H226Flammable liquid and vapor

The GHS hazard statement for flammable liquids, category 3. Here is what it means, the label elements that travel with it, and the substances that carry it.

AT A GLANCE · OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Flammable liquid and vapor.
HAZARD CLASS
Flammable liquids
CATEGORY
Category 3
SIGNAL WORD
Warning
CRITERIA — Flash point at or above 73.4 °F (23 °C) and at or below 140 °F (60 °C) — GHS Table 2.6.1.

What it means

Liquids whose vapor ignites readily. Categories run from 1 (most flammable) down to 4, set by flash point — the lowest temperature at which the liquid gives off ignitable vapor — together with initial boiling point.

Precautionary statements paired with H226

When the engine writes SDS Section 2 or a container label for a product carrying H226, these are the P-codes it assigns, in the official Annex 3 groups:

Substances that carry H226

149 of the 4,228 substances in our database carry H226 when classified in pure form — recognizable examples:

acetic acid
CAS 64-19-7
xylene
CAS 1330-20-7
styrene
CAS 100-42-5
n-butyl acetate
CAS 123-86-4
SAME HAZARD CLASS:H224H225H227

Reference information, not legal or professional advice. Statement texts and allocations follow GHS Rev 9 / 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C as implemented by our classification engine; the regulatory text and agency practice control. Claims last reviewed July 23, 2026.

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