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NR 26 - Security Signs

Acronyms

ABNT Brazilian Association of Technical Standards


NBR Brazilian Standard
SDS Safety Data Sheet

Referred Standards
No.
1
2
3
4
5

Standard
GHS
ABNT NBR 7195:1995
ABNT NBR 14725-2:2009
Verso Corrigida:2010
ABNT NBR 14725-3:2012
Verso Corrigida 2:2013
ABNT NBR 14725-4:2012

Name
ONUs Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
Safety color Procedure
Chemicals - Information about safety, health and environment Part 2: Hazard classification
system
Chemicals Information about safety, health and environment Part 3: Labelling
Chemicals Information about safety, health and environment Part 4: SDS for chemicals

26.1 Color in workplace safety


26.1.1 Colors for safety shall be adopted in establishments or workplaces in order to indicate and warn about the risks involved.
26.1.2 The colors used in the workplace to identify safety equipment, delimit areas, identify liquids and gases pipes, and warn
against risks should meet the provisions of official standards (2).
26.1.3 The use of color does not exempt the use of other forms of accidents prevention.
26.1.4 The use of colors should be as small as possible, in order not to cause distraction, confusion and fatigue to the worker.

26.2 Classification, Labelling and Preventive Safety Data Sheet for Chemicals
26.2.1 Chemical used in the workplace must be classified depending on the hazards to workers safety and health, in accordance
with the criteria established by GHS.
26.2.1.2 The classification of dangerous substances shall be based on a harmonized classification list or on the performance
of tests required by the classification process.
26.2.1.2.1 In the absence of a national harmonized classification list of dangerous substances, an international list
may be used.
26.2.1.3 Aspects concerning the classification must meet the provisions in the current official technical standard (3).
26.2.2 The preventive labeling of a chemical classified as hazardous to workers health and safety must use procedures defined by
GHS.
26.2.2.1 Preventive labeling is a set of elements with written, printed or graphic information, related to a chemical, which
must be affixed, imprinted or attached to the package containing such chemical.
26.2.2.2 Preventive labeling should contain the following elements:
a) Chemical identification and composition;
b) Pictogram(s) of danger;

c) Word of warning;
d) Sentence(s) of danger;
e) Sentence(s) of precaution;
f) Additional information.
26.2.2.3 Preventive labeling must comply with the provisions in the current official technical standard (4).
26.2.2.4 Chemicals not classified as hazardous to workers health and safety as in GHS must have a simplified preventive
labeling that contains, at a minimum, the name, the statement that it is not classified as a hazardous product and
precautionary recommendations.
26.2.3 The manufacturer or, if imported, the supplier in the domestic market must prepare and make available the SDS of the
chemical for every dangerous chemical product.
26.2.3.1 The format and content of the chemicals SDS must follow the established by GHS.
26.2.3.1.1 In the case of mixture, there shall be explicit in the SDS the name and concentration, or concentration
range, of the substances that:
a) are dangerous to workers health, if present in concentrations equal to or greater than the cut-off
values/concentration limits established by GHS for each danger class/category; and
b) have established occupational exposure limit.
26.2.3.2 The aspects relating to the SDS should meet the provisions in the current official technical standard (5).
26.2.3.3 The provisions of section 26.2.3 also apply to chemicals not classified as dangerous, but whose uses give rise to
risks to workers health and safety.
26.2.3.4 The employer must ensure workers' access to SDS for chemicals used in the workplace.
26.2.4 Workers should receive training:
a) to understand chemicals preventive labeling and SDS.
b) about the dangers, risks, preventive measures for safe use, and procedures for action in emergency situations with the
chemical.

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