Chemwatch automatically calculates the level of the hazardous chemical based on five categories namely;
Categories for Hazard Ratings
- Health / Toxicity
- Flammability
- Reactivity
- Body Contact
- Chronic
Each of these is given one of 5 rating from 0-4. 0 is being the least harmful and 4 being the most.
0 = Minimum (colour: grey)
1 = Low (colour: blue)
2 = Moderate (colour: yellow)
3 = High (colour: orange)
4 = Extreme (colour: red)
The hazard colour-coded icons that are displayed in the hazard column for each classified cat name stem from the categories based on Chemwatch hazard rating criteria. The table below provides a summary of the logic behind the colour coding of each icon concerning the nature of the hazard.
Hazard Category | Rating | Hazard Level | Code | Icon | Nature of Hazard Chemical |
Flammability Toxicity Body Contact Reactivity Chronic | 0/Min | Non | Grey | Non Hazardous Chemical | |
1 | Low | Blue | Low Hazardous Chemical | ||
2 | Moderate | Yellow | Moderate Hazardous Chemical | ||
3 | High | Orange | Highly Hazardous Chemical | ||
4 | Extreme | Red | Extremely Hazardous Chemical | ||
No CW Classification |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Classification is not provided by Chemwatch. However, the Vendor SDS has been classified by manufacturer. |
The following products in the manifest grid’s cat name view mode show five different hazard classification code icons as per Chemwatch hazard ratings.