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A capital H followed by three digits.
Also known as: H statement, Hazard statement code, H code, H315
An H code names a specific hazard statement in the GHS, and the first digit is the hazard class — 2 for physical, 3 for health, 4 for environmental. The code is language-independent, which is the point: H315 means the same thing on a label in any country that has adopted GHS.
Denotes a standardised hazard statement in the Globally Harmonized System, as a capital H and a three-digit number.
Contexts: Laboratory
Groups hazards by its first digit: 2 for physical hazards, 3 for health hazards and 4 for environmental hazards.
Contexts: Laboratory
Is language-independent by design, so the same code carries the same meaning across every jurisdiction that has adopted GHS.
Contexts: Laboratory
Is adopted at national discretion, so the set of statements in force differs between jurisdictions despite the shared numbering.
Contexts: Laboratory
A capital letter H followed immediately by three digits, printed on a chemical label beside a pictogram.