Globally Harmonized System Classification (GHS)
& Chemicals Risk Assessments

South Africa has a suit of complementary legislation and national standards for the classification of waste, hazardous chemicals substances and dangerous goods.

The include but not limited to:
  • Waste Classification to HS SANS 10234,
  • Dangerous Good Classification (SANS 10228), 
  • Safety Data Sheets (SANS 11014), 
  • Chemicals Risk Assessment (GN 635), 
  • Waste Disposal Classification (GN 636).
The aim of these pieces of legislation and standards is to set South Africa in line with international standards dealing with the classification of waste, hazardous chemicals substances and dangerous goods. 

A system called "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)", addresses classification of chemicals by types of hazard and proposes harmonized hazard communication elements, including labels and safety data sheets. It aims at ensuring that information on physical hazards and toxicity from chemicals be available in order to enhance the protection of human health and the environment during the handling, transport and use of these chemicals. The GHS also provides a basis for harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals at national, regional and worldwide level, an important factor also for trade facilitation.

Our in-house toxicologists and chemists provides the following services:
  • GHS classification for products, mixtures-containing multiple components
  • Dangerous Goods classification assessments
  • Dangerous Goods storage assessments
  • Development and implementation of hazardous chemicals management systems
  • Emergency response and plans
  • Hazardous chemicals regulatory compliance audits
  • Hazardous chemical classification assessments in accordance with local and international regulatory frameworks including Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP).
  • Preparation of hazardous chemicals manifests
  • Preparation of GHS compliant labels
  • Chemicals Risk Assessments
  • Review and preparation of Standard Operating Procedures
  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS) review, and Data Management System
  • SDS authoring for the South Africa market as per the Regulation for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2021.
  • SDS authoring for the EU market as per REACH regulation and CLP regulation.1
  • Comprehensive Chemicals Inventory, SDS Authorization System Automation, and many more value add-on by using our custom Sate Data Sheet Management System.

We Save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars each year through our waste, chemicals and dangerous goods classification program. Call us today and join the list of our valued clients.


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