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Ethanol

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

HAZARDOUS

CAS Number

64-17-5

Signal Word

DANGER

Hazard Pictograms

GHS02 - Flame - Flammable liquids, vapour, solids and gases; including self-heating and self-igniting substances. — GHS02 – Flame – Flammable liquids, vapour, solids and gases; including self-heating and self-igniting substances.

GHS07 - Exclamation mark - Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin. — GHS07 – Exclamation mark – Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour (Class: Flammable – Liquids, Category 2)
H319 Causes serious eye irritation (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 2A)

Other names

Ethyl alcohol

What It Does

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Notes

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Information Sources

https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/HazardousChemical/Details?chemicalID=1888

Last Updated

October 12, 2025

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