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potassium hydroxide;
caustic potash
Region/English Name
Hazard Class and Category
H Code
Pictograms
Signal Word
Mandatory
Details
China
Potassium hydroxide,solid
Skin Corr. 1A
Eye Dam. 1
H314
H318
Danger
Yes
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EU
potassium hydroxide; caustic potash
Acute Tox. 4 *
Skin Corr. 1A
H302
H314
Danger
Yes
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Korea
Potassium hydroxide
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Skin Corr. 1A
H301
H314
Danger
Yes
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UK
potassium hydroxide; caustic potash
Acute Tox. 4 *
Skin Corr. 1A
H302
H314
Danger
Yes
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Australia
potassium hydroxide
Acute Tox. 4 (oral)
Skin Corr. 1A
H302
H314
Danger
No
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Malaysia
potassium hydroxide;
caustic potash
Acute Tox. 4 (oral)
Skin Corr. 1A
Eye Dam. 1
H302
H314
H318
Danger
Yes
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Japan
Potassium hydroxide
Acute Tox. 3 (oral)
Skin Corr. 1
Eye Dam. 1
STOT SE 1
STOT RE 1
Asp. Tox. 1
H301
H314
H318
H370
H372
H304
Danger
Yes
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Turkey
potassium hydroxide;caustic potash
Acute Tox. 4 (oral)
Skin Corr. 1A
H302
H314
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Potassium hydroxide
Met. Corr. 1
Acute Tox. 3
Skin Corr. 1B
Eye Damage 1
H290
H301
H314
H318
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Potassium hydroxide, >2-5% aqueous solution
Met. Corr. 1
Skin Corr. 1C
Eye Damage 1
H290
H314
H318
Danger
Yes
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New Zealand
Potassium hydroxide, 0.5-2% aqueous solution
Skin Irrit. 2
Eye Irrit. 2
H315
H319
Warning
Yes
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New Zealand
Potassium hydroxide, >5% aqueous solution
Met. Corr. 1
Acute Tox. 4
Skin Corr. 1B
Eye Damage 1
H290
H302
H314
H318
Danger
Yes
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