GHS pictogram GHS07
Exclamation Mark Pictogram (GHS07)
Less severe health hazards: irritation, skin sensitization, harmful acute toxicity, narcotic effects and respiratory tract irritation.
- GHS07
- Symbol: Exclamation mark
- Warning
Hazards this pictogram covers
- Acute toxicity (harmful, Category 4)
- Skin irritation
- Eye irritation
- Skin sensitization
- Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure (respiratory irritation, narcotic effects)
- Hazardous to the ozone layer
Hazard classes and hazard statements
Based on the GHS classification table, GHS07 is assigned to these hazard classes and hazard statements.
| Hazard class | Categories | Hazard statements |
|---|---|---|
| Explosives | Category 2C | H204 |
| Acute toxicity, oral | Category 4 | H302 |
| Acute toxicity, dermal | Category 4 | H312 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation | Category 2 | H315 |
| Sensitization, Skin | Category 1, 1A, 1B | H317 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2A | H319 |
| Acute toxicity, inhalation | Category 4 | H332 |
| Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation | Category 3 | H335 |
| Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Narcotic effects | Category 3 | H336 |
| Hazardous to the ozone layer | Category 1 | H420 |
| Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal | Category 4 | H302+H312 |
| Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, inhalation | Category 4 | H302+H332 |
| Acute toxicity, dermal; acute toxicity, inhalation | Category 4 | H312+H332 |
| Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal; acute toxicity, inhalation | Category 4 | H302+H312+H332 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation and serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2, 2B | H315+H320 |
Typical precautions
These precautionary statements are the ones most often called for by hazards that carry GHS07. The right set for a product depends on its classification.
- P280: Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/...
- P501: Dispose of contents/container to ...
- P261: Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray.
- P271: Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- P302+P352: IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of water/...
- P304+P340: IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
- P321: Specific treatment (see ... on this label).
- P362+P364: Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse.
Chemicals carrying GHS07
68 chemicals in our database. Classification comes from each chemical's primary GHS source, so a supplier's SDS may differ.
GHS07 frequently asked questions
What does the exclamation mark pictogram (GHS07) mean?
Less severe health hazards: irritation, skin sensitization, harmful acute toxicity, narcotic effects and respiratory tract irritation. It is one of the nine GHS hazard pictograms and appears as a black exclamation mark symbol on a white background inside a red diamond border.
Which hazard statements use GHS07?
GHS07 appears with 15 current hazard statements, including H204, H302, H312, H315, H317, H319, H332, H335. The full list is on this page.
What signal word goes with GHS07?
GHS07 is used with the signal word "Warning", depending on the hazard category.
A pictogram shows the type of hazard, not its severity. Read the signal word, hazard statements and the supplier's SDS.
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ghs/ghscode_10.txt (UN GHS Revision 10, retrieved 2026-10-12)