 EXP-Hazox™
Releases GHS Classification Solution
The GHS Rules Engine has been incorporated
into Hazox EMS versions 3.4.1 & 4.0. It is available
to all customers who have a current Support &
Maintenance contract at NO ADDITIONAL COST. Features
of our GHS solution include:
- GHS configuration screen, which allows users
to adapt your field rules to the GHS calculator.
- Regulatory list support for when the individual
regulatory agencies publish their own classified
substance list as Japan has already done.
- Ability to configure GHS classifications by Regulatory Body, so you can generate
classifications configured to each country's GHS
implementation.
The GHS classification system classifies the Physical,
Health and Environmental Hazards using data configured
through the Hazox Rules Engine.
The following elements are generated based on the
testing criteria and/or component data of the products
being classified:
- The category of hazard associated with the hazard
being tested
- A pictogram (if required) depicting the hazard,
using a standard set of images.
- The assignment of the words "Danger" or "Warning" associated
with the hazard of the product.
- Standard statements which clearly define the hazard.
Hazox EMS Suite provides the GHS
Configuration Dialog to simplify GHS calculator configuration.
The GHS calculator depends on the use of formulation
fields for its operation. Different hazard classifications
in GHS require different data. The GHS configuration
dialog is provided to define the fields that the calculator
uses when calculating GHS classifications.
The GHS calculator provides the ability to define
multiple sets of rules to allow for generating classifications
for different regulatory agencies.
The calculator generates the MSDS Classifications,
Label Classifications and components that contribute
to the classifications if applicable. In the areas
of the document where the limits are different for
the Label Classification, they are applied when generating
the Label Classification.
GHS uses the regulatory list functionality of Hazox
EMS Suite. If you have subscribed to the LOLI regulatory
database you can use that or load your own GHS classification
data from regulatory authorities into the Hazox Regulatory
list database. This data can be provided in quarterly
LOLI updates as the data becomes available. These
quarterly updates may include additions to the LOLI
range tables.
The "bridging" function in Hazox EMS Suite
provides the ability to specify that one mixture is
equivalent to another mixture for the purposes of
GHS classification. The name of the chemical (the
bridged chemical) is stored as a field value of the
mixture that uses the bridged chemical as a classification
source. Bridging is specified in Hazox EMS Suite as
a field rule in the GHS Configuration dialog.
Many of the test results must be provided in a specific
unit of measure as defined in the GHS specification
documentation. When a unit of measure is required,
it is specified in the data element description for
each classification category. The GHS calculator will
automatically convert testing data stored in existing
compound numeric fields from UOM available in your
existing Hazox database into the UOM required by the
GHS regulation.
Complete Hazox GHS Implementation Documentation is available through the Hazox Knowledge Base. |
