Drum Labeling 2014

• Drum Label Market

• Drum Label Applications

• Market Drivers

• Label Requirements

• What is GHS?

• What is BS 5609?

Drum Labeling 2014

AutoChemical

Drum17%

Electronics

Appliance/Nameplate

Lawn and Garden

Power/ Lighting

Other

The drum label market for North America is Estimated

at $50 million

Chemical Container/ Drum Label Market

• The Container market is large, diverse and a relatively untapped opportunity for many distributors

• U.S. steel drum manufacturers produce approx. 27 million 55-gallon drums and recondition another 35 million annually

• U.S. plastic drum manufacturers produce approx. 15 million drums, and recondition another 5 million annually

• Typical label size is 9” x 12”

• The market is seeing a trend from pre-printed labels to on-demand printed labels with barcode product and hazardous warning information. A mixture of thermal transfer wax-resin and resin ribbons/inks are used as well as laser printing

Chemical Container/ Drum Label Applications

• Applications: Drum packaging for liquid and powder chemicals (40%), petroleum, paints and coatings, Food products and additives

• Function: Identification, Warning, Information

• Needs: conform to the container, weather resistance (hot, cold, rain, snow, UV light), scratch and tear resistance, and chemical/ solvent resistance

• Specifications: British Maritime Standard BS 5609 for saltwater immersion (we’ll talk about this later in the presentation).

• Industrial Chemicals continued growth

• Compliance with new GHS Drum Label Requirements

• OSHA, WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) regulations on chemical packaging and labeling

• Demand for improved logistics and tracking

• Manual and automated labeling demands

• Requirement for pre-print and variable information

• Existing high penetration rates of pressure sensitive

Market Drivers

OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) Agency that issues and enforces standards for workplace safety and health. 29 CFR 1910.1200 (f) Durability Standard

• Common Chemical name

• Name address, emergency phone for company responsible

• Hazard warnings

ANSI Z129.1 – Hazardous Industrial Chemicals - Precautionary Labeling

• This Standard establishes sound principles and guidelines for the preparation of precautionary labeling for hazardous industrial chemicals.

DOT

• The Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard labeling system uses a color coded diamond in which there is a symbol and term describing the major hazard of the material.

Chemical Container Label Requirements

GHS (Global Harmonized System) is a system that has been created by the United Nations for standardizing the classification and labeling of chemicals throughout the world.

In the US, OSHA is enforcing GHS by adopting into its Hazard Communication standards by:

• Defining environmental, physical and health hazards from chemicals

• Communicating these hazards and protective measures on labels and safety data sheets

• Under the GHS standard, labels include pictograms, hazard and precautionary statements on durable labels to ensure workers are informed and to prevent possible dangers.

Globally Harmonized System Pictograms

What is GHS?

Note: Non-compliance can result in hefty fines and more importantly, can be extremely dangerous due to toxicity factors.

BS 5609 is an internationally-recognized standard covering suitability of goods-labeling for marine shipment.

• Widely referred to when specifying an extremely durable label

• Internationally-recognized standard covering suitability of goods-labeling for marine shipment. Chemical manufacturers transporting dangerous goods are subject to safety regulations and may require British Maritime Standards (BS 5609) specifications for their labeling components. Labels need to withstand a three-month salt water submersion test in the English Channel. BS 5609 compliance means the label has met the most stringent tests for durability in the industry.

• Compliance is a requirement for self–adhesive drum labels needing certification with:

• Merchant Shipping Regulations

• International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)

• Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS) standards

What is British Maritime Standards (BS 5609)?

Understanding BS 5609 British Maritime Standards

What is BS 5609 Section 2 compliance?

Section 2 tests are conducted on the blank pressure sensitive, adhesive coated base material. Testing procedures include exposing to artificial weathering (salt spray and sunlight), dimensional stability and adhesion. When a label is Section 2 compliant, it means only the blank label is BS 5609 Section 2 compliant.

• Section 2 tests include marine exposure of labels

Why test labels to BS 5609?

Understanding BS 5609 British Maritime Standards

What is BS 5609 Section 3 compliance?

The difference between Section 2 and Section 3 is that the printed label is tested, whereas Section 2 is only testing blank label stock. With Section 3 compliance, labels are tested for abrasion resistance and permanence of print. Tests include exposing to artificial weathering (salt spray & sunlight), tape removal and abrasion resistance. (Samples are rolled in a mixture of sand and artificial sea water).

• Section 3 tests include print key effectiveness, abrasion resistance and permanence of print

Why test labels to BS 5609?

Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers have until 2016 to fully comply with OSHA’s updated Hazard Communication regulation (29 CFR 1910.1200)

• Dec. 1, 2013: All employees must be trained on label requirements and safety data sheet format

• June 1, 2015: Chemical manufacturers must comply with all final rule provisions

• Dec. 1, 2015: Chemical distributors must ship containers using GHS compliant labels

• June 1, 2016: Workplace employers must update labeling and HazComprograms as needed

Note: As the GHS mandate draws closer, it is critical to become prepared to meet the deadlines. Customers printing hazardous chemical labels must be compliant by June 2015, if shipping overseas customers need to be compliant now.

OSHA estimates that in the U.S. more than 7 million workplaces and 945,000 hazardous chemical products will be affected by GHS. While the implementation of GHS in the U.S. is not quite yet… EU, Japan and New Zealand are all in the transition phase.

GHS Time Line

Call us for GHS and BS 5609 labeling.

We offer approved durable material, ribbons, and we have printing processes in place to manufacture your GHS AND BS 5609 label applications.

GHS and BS 5609 Labeling