Sodium Nitrite Solution S 40%

Hazard statements (CLP)

H302, H319, H400

Code

Statements

H302

Harmful if swallowed

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 Classification of the substance or mixture For the classification of the mixture the following methods have been applied: extrapolation on the concentration levels of the hazardous substances, on basis of test results and after evaluation of experts. The methodologies used are mentioned at the respective test results According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 Acute Tox. 4 (oral) Eye Irrit. 2 Aquatic Acute 1 H302 Harmful if swallowed H319 Causes serious eye irritation H400 Very toxic to aquatic life For the classifications not written out in full in this section the full text can be found in section 16

2.2 Label elements

According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567

Hazard statements

H319 Causes serious eye irritation. H302 Harmful if swallowed. H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.

Prevention

P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear eye and face protection. P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. P264 Wash contaminated body parts thoroughly after handling.

Response

P305 + P351 + P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P301 + P312 IF SWALLOWED: Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell. P330 Rinse mouth. P391 Collect spillage. P337 If eye irritation persists: P311 Call a POISON CENTER or physician.

Precautionary statements

(Disposal) P501 Dispose of contents and container to hazardous or special waste collection point. Hazard determining component(s) for labelling: sodium nitrite

2.3 Other hazards

According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 No specific dangers known, if the regulations/notes for storage and handling are considered. The product does not contain a substance above legal limits fulfilling the PBT (persistent/bioaccumulative/toxic) criteria or the vPvB (very persistent/very bioaccumulative) criteria.

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

For the classification of the mixture the following methods have been applied: extrapolation on the concentration levels of the hazardous substances, on basis of test results and after evaluation of experts. The methodologies used are mentioned at the respective test results. According to GB-CLP Regulations UK SI 2019/720 and UK SI 2020/1567 Acute Tox. 4 (oral) H302 Harmful if swallowed. Eye Irrit. 2 H319 Causes serious eye irritation. Aquatic Acute 1 H400 Very toxic to aquatic life. For the classifications not written out in full in this section the full text can be found in section 16.