Glycolic acid

Alfa Aesar

GHS05GHS07
Health risk rating3
Safety risk rating1
Environmental risk rating1

General Information

Revision date

2021-01-22

Product name

Glycolic acid

Product Synonyms

Hydroxyacetic acid

CAS No.

79-14-1

Emergency telephone

Department

Icons in PDF

GHS05GHS07

Company Information

Company name

Alfa Aesar

E-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet

uktech@alfa.com

GHS Information

Signal word

Danger

Hazard Codes

Hazard statements(CLP)

H314, H318, H332

Hazard statements

Code

Statements

H314

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

H318

Causes serious eye damage

H332

Harmful if inhaled

Precautionary statements

Code

Statements

P280

Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P301+P330+P331

IF SWALLOWED: Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.

P303+P361+P353

IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off Immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse SKIN with water [or shower].

P304+P340

IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.

P305+P351+P338

IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do - continue rinsing.

P310

Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

Section2

Physical hazards

Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met

Health hazards

Acute Inhalation Toxicity - Dusts and Mists Category 4 (H332) Skin Corrosion/Irritation Category 1 (H314) B Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation Category 1 (H318)

Environmental hazards

Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met

Hazard statements

see section 16 H332 - Harmful if inhaled H314 - Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

Signal word

Danger

Precautionary statements

P304 + P340 - IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing P280 - Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection P301 + P330 + P331 - IF SWALLOWED: Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting P303 + P361 + P353 - IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water or shower P305 + P351 + P338 - IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing P310 - Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician

2.3 Other hazards

Substance is not considered persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) / very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) No information available Toxic to terrestrial vertebrates

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