GHS hazard statement
H252
Self-heating in large quantities; may catch fire
GHS02 · Flame- Hazard group
- Physical hazards
- Hazard class
- Self-heating substance
- Signal word
- None assigned
What H252 means
H252 is the GHS (Globally Harmonized System) hazard statement “Self-heating in large quantities; may catch fire.” It belongs to the Self-heating substance hazard class and appears in Section 2 of a Safety Data Sheet and on the product label when a substance or mixture meets the classification criteria for that class and category.
H252 is a lower-tier statement to which GHS assigns no pictogram or signal word on its own. It still communicates a real hazard and belongs on the SDS and label where the criteria are met.
Related statements — Self-heating substance
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