels are tested for abrasion
resistance and permanence of print. Tests include
exposing to artificial weathering (salt spray &
sunlight), tape removal and abrasion resistance.
(Samples are rolled in a mixture of sand and
artificial sea water).
• Section 3 tests include print key
effectiveness, abrasion resistance and
permanence of print
12. GHS Time Line
Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers have until 2016 to
fully comply with OSHA’s updated Hazard Communication regulation (29 CFR
1910.1200)
• Dec. 1, 2013: All employees must be trained on label requirements and safety
data sheet format
• June 1, 2015: Chemical manufacturers must comply with all final rule provisions
• Dec. 1, 2015: Chemical distributors must ship containers using GHS compliant
labels
• June 1, 2016: Workplace employers must update labeling and HazCom
programs as needed
Note: As the GHS mandate draws closer, it is critical to become prepared to meet the
deadlines. Customers printing hazardous chemical labels must be compliant by June
2015, if shipping overseas customers need to be compliant now.
OSHA estimates that in the U.S. more than 7 million workplaces and 945,000 hazardous
chemical products will be affected by GHS. While the implementation of GHS in the U.S. is
not quite yet… EU, Japan and New Zealand are all in the transition phase.
13. GHS and BS 5609 Labeling
Call us for GHS and BS 5609 labeling.
We offer approved durable material, ribbons,
and we have printing processes in place to
manufacture your GHS AND BS 5609 label
applications.
Editor's Notes
1
Globally, the production and use of chemicals is more than $1.7 trillion per year ($450 billion in the US alone with exports greater than $80 billion per year). It is critical the export and import of chemicals be made safe, labels help keep workers safe and informed of chemical hazards.
Having readily available information on the hazardous properties of chemicals, and recommended control measures, allows the production, transport, use and disposal of chemicals to be managed safely. Thus, human health and the environment are protected.
Who is affected by GHS and who has to comply?
GHS deals with any company or business that uses or has chemicals within the workplace. All employers who have hazardous materials or chemicals are required to have labels and safety data sheets for any employees who could possibly be exposed. They are also required to train their employees on the proper handling and care of these chemicals.
This precautionary labeling contains the name of the chemical, a signal word such as WARNING or DANGER, the key hazard such as flammable or vapor harmful, and statements of precautions to avoid the hazard.
· Non-compliance can result in hefty fines and more importantly, can be extremely dangerous due to toxicity factors.
