Environment pictogram (GHS09)
The environment pictogram (GHS09) is assigned to one hazard class in UN GHS Rev.11: hazardous to the aquatic environment. Of the three class and category rows below, two take Warning and one has no signal word. They call for three hazard statements (H400, H410 and H411). It is used in the EU under CLP Annex V. OSHA does not require it, and Canada's HPR and Mexico's NOM-018 do not use it on labels: none of the three has environmental hazard classes (NOM-018 Table B.1 shows the symbol, but Table B.3 assigns it to no class). No precedence rule in these regulations removes it or makes it optional.
Hazard classes and categories (UN GHS Rev.11)
| Hazard class | Category | Signal word | Hazard statements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment, short-term (acute) (ch. 4.1) | Category 1 | Warning | |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term (chronic) (ch. 4.1) | Category 1 | Warning | |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term (chronic) (ch. 4.1) | Category 2 | No signal word |
Symbol, signal word and hazard statements from UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 section 3.
By jurisdiction
US OSHA HCS
Not required. Appendix C lists eight hazard symbols (C.2.3.2, Figure C.1), and the environment symbol is not one of them. The HCS has no aquatic or other environmental hazard classes. The symbol may appear only as supplementary information (C.3.1).
EU CLP
- Hazardous to the aquatic environment: Acute 1; Chronic 1, Chronic 2 (4.1)
Chronic 3 and Chronic 4 need no pictogram (Annex V, Part 3).
Canada WHMIS (HPR)
Not used. Schedule 3 of the HPR lists nine symbols and pictograms, and the environment symbol is not one of them. The HPR has no environmental hazard classes.
Mexico NOM-018-STPS-2015
Not used on labels. NOM-018 has no environmental hazard classes. Table B.1 shows the “Medio ambiente” symbol, but Table B.3 assigns it to no class.
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Sources: UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3; 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C; EU CLP Article 26 and Annex V; Canada HPR Schedules 3 and 5; NOM-018-STPS-2015 Appendix B. Sources and revision notes.
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