H312 — Harmful in contact with skin
The GHS hazard statement for acute toxicity, dermal, category 4. Here is what it means, the label elements that travel with it, and the substances that carry it.
At a glance
| Official statement | Harmful in contact with skin. |
| Hazard class | Acute toxicity, dermal |
| Category | Category 4 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Pictogram |  GHS07 — Exclamation mark |
What it means
Serious harm from skin contact over a single short exposure. Categories are set from acute toxicity estimates (ATE) per GHS Chapter 3.1.
Precautionary statements paired with H312
When the engine writes SDS Section 2 or a container label for a product carrying H312, these are the P-codes it assigns, in the official Annex 3 groups:
| Prevention | P280 | Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. |
| Response | P302 | IF ON SKIN: |
| P312 | Call a POISON CENTER or doctor if you feel unwell. | |
| P321 | Specific treatment (see supplemental first-aid instructions on this label). | |
| P352 | Wash with plenty of water/soap. | |
| P363 | Wash contaminated clothing before reuse. | |
| Disposal | P501 | Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/national/international regulations. |
Substances that carry H312
3 of the 4,225 substances in our database carry H312 when classified in pure form — recognizable examples:
- Benzalkonium chloride (ADBAC) — CAS 8001-54-5
- ethyl acrylate — CAS 140-88-5
- methyl acrylate — CAS 96-33-3
The engine writes these for you.
When SDS HQ authors an SDS or a container label, it assigns the hazard statements, signal word, pictograms, and precautionary statements from these same tables — automatically, with the calculation shown.