Globally

Harmonized
System (GHS)
GHS - Globally Harmonised System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
The European Approach

PHYSICAL HAZARDS HEALTH HAZARDS

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Hazard classes and Hazard classes and Label elements
Label elements NEW** Label elements OLD Label elements OLD
hazard categories* hazard categories* NEW**
Explosives Acute toxicity, categories 1, 2
H200 H300 R28

Very toxic
Unstable explosives Oral
H201, H202, H310 R27

Explosive
Explosives, divisions 1.1 to 1.3
Danger

H203 Dermal
(R2, R3) H330 R26
Inhalation

Danger
Self-reactive substances, mixtures, H240, H241
types A, B H240, H241 Acute toxicity, category 3
Organic peroxides, types A, B H301 R25
Oral

Toxic
H311 R24
Dermal
H331 R23
Warning

Explosives, division 1.4 H204 No classification Inhalation

Germ cell mutagenicity, categories
1A, 1B H340 R46
Carcinogenicity, categories 1A, 1B H350 R45, R49

Toxic
flammable

Flammable gases, category 1 H220 (R12) Reproductive toxicity, categories 1A, 1B H360 R60, R61
Extremly

Flammable aerosols, category 1 H222 (R12) STOT***, single exposure, category 1 H370 R39
Warning /Danger

Danger
Flammable liquids, category 1 H224 R12 STOT***, repeated exposure, H372 R48
category 1
flammable

Flammable liquids, category 2 H225 R11

Highly

Flammable solids, category 1 H228 (R11) Respiratory sensitisation, category 1 H334 R42
Flammable solids, category 2 H228 (R11) Aspiration hazard, category 1 H304 R65

(R10) Germ cell mutagenicity, category 2

No symbol H341 R68
Flammable

R10
Warning

Flammable aerosols, category 2 H223 Carcinogenicity, category 2

H351 R40

Warning

Harmful
Flammable liquids, category 3 H226 Reproductive toxicity, category 2
No classification H361 R62, R63
STOT***, single exposure, category 2
flashpoint 56-60C H371 R68
STOT***, repeated exposure,
H373 R48
Pyrophoric liquids, category 1 H250 R17 category 2
flammable

Pyrophoric solids, category 1 H250 R17

Acute toxicity, category 4
Highly

Substances, mixtures which in H260 (R15) H302 R22

Warning
contact with water emit flammable H261 (R15) Oral
H312 R21
gases, categories 1, 2 and category 3 H261 (R15) Dermal
H332 R20
Inhalation
Warning /Danger

Self-reactive substances, mixtures, H241

type B
flammable

H242
R12
Highly

Self-reactive substances, mixtures,

Corrosive
H242
types C, D and types E, F R12 Skin corrosion, categories 1A, 1B, 1C H314 R34, R35
H251
Self-heating substances, mixtures,
category 1 and category 2 H252
Danger

Organic peroxides, type B H241

Oxidising

Irritant
R7
Organic peroxides, types C, D H242 Serious eye damage, category 1 H318 R41
R7
Organic peroxides, types E, F H242

Oxidising gases, category 1 H270 Skin irritation, category 2

H315 R38
H271, H272 R8 Eye irritation, category 2
Warning

Oxidising liquids, categories 1, 2 and

Oxidising
Danger/

H319 R36
Irritant
category 3 H272 R8, R9 Skin sensitisation, category 1
Warning

H317 R43
Oxidising solids, categories 1, 2 and H271, H272 R8, R9 STOT*** after single exposure,
category 3 H272 category 3
H335 R37
Respiratory tract irritation
Gases under pressure
Compressed gases H280 Narcotic effects H336 No symbol R67
Warning

H280
Liquefied gases No classification
H281
Refrigerated liquefied gases
Dissolved gases
H280 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
Dangerous for the environment

Hazardous to the aquatic H400 R50

Warning

Warning

environment, acute, category 1

Corrosive to metals, category 1 H290 No classification
Hazardous to the aquatic
environment, chronic, category 1 H410 R50/53

* Based on Annex I Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 for all hazard categories with GHS pictograms
** Based on the translation table of Annex VII Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Hazardous to the aquatic
H411 R51/53
*** Specific Target Organ Toxicity environment, chronic, category 2
This poster is only a simplified and exemplary view on GHS. A direct conversion from GHS to the former EU classification and labelling is not possible.

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