CONTAINER LABELS
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SUPPLIERS of any of about 800 dangerous chemicals — mostly used in industry but some in the home — will be legally obliged to put warning labels on their containers, under regulations laid before Parliament.
Containers must also be properly designed, constructed and secured to pre vent accidental spillage during normal use.
Implementation will be according to container size. Suppliers have until September 1, 1978 to put labels on containers with a capacity of 200 litres (44 gallons) or more and until March 1, 1979 on containers with a capacity of less than 200 litres.
The idea of the scheme is to give simple information to the user of a listed chemical who will be able to obtain quick but important guidance on its main dangers and how to handle and use it safely.
Enforcement will be carried out by Health and Safety Inspectors, but in the case of shops and registered pharmacies, by local authority Weights and Measures Inspectors and the .Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.