GHS pictograms and hazard classes

Safety at work with chemicals

Symbol: exploding bomb

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 2.1 Unstable explosives Explosives of Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Section 2.8 Self reactive substances and mixtures, Types A, B Section 2.15 Organic peroxides, Types A, B

Symbol: flame

Pictogram

Hazard class and hazard category

Section 2.2 Flammable gases, hazard category 1 Section 2.3 Flammable aerosols, hazard categories 1, 2 Section 2.6 Flammable liquids, hazard categories 1, 2, 3 Section 2.7 Flammable solids, hazard categories 1, 2 Section 2.8 Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Types B, C, D, E, F Section 2.9 Pyrophoric liquids, hazard category 1 Section 2.10 Pyrophoric solids, hazard category 1 Section 2.11 Self-heating substances and mixtures, hazard categories 1, 2 Section 2.12 Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases, hazard categories 1, 2, 3 Section 2.15 Organic peroxides, Types B, C, D, E, F

Symbol: flame over circle

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 2.4 Oxidising gases, hazard category 1 Section 2.13 Oxidising liquids, hazard categories 1, 2, 3 Section 2.14 Oxidising solids, hazard categories 1, 2, 3

Symbol: gas cylinder

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 2.5 Gases under pressure:    Compressed gases;    Liquefied gases;    Refrigerated liquefied gases; Dissolved gases

Symbol: corrosion

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 2.16 Corrosive to metals, hazard category 1 Section 3.2 Skin corrosion, hazard categories 1A, 1B, 1C Section 3.3 Serious eye damage, hazard category 1

Symbol: skull and crossbones

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 3.1 Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), hazard categories 1, 2, 3

Symbol: exclamation mark

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 3.1 Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), hazard category 4 Section 3.2 Skin irritation, hazard category 2 Section 3.3 Eye irritation, hazard category 2 Section 3.4 Skin sensitisation, hazard category 1 Section 3.8 Specific Target Organ Toxicity — Single exposure, hazard category 3 Respiratory tract irritation Narcotic effects

Symbol: health hazard

Pictogram

Hazard class and hazard category

Section 3.4 Respiratory sensitisation, hazard category 1 Section 3.5 Germ cell mutagenicity, hazard categories 1A, 1B, 2 Section 3.6 Carcinogenicity, hazard categories 1A, 1B, 2 Section 3.7 Reproductive toxicity, hazard categories 1A, 1B, 2 Section 3.8 Specific Target Organ Toxicity — Single exposure, hazard categories 1, 2 Section 3.9 Specific Target Organ Toxicity — Repeated exposure, hazard categories 1, 2 Section 3.10 Aspiration hazard, hazard category 1

Symbol: environment

Pictogram	Hazard class and hazard category
	Section 4.1 Hazardous to the aquatic environment    Acute hazard category 1    Chronic hazard categories 1, 2