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GHS Category - Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Single Exposure)

Posted Date:2022/7/6 1

GHS Definition:

Specific, non-lethal target organ toxicity can occur after a single exposure to these substances and mixtures. All significant health effects that may impair functioning, reversible and irreversible, immediate and/or delayed.

Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) criteria:

Category

Standard

Category 1

Substances that are significantly toxic to humans, or that, on the basis of evidence from experimental animal studies, can be presumed to be likely to be significantly toxic to humans after a single exposure.

Category 2

Substances that may be presumed to be hazardous to human health after a single exposure, based on evidence from studies in experimental animals.

Category 3

Temporary target organ effects.

Examples of specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) substances:

▪2-Aminopyridine

▪2-Aminopropane

▪2-Aminoethanol

▪Ammonia

▪Octafluoroisobutene

▪Octachlorocampene

▪2-Phenylpropene

Labelling and classification for specific target organ toxicity (single exposure):

Classification

Label

Hazard statement code

Hazard category

Hazard classification

Pictograms

Signal word

危险说明

GHS

United Nations Model Regulations

Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure)

1

None

Danger

Cause organ damage

H370

2

None

Warn

May cause damage to organs

H371

3

None

Warn

Can cause respiratory irritation

Can cause drowsiness or dizziness

H335

H336