GHS hazard statement
H316
Causes mild skin irritation
- Hazard group
- Health hazards
- Hazard class
- Skin corrosion/irritation
- Signal word
- None assigned
What H316 means
H316 is the GHS (Globally Harmonized System) hazard statement “Causes mild skin irritation.” It belongs to the Skin corrosion/irritation 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.
H316 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 — Skin corrosion/irritation
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