One of the primary requirements of “hazard communication” is to convey the fundamental information relative to hazard of the goods or products.

In IMDG Code hazard communication is through marks, labels, placards & dangerous goods declaration (DGD).

In GHS hazard communication is through GHS label & Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

Below video explains

  • Objective of IMDG Code & GHS
  • Differences between classification in IMDG Code & GHS
  • Hazard Communication in IMDG Code & GHS
  • GHS Pictograms and other label elements
  • Examples of GHS Labels
  • & their target audiences

By shashi kallada

25 years in Merchant Shipping, Last 13 years working on Packaged Dangerous Goods Sailor, Ex Manager Global Dangerous Goods Maersk Line * Freelance Photographer *Amateur Cyclist

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