ICS 13.300A80GBNational Standard of the People's Republic of ChinaGB 15258 – 2009To Replace GB 15258 – 1999General Rule for Preparation of Precautionary Label for Chemicals Issued on June 21 2009To take effect on May 1 2010Issued byGeneral Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of thePeople’s Republic of ChinaAndStandardization Administration of the People's Republic of China GB 15258 – 2009Foreword Articles4.1, 4.2,4.3,5.1, 5.2andSections 5.4.1and5.4.2 intheStandard aremandatory, whilst the rest are recommended.The conformity degree between this Standard and its corresponding regulation, thesecond revised edition of “Globally Harmonized System of Classification andLabeling of Chemicals” (GHS), is non-equivalent.The Standard replaces GB l5258 – 1999 General Rule for Preparation ofPrecautionary Label for Chemicals.The main differences between this Standard when compared to GB 15258-1999 are:- the label contents in Article 4.2 have been modified;- “Label dimensions” has been added to Article 5.3;- “Simplified labels” has been added to Article 4.3; and- Appendices A, B, C have been modified to include designed examples ofprecautionary labels, and pasting examples of precautionary labels and transportsymbols, and precautionary statements have been provided for different categories ofchemicals.Appendices A, B and C to the Standard are informative appendices.The implementation date of this Standard is XX date, XX month of 200X year; itstransition period for implementation from the implementation date shall be one year.This Standard is proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the DangerousChemicals Management of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC251).The organizations that participated in the drafting of this Standard:QingdaoSafety EngineeringInstituteofSINOPEC(China Petroleum&ChemicalCorporation); andState Key Laboratory of Chemical Safety and ControlThe main drafters of this Standard:JI Guo-Feng,LIYun-Cai, GUOXiu-Yun, LIYong-Xing,LI Xue-Hua,CHEN Jun,PENG Xiang-Wei, CAO Yong-You and ZHANG Hai-Feng.This Standard replaces the previously issued Standards:- GB/T l5258 – 1994 and GB l5258 – 1999.免费下载 General Rule for Preparation of Precautionary Label for Chemicals 1. ScopeThis Standard specifies the relevant definitions, content, preparation requirements andapplication methods of precautionary labels for chemicals.This Standard applies to the compiling, preparation and application of precautionarylabels for chemicals.Where the precautionary label of a product is specified by a special standard, i.e. forpesticides, gas cylinders, etc., these shall be conducted in accorda