EC Safety Phrases


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Under EC legislation, data sheets available in the UK now contain codes for certain "safety phrases", shown as S1, S17 etc. These phrases are also extensively used elsewhere in the world. Safety phrase codes have the following meanings:

S1 Keep locked up.
S2 Keep out of the reach of children.
S3 Keep in a cool place.
S4 Keep away from living quarters.
S5 Keep contents under ... (there follows the name of a liquid).
S6 Keep under ... (there follows the name of an inert gas).
S7 Keep container tightly closed.
S8 Keep container dry.
S9 Keep container in a well-ventilated place.
S12 Do not keep the container sealed.
S13 Keep away from food, drink and animal foodstuffs.
S14 Keep away from ... (a list of incompatible materials will follow).
S15 Keep away from heat.
S16 Keep away from sources of ignition.
S17 Keep away from combustible material.
S18 Handle and open container with care.
S20 When using, do not eat or drink.
S21 When using do not smoke.
S22 Do not breathe dust.
S23 Do not breathe vapour.
S24 Avoid contact with skin.
S25 Avoid contact with eyes.
S26 In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
S27 Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.
S28 After contact with skin, wash immediately with plenty of soap-suds.
S29 Do not empty into drains.
S30 Never add water to this product.
S33 Take precautionary measures against static discharges.
S35 This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way.
S36 Wear suitable protective clothing.
S37 Wear suitable gloves.
S38 In case of insufficient ventilation, wear suitable respiratory equipment.
S39 Wear eye / face protection.
S40 To clean the floor and all objects contaminated by this material, use .... (there follows suitable cleaning material).
S41 In case of fire and / or explosion do not breathe fumes.
S42 During fumigation / spraying wear suitable respiratory equipment.
S43 In case of fire use ... (there follows the type of fire-fighting equipment to be used.)
S45 In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible.)
S46 If swallowed, seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label.
S47 Keep at temperature not exceeding...
S48 To be kept wet with (there follows a material name).
S49 Keep only in the original container.
S50 Do not mix with ...
S51 Use only in well ventilated areas.
S52 Not recommended for interior use on large surface areas.
S53 Avoid exposure - obtain special instructions before use.
S56 Dispose of this material and its container at hazardous or special waste collection point.
S57 Use appropriate container to avoid environmental contamination.
S59 Refer to manufacturer / supplier for information on recovery / recycling.
S60 This material and its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste.
S61 Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special instructions / safety data sheets.
S62 If swallowed, do not induce vomitting; seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label.

all this could be restored and made into a wonderful university campus i think. to let all those wonderful structures deteriorate is a shame. the grounds should be revived in its authenticity instead of putting modern architecture into the countryside. it definitely should be deemed a historic site.

well what it boils down to is vandalism and destruction for no reason but ignorance.

indeed it makes you think of the confinement and being shut off from the real world. if the chair could talk! very nostalgic shot.

this is so incredible huge a complex. how were patients with diverse severe disabilities separated? had some patients liberties or were they all pretty much closely supervised at all times? were some allowed to walk the grounds? after all this is an amzing place. and were males and females strictly separated at all times? how was this building separating the two buildings you mentioned as far as security? locked doors? this is such a majestic structure! the entire place should be used as some sort of museum or something alike. it has such historic value.

why such a huge tub for just one patient? this is the size of a child{s wading pool, but enough to drown someone. why is it left to rot there?

why would rehab patients visit the morgue as recreational walk? were they supervised or free to travel around the grounds?

larry, i have same interests as you but they should not be discussed here. neither buildings nor staff at large should be bashed. so, please write me privately, even on msn with same name and we can exchange information and details about our cases. i share your sentiments. thanks negritail

larry, my friend{s mom perished there too after being used as human guinea pig. she was misdiagnosed for schizophrenia and we are just finding out about her horrible ordeals of 16 years as we found to family and friends now.

awesome structures that should be preserved, so much history too behind them.

i too would love to hear so much more about life at pilgrim's in the 50s and 60s. so any employees here will be very much appreciated to write to me at . so much history! negritail@msn.com.

i have one more qiestion, where were the babies born? bob was told there were no records on him there. but he remained at pilgrims 31 days of his life before being adopted out by the luis wise agency. she was coerced into this adoption he was told.

hi, i see some of you employees of pilgrim's are here and maybe can enlighten me. i have a friend who was born there in 53 and adopted out. through intense research and god's will did we find to his mom's death record etc and even found her sister. the family was a jewish refugee family from austria with a lot of tragedy which may have driven anna to pilgrim's then. she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in her mid 30s and died at pilgrims after her 16 years there from aspiration bronchopneumonia caused by gran mal seizures. contacting pilgrim a few weeks ago my friend was turned away that he cannot obtain any records or even contact the rabbi who worked there during her stay. code of silence. i did read here somewhere that it is possible to obtain medical records AND THE ADDRESS. her death record is so carelessly prepared we found plenty of errors on it and the lack of a SSN. as we do not have any substantial information yet about her life, to be learned nwo through her sister, we suspect she was pregnant and tried to get into a shelter and got into pilgrim's instead and got stuck there. the family made appeals to get her discharged and handed over to them, but to no avail. any information is so appreciated. this is a wonderful site and i enjoy reading all your posts. i worked in a group home during college and also have many memories of my clients. i witnessed and reported verbal and even physical abuse then leading into threats against me but the state finally closed the place down. i left, thank god for my internship coming up.