Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 902 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 47 - Hazardous Substances
Section 902 KAR 47:020 - Labeling and identification standards

(1) The signal word, the statement of the principal hazard or hazards, and instructions to read carefully any cautionary information that may be placed elsewhere on the label shall appear together on the main panel of the label. The information shall be placed together and distinctively apart from other wording or designs. The necessary prominence shall be achieved by placement within the borders of a square or rectangle with or without a borderline, and by use of suitable contrasts with the background achieved by distinctive typography or color, and by both color and typography if needed.

(2) If the product is "highly toxic" the labeling shall also include in conjunction with the word "poison" the skull and crossbones symbol. The word "poison" is not considered a signal word as that term is used in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The signal word and statement of hazard shall be in capital letters. The signal word (and the word "poison" if required) and statements of hazard shall meet the type size requirements set forth in subsection (9) of this section.

(4) All the items of label information required by KRS 217.670 or by administrative regulations prescribing additional information may appear on the main panel; but if they do not, all the items not required by subsection (1) of this section to appear on the main panel shall be placed together in a distinctive place elsewhere on the label with adequate contrast achieved by typography, color, or layout. The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor may appear separately on the same or on a different panel. The type size used shall be no smaller than the type size required in subsection (9) of this section, Table 1.

(5) Collapsible metal tubes containing hazardous substances shall be labeled so that all items of label information required by KRS 217.670 or by administrative regulations shall appear as close to the dispensing end of the container as possible. The size, placement, and conspicuousness of these statements shall conform with subsections (1), (3), (4), and (9) of this section.

(6) Unpackaged hazardous substances shall be labeled so that all items of information required by the law or by administrative regulations shall appear upon the article. If the labeling is impracticable because of the size or nature of the article, the required cautionary labeling shall be displayed by a tag or other suitable material that is securely affixed to the article so that the labeling will remain attached throughout conditions of merchandising and distribution to the ultimate consumer. The size, placement, and conspicuousness of these statements shall conform with subsections (1), (3), (4), and (9) of this section.

(7) If accompanying literature includes or bears directions for use (by printed word, picture, design, or combination thereof), the literature including a placard, pamphlet, booklet, book, sign, or other graphic visual device shall bear all the information required by KRS 217.670.

(8) For the purposes of determining the proper type size for cautionary labeling, the area of the principal display panel shall be computed as follows:

(9) The type size of cautionary labeling shall be reasonably related to the type size of another printing appearing on the same panel, but shall meet the minimum size requirements computed for :he area of the principal display indicated in Table 1 below:

> means "greater than."

*minimum height of printed image of capital or upper case letters.

**including the word "poison" if required instead of a signal word.

***size of lettering for other cautionary material is based on the area of the display panel on which the cautionary material appears.

(1) Charcoal briquettes and other forms of charcoal for cooking or heating. Because inhalation of the carbon monoxide produced by burning charcoal indoors or in confined areas may cause serious injury or death, containers of the products shall bear the following borderlined statements: "WARNING; Do Not Use for Indoor Heating or Cooking Unless Ventilation is Provided for Exhausting Fumes to Outside. Toxic Fumes May Accumulate and Cause Death". For bags of charcoal, the above statement shall appear within a heavy borderline in a color sharply contrasting to that of the background, on both front and back panels in the upper twenty-five (25) percent of the panels of the bag at least two (2) inches below the seam, and at least one (1) inch above reading material or design elements in type size as follows: The signal word "WARNING" shall appear in capital letters at least three-eighths (3/8) inch in height; the remaining text of the warning statement shall be printed in letters at least three-sixteenths (3/16) inch in height.

(2) Diethylene glycol. Because diethylene glycol and mixtures containing ten (10) percent or more by weight of diethylene glycol are commonly marketed, stored, and used in a manner increasing the possibility of accidental ingestion, the products shall be labeled with the signal word "Warning" and the statement "Harmful if swallowed."

(3) Ethylene glycol. Because ethylene glycol and mixtures containing ten (10) percent or more by weight of ethylene glycol are commonly marketed, stored, and used in a manner increasing the possibility of accidental ingestion, the products shall be labeled with the signal word "Warning" and the statement "Harmful or fatal if swallowed."

(4) Methyl alcohol (methanol). Because death and blindness can result from the ingestion of methyl alcohol, the label for this substance and mixtures containing four (4) percent or more by weight of this substance shall include the signal word "Danger," the additional word "Poison," and the skull and crossbones symbol. The statement of hazard shall include "Vapor harmful" and "May be fatal or cause blindness if swallowed." The label shall also bear the statement "Cannot be made nonpoi-sonous."

(5) Turpentine. Because turpentine (including gum turpentine, gum spirits of turpentine, steam-distilled wood turpentine, sulfate wood turpentine, and destructively distilled wood turpentine) and products containing ten (10) percent or more by weight of the turpentine, in addition to oral toxicity resulting in systemic poisoning, may be aspirated into the lungs resulting in chemical pneumonitis, pneumonia, and pulmonary edema, the products shall be labeled with the signal word "Danger" and the statement of hazard "Harmful or fatal if swallowed."

(6) Benzene, toluene, xylene, petroleum distillates:

(7) Use of the word "Poison." For the following substances, and at the following concentrations, the word "Poison" is necessary instead of a signal word:

(8) Fire extinguishers. If a substance or mixture of substances labeled for use in or as a fire extinguisher produces substances that are toxic if used according to label directions to extinguish a fire, the containers for the substances shall bear the following labeling: