Each substance is assigned a Hazard number, indicating the major hazard associated with it.
2. Emission of gas due to pressure of to chemical reaction | |
20 | Asphyxiant gas or gas with no subsidiary risk |
22 | Refrigerated liquefied gas, asphyxiant |
223 | Refrigerated liquefied gas, flammable |
225 | Refrigerated liquefied gas, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) |
23 | Flammable gas |
238 | Gas, flammable corrosive |
239 | Flammable gas, which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
25 | Oxidizing (fire-intensifying) gas |
26 | Toxic gas |
263 | Toxic gas, flammable |
265 | Toxic gas, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) |
268 | Toxic gas, corrosive |
28 | Gas, corrosive |
3. Flammability of liquids (vapours) and gases of self-heating liquid | |
30 | Flammable liquid (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive) or flammable liquid or solid in the molten state with a flash-point above 60 °C, heated to a temperature equal to or above its flash-point, or self-heating liquid |
323 | Flammable liquid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
X323 |
Flammable liquid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
This substance will react dangerously with water |
33 | Highly flammable liquid (flash-point below 23 °C) |
333 | Pyrophoric liquid |
X333 |
Pyrophoric liquid which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
336 | Highly flammable liquid, toxic |
338 | Highly flammable liquid, corrosive |
X338 |
Highly flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
339 | Highly flammable liquid which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
36 | Flammable liquid (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive), slightly toxic, or self-heating liquid, toxic |
362 | Flammable liquid, toxic, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
X362 |
Flammable liquid toxic, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
This substance will react dangerously with water |
368 | Flammable liquid, toxic, corrosive 38 flammable liquid (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive), slightly corrosive or self-heating liquid, corrosive |
382 | Flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
X382 |
Flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases1 39 flammable liquid, which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction
This substance will react dangerously with water |
4. Flammability of solids or self-heating solid | |
40 | Flammable solid, or self-reactive substance, or self-heating substance, or polymerizing substance |
423 | Solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases, or flammable solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases or self-heating solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
X423 |
Solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases, or flammable solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases, or self-heating solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
This substance will react dangerously with water |
43 | Spontaneously flammable (pyrophoric) solid |
44 | Flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature |
446 | Flammable solid, toxic, in the molten state, at an elevated temperature |
46 | Flammable or self-heating solid, toxic |
462 | Toxic solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
X462 |
Solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting toxic gases
This substance will react dangerously with water |
48 | Flammable or self-heating solid, corrosive |
482 | Corrosive solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
X482 |
Solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting corrosive gases
This substance will react dangerously with water |
5. Oxisizing (fire-intensifying) effect | |
50 | Oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance |
539 | Flammable organic peroxide |
55 | Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance |
556 | Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance, toxic |
558 | Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance, corrosive |
559 | Strongly oxidizing (fire-intensifying) substance, which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
56 | Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying), toxic |
568 | Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying), toxic, corrosive |
58 | Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying), corrosive |
59 | Oxidizing substance (fire-intensifying) which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
6. Toxicity or risk of infection | |
60 | Toxic or slightly toxic substance |
606 | Infectious substance |
623 | Toxic liquid, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
63 | Toxic substance, flammable (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive) |
638 | Toxic substance, flammable (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive), corrosive |
639 | Toxic substance, flammable (flash-point not above 60 °C) which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
64 | Toxic solid, flammable or self-heating |
642 | Toxic solid, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
65 | Toxic substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) |
66 | Highly toxic substance |
663 | Highly toxic substance, flammable (flash-point not above 60 °C) |
664 | Highly toxic solid, flammable or self-heating |
665 | Highly toxic substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) |
668 | Highly toxic substance, corrosive |
X668 |
Highly toxic substance, corrosive, which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
669 | Highly toxic substance which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
68 | Toxic substance, corrosive |
69 | Toxic or slightly toxic substance, which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
7. Radioactivity | |
70 | Radioactive material |
768 | Radioactive material, toxic, corrosive |
78 | Radioactive material, corrosive |
8. Corrosivity | |
80 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance |
80 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, which reacts dangerously with water |
823 | Corrosive liquid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
83 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive) |
X83 |
Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable, (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C, inclusive), which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
839 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C inclusive) which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
X839 |
Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C inclusive), which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction and which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
84 | Corrosive solid, flammable or self-heating |
842 | Corrosive solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases |
85 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) |
856 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) and toxic |
86 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, toxic |
88 | Highly corrosive substance |
X88 |
Highly corrosive substance, which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
883 | Highly corrosive substance, flammable (flash-point between 23 °C and 60 °C inclusive) |
884 | Highly corrosive solid, flammable or self-heating |
885 | Highly corrosive substance, oxidizing (fire-intensifying) |
886 | Highly corrosive substance, toxic |
X886 |
Highly corrosive substance, toxic, which reacts dangerously with water
This substance will react dangerously with water |
89 | Corrosive or slightly corrosive substance, which can spontaneously lead to violent reaction |
9. Risk of spontaneous violent reaction | |
90 | Environmentally hazardous substance; miscellaneous dangerous substances |
99 | Miscellaneous dangerous substance carried at an elevated temperature. |