Descaler

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Revision date : 2025-08-27

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GHS05 GHS07
Health risk rating 4
Safety risk rating 5
Environmental risk rating 1

Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists

EC/CAS

200-579-1/64-18-6

Name of the chemical

Formic acid

Concentration

≥30

General Information

Version

6.0

Revision date

2025-08-27

Product name

Descaler

1.2.2. Uses advised against

THIS PRODUCT IS A CORROSIVE PRODUCT UNDER UK OFFENSIVE WEAPONS ACT 2019. SALE OR DELIVERY TO SOMEONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD IS RESTRICTED

Emergency telephone

+44 (0) 1179 600060, +44 (0) 1865 407333, 0344 892 0111, 0845 4647

Icons in SDS

GHS05 GHS07 M004 M009 M010 T031

Company Information

company name

EU

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

sales@barrettine.co.uk

GHS Information

Signal word

Danger

Hazard Codes

Hazard statements (CLP)

H290, H302, H302+H332, H314, H318, H332

Hazard statements

Code

Statements

H290

May be corrosive to metals

Section 2

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

According to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) Classification of the substance or mixture

Adverse physicochemical, human health and environmental effects

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

Hazard pictograms

GHS05 GHS07

Signal word

Danger

Contains

Formic acid

Hazard statements

H290 - May be corrosive to metals. H302+H332 - Harmful if swallowed or if inhaled. H314 - Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.

Precautionary statements

P101 - If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand. P102 - Keep out of reach of children. P261 - Avoid breathing fume, mist, spray, vapours. P271 - Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. P280 - Wear protective gloves, eye protection, face protection. P301+P330+P331+P310 - IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. Immediately call a POISON CENTER, a doctor. P303+P361+P353+P310 - IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. Immediately call a POISON CENTER, a doctor. P304+P340 - IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. P305+P351+P338+P310 - IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. Immediately call a POISON CENTER, a doctor. P405 - Store locked up.

Supplemental label elements

EUH071 - Corrosive to the respiratory tract. Child-resistant fastening Applicable Tactile warning Applicable

2.3 Other hazards

This substance/mixture does not meet the PBT criteria of REACH regulation, annex XIII This substance/mixture does not meet the vPvB criteria of REACH regulation, annex XIII Contains no PBT and/or vPvB substances ≥ 0.1% assessed in accordance with REACH Annex XIII The mixture does not contain substance(s) included in the list established in accordance with Article 59(1) of REACH for having endocrine disrupting properties, or substance(s) are not identified as having endocrine disrupting properties in accordance with the criteria set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 at a concentration equal to or greater than 0,1 % Component Substance(s) not included in the list established in Formic acid (64-18-6) accordance with Article 59(1) of REACH for having endocrine disrupting properties, or is not identified as having endocrine disrupting properties in accordance with the criteria set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Corrosive to metals, Category 1 H290 Acute toxicity (oral), Category 4 H302 Acute toxicity (inhalation:dust,mist) Category 4 H332 Skin corrosion/irritation, Category 1, Sub-Category 1B H314 Serious eye damage/eye irritation, Category 1 H318 Full text of H- and EUH-statements: see section 16 Adverse physicochemical, human health and environmental effects Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. 2.2. Label elements

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