As of June 1, 2015 chemical manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and end-users are required to identify hazardous substances according to strict GHS labelling guidelines. The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) were adopted to improve safety information and support international trade through standardization of information. There are several areas that need to be considered for GHS-compliant printing: software, labels, printers and supplies. There is no really need to panic about the new guidelines and their urgent implementation. They may be long and exhaustive, but if you have the right software and system then everything can easily fall in place. It would be imprudent to ignore the mandate as the GHS implementation is now a necessity and there is absolutely no way to avoid it. So start working on your strategy now and develop a system that ensures that you implement GHS and incorporate it with your product in the most efficient manner, or give us a call- we LOVE brain storming!

1. total solution
for GHS
on-demand label Printing

2. June 1, 2015 and GHS
As of June 1, 2015 chemical manufacturers, suppliers, distributors
and end-users are required to identify hazardous substances
according to strict GHS labelling guidelines.
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (GHS) were adopted to improve safety information and
support international trade through standardization of information.
There are several areas that need to be considered for GHS-
compliant printing: software, labels, printers and supplies.

3. Who Needs to be in Compliance?
Chemical
plants
Distributors
Labs
Veterinary
clinics
Anyone using “secondary container” in which a chemical has been placed.

4. What are the GHS Label Elements?
Signal word
Hazards statements
Precautions statements
Product identifier
Chemical name
Supplier identification
Pictograms
Each chemical, according to its
classification, will need the appropriate
pictogram to be printed on the label.

5. 1. Signal
Word
Indicates relative level
of hazard. “Danger” is
used for most severe
instances, while
“Warning” is less
severe.
2. Pictogram
Convey health,
physical
and environmental
hazard information
with red diamond
pictograms.
3. Product
Name
4. Hazard
Statements
Phrases that describe
the nature of hazardous
products and oftentimes
the degree of hazard.
5. Precautionary
Statements
Phrases associated with
each hazard statement,
that describe general
preventative, response,
storage or disposal
precautions.
6. Manufacturer
Information
Company name, address
& telephone number.

6. Printing GHS Labels
GHS labels must be printed in black and red for
the pictograms diamonds.
This is a departure from previous requirements as
the symbols were printed in black, and the DOT
diamonds could be pre-printed on the labels.
Pre-printed
labels
• have all the GHS label elements including the pictograms pre-
printed on the label.
Shell Labels
• part of the label elements are pre-printed such as supplier
identification, empty red-diamonds, and possibly colored logo.
Blank Labels
• Blank – All information included logo and pictograms are printed
on demand.

7. Issues printing GHS Labels
Pre-printed
labels
• Each chemical would need its own pre-printed label. A small
manufacturing plant that produces 30 products in drums
and gallons, you will now need at least 60 pre-printed labels.
Shell Labels
• Since each chemical has its own pictogram or pictograms,
this method leads to accumulation of label-stock that has to
be maintained.
Blank Labels
• Labels must be printed using color printers.

8. DrumWizard Lite and GHS
Every label
element has a
corresponding
field in the
Product
Manager with
the same name.
Symbols for both
storage and
transportation
are included
with the
software.
Label templates
in variety of sizes
are shipped with
the software.
While
transitioning you
can still print all
your old labels.
Printing can be
done on any
printer of your
choosing.

9. Features at a glance
Information for labels Directly from the Product Manager.
Various size labels Yes. Label templates for 8.5” x 11”, 4” x 6” and many more.
Barcode Yes. Over 32 different barcodes
GHS Pictograms Yes. DrumWizard comes pre-loaded with all pictograms.
Print-Time information Yes. Add customer PO, counts , lot numbers, or expiry date (up to
additional 19 different user defined print time information fields.)
Company Logo You can print your company logo and any other graphics you would
like on the label.
User Friendly Yes. Extremely easy to use. Requires about 15 minutes training.

11. A Simple to use screen with all needed information including pop-up lists of all hazard and precautionary
statements, pictograms, DOT symbols and even personal protection icons. Statements are available in 24
languages form English to simple Chinese.
Product information

12. To print simply choose a product from the drop down list. Add lot number,
net and tare in lbs. The program will calculate the tare and convert it to kgs.
The label can be printed in sequence going forward and backward.
Print Product Labels

13. You can add jobs to a print queue. You can print to any printer
that is available on your network or that is connected to your
computer. Jobs can be reprinted or held back.
Print Queue

14. The system can hold all your customer information as well and add any
needed information to the label or print additional labels (other than
product labels)
Customer Information and labels

15. Your print jobs can be archived. Even if product
information changes over the years, you can still go back
and reprint exactly what was on the label five years ago.
Archiving

16. First step: divide all your products
according to pictograms needed on
the labels- consult the new SDS
labeling section.
Second step: determine how many
products are in each category.
Third Step: determine how many
label sizes are required for each
product.
Number of
Products
Number of
Pictograms
15 1
10 2
13 3
3 4
5 Steps to Determine what you need to comply With GHS
Printer, Label Stock and Software
Number of
Products
Number of
Pictograms
Size of Labels Number of
products
15 1 2 5
10 2 3 4
13 3 2 7
3 4 1 1
Using this kind of table, will help you determine which printing
technology to use. Looking at the table above, we can conclude
that if a company choses to have pre-printed labels, they will
need a minimum of 51 different label stocks. If they chose to do
semi pre-printed, they will need at minimum 8 different stocks.
However, if they choose to do blank labels, they will only need 2
to 3 different labels stocks, depending on the sizes
• Pre- printed -51 label stocks
• Shell – 8 label stocks
• Blank – 2-3 labels stocks

17. Fourth Step: Choosing a printer. Based on the
results in the third step, a company should
decide whether to go with pre-printed (semi
pre-printed) or blank labels. Assuming we
decided to go with blank labels, it is now time to
choose the printer: two-color Thermal Transfer,
laser, or industrial inkjet.

18. DrumWizard Lite can
answer the needs of most
companies with its easy to
use interface, ready-made
templates and all symbols
and GHS phrases included.
Fifth Step:
Labeling software