GHS Pictograms Table
Name Category Symbol Form of entry Effects
Irritants/ Health Contact with skin, 1. Irritation
Sensitizers/ hazard eye or respiratory 2. Allergic reaction
Acute toxicity organs 3. Damage to
organs
4. Drowsiness
5. Dizziness
Specific Toxicity Health Enters through 1. Cancer
Hazards hazard mouth or airways 2. Infertility
3. Fetus damage
4. Organ damage
5. Genetic
damage
6. Irritation and
damage of
respiratory tract
Acute Toxicity Health Any form of Fatal
hazard exposure -
whether inhaled,
swallowed or skin
Name Category Symbol Description Examples
Explosives Physical Solids or liquids Self-reactants,
hazard that can explode if organic peroxides
heated even
without oxygen
there
If the reaction can
cause damage to
property
Name Category Symbol Form of entry Effects
Irritants/ Health Contact with skin, 1. Irritation
Sensitizers/ hazard eye or respiratory 2. Allergic reaction
Acute toxicity organs 3. Damage to
organs
4. Drowsiness
5. Dizziness
Specific Toxicity Health Enters through 1. Cancer
Hazards hazard mouth or airways 2. Infertility
3. Fetus damage
4. Organ damage
5. Genetic
damage
6. Irritation and
damage of
respiratory tract
Acute Toxicity Health Any form of Fatal
hazard exposure -
whether inhaled,
swallowed or skin
Name Category Symbol Description Examples
Explosives Physical Solids or liquids Self-reactants,
hazard that can explode if organic peroxides
heated even
without oxygen
there
If the reaction can
cause damage to
property
