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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number	98-00-0
Chemical Name	furfuryl alcohol
Chemical Synonym	2-Furanmethanol 2-hydroxymethylfuran 2-furylcarbinol
Hazard Category	Eye irritation – category 2A Skin sensitisation – category 1 Carcinogenicity – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4 Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4
Hazard Statement	H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H312 (Harmful in contact with skin)
Pictogram	GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) GHS08 (Health Hazard)
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	A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date	Description
18/08/2021	Synonym modified from [2-2-Furanmethanol] to [2-Furanmethanol; 2-hydroxymethylfuran ; 2-furylcarbinol] Hazard Category modified from [HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4] to [HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin] to [H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin]
18/08/2021	Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] to [HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H331 Toxic if inhaled; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure] to [H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin] Sources modified from [N] to [A]
09/05/2018	Synonym modified from [] to [2-2-Furanmethanol] Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation] to [H331 ; H302 ; H312 ; H319 ; H317 ; H351 ; H335 ; H373 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N]
25/11/2016	Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] to [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2]
23/06/2016	Chemical Added