SAFETY: Emergency number, sheets and regulations
CLP / GHS pictograms *
Like any chemical product , swimming pool products must comply with regulations very strict .
On all labels must be detailed the precautions for use and safety instructions .
Where appropriate, the pictograms as indicated below must appear, which inform of the dangers associated with the concentrated product.
CLP is the regulation on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures. This regulation aligns the old EU legislation on the classification, labeling and packaging of chemical substances with that of the GHS (the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals).
Its main objectives are to facilitate international trade in chemicals and to maintain the existing level of health and environmental protection .
These pictograms are associated with a warning word "danger" or " warning" according to the category of danger corresponding to the classification of the product (the same pictogram can be associated either with one or with the other of these two hazard statements).
* CLP : Classification, Labelling, Packaging
GHS : Global Harmonized System
NEVER MIX CHEMICALS WITH EACH OTHER
Dangerous gases (chlorine) can be released
NEVER MIX a product based on CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (inorganic chlorine) , with a product based on SODIUM DICHLOROISOCYANURATE or of SYMCLOSENE (trichloroisocyanuric acid) (organic chlorine) .
EXPLOSION AND POISONING HAZARDS
Product storage
▶ Never smoke in the room or when handling products
▶ Store products at height (pallets or shelves), in a cool, dry and well-ventilated place.
Containers used in the context of water treatment must always be strictly reserved for this sole use and always be kept clean and dry.
▶ Never store liquid products on top of solid products
▶Maintain a minimum distance of 2m between incompatible products (water treatment products as well as flammable products, oil, grease, gasoline, etc.)
▶ Never use a powder extinguisher in the event of a fire. Drown the product with plenty of water
▶ Keep essential protections close at hand in the event of a high concentration of product (goggles + mask + apron + boots + gloves)