China GHS - Background, Updates, GB Standards, Classification, Labelling and SDS

In order to enhance the safety of human health and the environment, the GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of chemicals) was issued as a recommendation from the United Nations in 2003. The purpose of implementing GHS is for the provision of a recognized framework for countries without an existing system, to reduce the need for testing and evaluation of chemicals and to facilitate the international trade in chemicals whose hazards have been properly assessed and identified.