GHS hazard statement
H312
Harmful in contact with skin
GHS07 · Exclamation mark- Hazard group
- Health hazards
- Hazard class
- Acute toxicity (dermal)
- Signal word
- Warning
What H312 means
H312 is the GHS (Globally Harmonized System) hazard statement “Harmful in contact with skin.” It belongs to the Acute toxicity (dermal) 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.
Where H312 applies, GHS assigns the signal word Warning and the GHS07 (Exclamation mark) pictogram. The exact signal word and pictogram set on a finished label come from the whole classification — the most severe endpoint drives the signal word, so a milder statement can be present without changing an already-Danger label.
Related statements — Acute toxicity (dermal)
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