Look! Have you posted these signs?

The time has come to January 31, 2024, and some brands require their ** merchants to submit their Higg FEM self-assessment by today.

And at this moment, are there still many friends in full swing to catch up with the construction period? I have to say that this year's FEM self-assessor is too difficult.

Attentive friends may have noticed that FEM has begun to pay attention to the chemical storage area. Chemical storage areas in the facility are also required to be well marked and have adequate controls in place to prevent contamination and safety risks.

This is in line with what our country is about to implementSpecification for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals Part 31: Warning Signs for Chemical Workplaces (GB T 30000.)31-2023）The purpose of the standards is the same.

Visible signs can alert people to potential hazards, provide the necessary information and guidance to take appropriate preventive and protective measures, keep people safe in the workplace, and reduce the occurrence of accidents and injuries.

Today, we will briefly talk about one of the members of the GB30000 "Chemical Classification and Labeling Specification":gb/t 30000.31-2023

As part 31 of the Specification for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, GB T 3000031-2023 "Warning Signs for Chemical Work Sites" was published in:November 27, 2023Officially released and will be available in:June 1, 2024implementation, which is consistent with the technical content related to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (Rev. 9).

Chemical work sitesIt refers to the place where any operation activity that may be the contact of workers to chemical products occurs, including the production, handling, storage of chemicals, the disposal or treatment of chemical wastes (except for hazardous wastes), the discharge of chemicals caused by work activities, and the maintenance, repair and cleaning of chemical equipment and containers.

The chemicals used in the workplace should be labeled, and the warning of the workplace should include all of the following elements, and the elements should be eye-catching and clear.

Product identifiers

The Chinese chemical name or generic name of the substance, as well as the CAS number (if any), should be indicated. The number of mixture components should not exceed 5, and the components of trade secrets may not be indicated, but their hazards should be listed.

Chemical labels should be conspicuous, legible, and located above the signs. The name should be the same as the name in the SDS.

Pictograms

The pictogram specified in GB30000 should be used.

Signal words

"Dangerous" is used in the more serious hazard category;

Warning" for lesser hazard categories;

The signal word is placed below the name of the chemical and needs to be prominent and clear.

Hazard Statement

Refer to GB30000 and select the hazard descriptions corresponding to different hazard categories.

Physicochemical properties

Provide the basic physical and chemical properties of the product.

Precautionary Statement

According to GB30000, select the precautionary instructions corresponding to different hazard categories.

Precautions pictogram

Selected in accordance with the provisions of GB2894.

For more information, please refer to the prompt

Refer to the SDS.

Emergency** number

Fill in the emergency ** number in the event of a hazardous chemical accident.

Examples of flags

The standard also makes clear provisions on the production and application of warning signs in chemical workplaces, including requirements for writing, color, font, size, printing, setting location, setting method, setting height, etc.

Regarding safety warning signs, China has already made clear provisions in the corresponding laws and regulations:

Article 35 of the Work Safety Law of the People's Republic of China clearly stipulates

Production and business operation entities shall set up obvious safety warning signs in production and business operation sites and related facilities and equipment with greater risk factors.

Units that produce and store hazardous chemicals shall set up conspicuous safety warning signs in their workplaces and safety facilities and equipment.

Work Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 99 If a production and business operation entity commits any of the following acts, it shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit and shall be fined less than 50,000 yuan; where corrections are not made within the time limit, a fine of between 50,000 and 200,000 RMB is to be given, and the directly responsible managers and other directly responsible personnel are to be fined between 10,000 and 20,000 RMB; where the circumstances are serious, order the suspension of production and business for rectification; where a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility is pursued in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law: (1) Failure to set up conspicuous safety warning signs on production and business sites and related facilities and equipment with relatively large risk factors

Article 78 In any of the following circumstances, the production safety supervision and management department shall order corrections and may impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan; where corrections are refused, a fine of between 50,000 and 100,000 RMB is to be given; If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend production and business for rectification: (8) The unit that produces or stores hazardous chemicals fails to set up obvious safety warning signs in the workplace and safety facilities and equipment, or fails to set up communication and alarm devices in the workplace

Enterprises that have set up warning signs for chemical workplaces in accordance with the "Code for Safety Warning Signs for Chemical Workplaces AQ3047-2013" in the early days can set up warning signs for chemical workplaces according to GB T 30000Updated 31-2023.

It should be noted that the safety warning signs of chemical workplaces should be inspected at least once every six months, and if they are found to be non-compliant with the standard requirements, they should be repaired or replaced in time!