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Hi - I have had a colleague challenge an sds as product - screenwash doesnt have any pictograms under CLP. Product states it 61 degrees celcius as flash point but then in section 3 has this info. Is it flammable and hazardous to health or not?
Chemical name Weight-% REACH registration number
EC No (EU Index No)
Classification according to Regulation (EC) No.1272/2008 [CLP]
Specific
concentration
limit (SCL)
M-Factor M-Factor
(long-term)
Ethyl alcohol
64-17-5
5 - <10% 01-2119457610-43-00
00
200-578-6
(603-002-00
-5)
Flam. Liq. 2 (H225)
Eye Irrit. 2 (H319)
- - -
Methanol
67-56-1
0.025 -
<0.25%
01-2119392409-28-00
00
200-659-6
(603-001-00
-X)
Acute Tox. 3 (H301)
Acute Tox. 3 (H311)
Acute Tox. 3 (H331)
STOT SE 1 (H370)
Flam. Liq. 2 (H225)
STOT SE 1 ::
C>=10%
STOT SE 2 ::
3%<=C<10%
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What does Section 2 say? Section 2 is where the supplier of the SDS will provide the classification of the product under supply in this case a screen wash along with the labelling information - Pictogram, Signal Word, Hazard and Precuationary Statements. Section 3 lists the constituents of the mixture which if you have 10% alcohol then it is likley the remaining unnamed 90% will be water.
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What does Section 2 say? Section 2 is where the supplier of the SDS will provide the classification of the product under supply in this case a screen wash along with the labelling information - Pictogram, Signal Word, Hazard and Precuationary Statements. Section 3 lists the constituents of the mixture which if you have 10% alcohol then it is likley the remaining unnamed 90% will be water.
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Originally Posted by: Roundtuit  What does Section 2 say? Section 2 is where the supplier of the SDS will provide the classification of the product under supply in this case a screen wash along with the labelling information - Pictogram, Signal Word, Hazard and Precuationary Statements. Section 3 lists the constituents of the mixture which if you have 10% alcohol then it is likley the remaining unnamed 90% will be water.
Hi Roundtuit SECTION 2: Hazards identification
2.1. Classification of the substance or mixture
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
This mixture is classified as not hazardous according to regulation (EC) 1272/2008 [CLP]
2.2. Label elements
This mixture is classified as not hazardous according to regulation (EC) 1272/2008 [CLP]
Hazard statements
This mixture is classified as not hazardous according to regulation (EC) 1272/2008 [CLP]
Precautionary Statements - EU (ยง28, 1272/2008)
P101 - If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.
P102 - Keep out of reach of children.
P501 - Dispose of contents/ container in accordance with national regulations.
Labelling for contents according to regulation (EC) No. 648/2004
Unknown aquatic toxicity Contains 0.065 % of components with unknown hazards to the aquatic environment.
2.3. Other hazards
No information available.
Endocrine Disruptor Information This product does not contain any known or suspected endocrine disruptors
Edited by user 23 June 2025 16:06:13(UTC)
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So the classification as stated is "not hazardous to health" and has no "physical hazard" i.e. not flammable. Even when Methanol is mentioned its concentration is below the specific concentration limits required to trigger a classification. That Section 3 information is about the individual substances each considered as 100% constituent.
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So the classification as stated is "not hazardous to health" and has no "physical hazard" i.e. not flammable. Even when Methanol is mentioned its concentration is below the specific concentration limits required to trigger a classification. That Section 3 information is about the individual substances each considered as 100% constituent.
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Hi lisar Perhaps your colleague remembers one or more of the myths that circulated during early Covid about hand sanitiser going bang. Hand sanitiser typically has a MUCH higher alcohol content than a typical screenwash you buy from the petrol station, supermarket etc and all the myths about sanitiser were quickly debunked but with the debunking being less well publicised than the spread of the myths on social media. So, your SDS is effectively saying 1. Don't drink this! - and if you do take the label with you to A&E. 2. If you get it on your hands, think about washing it off. 3. .....and implicitly it says that it's OK to let it get into the drains UNLESS you were to distill it to remove the water and up to mix of alcohols in the product.
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