The ink and coatings dispensing and management specialist said its GSE Hazard symbol printing software solves the problem of tracing and communicating the occasional presence of hazardous chemicals in special brand colours that are made by blending ‘base components’ of inks, varnishes and additives together.
When a base component contains hazardous chemicals, these are labelled on the supplier’s packaging. However, this information can be lost when the components are dispensed for new formulations, or returned from the press for eventual reuse.
GSE Hazard symbol printing allows the user to assign up to five symbols – denoting physical, health and environmental risks - to base components listed in the user’s inventory database. The software ensures that the assigned symbols are printed on the label for any dispensed ink mixture containing affected base components.
Maarten Hummelen, marketing director, GSE, comments: “With GSE Hazard symbol printing software, we offer our customers an automated, reliable solution for safely working with hazardous inks, throughout their lifetime in the workplace - in accordance with globally recognised labour codes of practice.”
Symbols that may be printed, include those for:
- Flammable substance
- Corrosive substance
- Irritating substance
- Toxic substance
- Environmentally dangerous substance
GSE Hazard symbol printing is ideal for flexo, gravure and screen process printers and is compatible with the latest version of GSE’s Ink manager software.
