H370 — Causes damage to organs
The GHS hazard statement for specific target organ toxicity, single exposure, category 1. Here is what it means, the label elements that travel with it, and the substances that carry it.
At a glance
| Official statement | Causes damage to organs. |
| Hazard class | Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure |
| Category | Category 1 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Pictogram |  GHS08 — Health hazard |
What it means
Effects on a specific organ or body system from a single exposure. Categories 1 and 2 cover significant organ damage (proven or presumed vs. suspected); Category 3 covers transient effects — airway irritation or drowsiness/dizziness — that pass after exposure ends.
Precautionary statements paired with H370
When the engine writes SDS Section 2 or a container label for a product carrying H370, 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. | |
| P270 | Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. | |
| Response | P307 | IF exposed: |
| P311 | Call a POISON CENTER or doctor. | |
| P321 | Specific treatment (see supplemental first-aid instructions on this label). | |
| Storage | P405 | Store locked up. |
| Disposal | P501 | Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/national/international regulations. |
Substances that carry H370
22 of the 4,225 substances in our database carry H370 when classified in pure form — recognizable examples:
- Methanol — CAS 67-56-1
- 4,4'-methylenedianiline — CAS 101-77-9
- acequinocyl (ISO) — CAS 57960-19-7
- azamethiphos (ISO) — CAS 35575-96-3
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.