Talk:GHS hazard pictograms

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The article is based on primary sources at the moment. Are there any secondary sources available? — Mfomich (talk) 16:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's an entry in the GHS06 row that uses the word "hurtfulic", which I doubt is a real word or what the sources say. Possible vandalism? Can someone who understands the topic clean this up? --Trovatore (talk) 00:03, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted to the version of 19 February 2017, which looks like the last good version. If there are any good intervening edits, please re-do them. --Trovatore (talk) 00:08, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The pictogram for division 6.1 is missing. It is like the pictogram for division 2.3, except that a number 6 is displayed instead of 2. There is a link to an image on the GHS Pictogram Gallery referred to in External Links, but I don't know how to convert to png format and make available here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.71.35.230 (talk • contribs) 18:13, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Paragraph 1, second line, says that pictograms and placards are not used together: "...one for the labelling of containers and for workplace hazard warnings, and a second for use during the transport of dangerous goods. Either one or the other is chosen, depending on the target audience, but the two are not used together". However, this doesn't seem to be the case. This article about how to placard a truck for dangerous goods shows a fuel truck in New Zealand that is displaying both the ecotoxic pictogram and the dangerous goods placards for transport.^[1]. Does anyone know whether this applies just in New Zealand or worldwide? Motorracer (talk) 02:10, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Motorracer: I believe the confusion stems from a ruling in the earlier GHS guidelines. I had only been working on the GHS article and not this on on the pictograms, so I missed it, but in general OSHA does not like it when multiple placards saying the exact same information are on a container. The ECHA and other broader guidelines (I assume) and OSHA now that it's reversed its decision have no problem with individuals complying with transportation laws on labeling and GHS standards [1], but in general advise against displaying identical information twice, such as having the flame pictogram and the DOT placard for the particular flammable substance. I see a lot of container trucks here that do not have pictograms but do have the DOT placards I assume due to this ruling. Reconrabbit 00:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article is more of a list than anything, so I've changed the assessment. Reconrabbit 14:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]