Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 70-30-4
Chemical Name 2,2'-methylenebis-(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)
Chemical Synonym hexachlorophene
Phenol, 2,2'-methylenebis[3,4,6-trichloro-
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 3
Acute toxicity – category 3
Reproductive toxicity – category 2
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 1
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1
Hazard Statement H301 (Toxic if swallowed)
H311 (Toxic in contact with skin)
H361d (Suspected of damaging the unborn child)
H370 (Causes damage to organs)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Environment GHS09 (Environment)
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
[ hexachlorophene]
to
[hexachlorophene;
Phenol, 2,2'-methylenebis[3,4,6-trichloro-]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1]

to
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2,
HC108:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 1,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS06,GHS09]
to
[GHS06,GHS08,GHS09]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H301 ;
H311 ;
H361d ;
H370 ;
H372 ;
H410 ]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[8]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N,EU]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added