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This standard outlines a code of safety for chemical laboratories.

1                   Scope

1.1               This standard outlines a code of safety for chemical laboratories.

1.2              The standard outlines:

(a)               general rules of conduct concerning safety;

(b)               details for fire emergency and rescue procedures;

(c)               general laboratory techniques.

1.3              This standard does not cover hazards relating to radioactive substances.

This standard specifies the general labelling requirements for Electrical Equipment, Fittings and household electrical appliances and their detachable heating element(s) if any, offered for sale in Guyana. This Guyana Standard shall be applied for all Electrical Equipment, Fittings and household electrical appliance, should there be a standard for a particular product it shall be applied in conjunction with the labelling requirements of this standard.

This standard specifies the general labelling requirements for electrical equipment, fittings and electrical appliances and their detachable heating element(s) if any, offered for sale in Guyana.

This Guyana Standard shall be applied to all electrical equipment, fittings and electrical appliances and should therefore be a standard for a particular product. It shall be applied in conjunction with the labelling requirements of this standard.

This standard specifies requirements for the labelling of household chemicals sold in Guyana, whether locally made or imported, and gives a series of warning labels corresponding to the designated classes of dangerous goods as detailed in Appendix A. This standard shall be read in conjunction with GYS 9-1 :1994, “Specification for labelling of commodities - Part 1: General principles”.

This standard specifies requirements for the precautionary labelling of hazardous industrial chemicals sold or intended for sale in Guyana, whether locally made or imported. This standard shall be read in conjunction with GYS 9-1 : 1994, “Specification for labelling of commodities – Part 1 : General principles”

This standard lists hazardous chemicals and chemical products in common use and indicates their principal and subsidiary hazards.

This standard specifies requirements for the operation of laboratories and is applicable to all laboratories regardless of the number of personnel or the extent of the scope of testing activities.

This standard is for use by laboratories in developing their quality, administrative and technical systems that govern their operations. Any party may use this standard when confirming or recognising the competence of laboratories.

This Standard applies to self-contained household refrigerators and freezers designed to be installed and used in residential occupancies in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, CSA Standard C22.1, and the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.