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| Cas Number | 94-36-0 |
| Chemical Name | dibenzoyl peroxide |
| Chemical Synonym | |
| Hazard Category |
Eye irritation – category 2A Skin sensitisation – category 1 Organic peroxide – type B |
| Hazard Statement |
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H241 (Heating may cause a fire or explosion) |
| Pictogram |
GHS01 (
Exploding Bomb
) 
GHS02 (
Flame
) 
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) |
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Cut-offs | |
| Notes |
8 (The tables in schedule 6 of the WHS regulations replace some tables in the GHS, this may affect the cut off concentrations for this chemical.) |
| Sources |
N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme) EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [ benzoyl peroxide] to [] Hazard Category modified from [HC048:Organic peroxide – type B, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC048:Organic peroxide – type B] Hazard Statement modified from [H241 Heating may cause a fire or explosion; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction] to [H319 ; H317 ; H241 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |