What about multiple symbols? Which take precedence?
-C
Carole Herriott
EH&S Technician - Hazardous Waste Coordinator
Weyerhaeuser Technology Center
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Margaret Rakas
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 12:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS and chemical storage
Well, then there's the flammable symbol... 70% ethanol is going to be flammable, still, but isn't pyrophoric. In an organic chem lab, I would store pyrophorics separately from 70% ethanol, but the GHS symbol is the same...
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Ralph B. Stuart <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu> wrote:
> The only problem is for the corrosive class, that contains acids and bases. So you can not rely completely on GHS for storage, as these products are not compatible.
Good point; I thought of that after I sent the e-mail. I wonder if there are other examples of incompatibilities within GHS classes (for example, explosives?).
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Cornell University
rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu
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