GHS REFERENCE / H-CODES / H314

H314 — Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

The GHS hazard statement for skin corrosion, category 1 (1a, 1b, 1c). Here is what it means, the label elements that travel with it, and the substances that carry it.

At a glance

Official statement	Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Hazard class	Skin corrosion
Category	Category 1 (1A, 1B, 1C)
Signal word	Danger
Pictogram	GHS05 — Corrosion

What it means

Destroys skin tissue: irreversible burns through the outer layer of the skin. Skin-corrosive products are treated as causing serious eye damage as well.

When H314 is present, H318 ("Causes serious eye damage") is not stated separately on the label — the stronger statement covers it.

Precautionary statements paired with H314

When the engine writes SDS Section 2 or a container label for a product carrying H314, these are the P-codes it assigns, in the official Annex 3 groups:

Prevention	P260	Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray.
	P264	Wash hands and exposed skin thoroughly after handling.
	P280	Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
Response	P301	IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.
	P303	IF ON SKIN (or hair):
	P304	IF INHALED:
	P305	IF IN EYES:
	P310	Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor.
	P330	Rinse mouth.
	P331	Do NOT induce vomiting.
	P338	Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
	P353	Rinse skin with water/shower.
	P361	Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.
	P363	Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
Storage	P405	Store locked up.
Disposal	P501	Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/national/international regulations.

Substances that carry H314

372 of the 4,225 substances in our database carry H314 when classified in pure form — recognizable examples:

hydrogen peroxide solution — CAS 7722-84-1
sodium hypochlorite, solution Cl active — CAS 7681-52-9
caustic soda — CAS 1310-73-2
sulfuric acid — CAS 7664-93-9

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.

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.

Start free How classification works