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HC052 - Salicylic acid, aspirin & similar esters
Hazcard – COSHH model risk assessment for 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (2-hydroxybenzenecarboxylic acid, salicylic acid), methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (methyl salicylate, oil of wintergreen), methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (methyl paraben, nipagin), 2-ethanoyloxybenzoic acid (2-acetyloxybenzoic acid, o-acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin), phenyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (phenyl salicylate, salol) and 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNSA). Read this Hazcard in conjunction with About Hazcards (Guide GL 120).