Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 7784-42-1
Chemical Name Arsine
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Flammable gas – category 1
Gases under pressure
Acute toxicity – category 1
Carcinogenicity – category 1A
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Hazard Statement H220 (Extremely flammable gas)
H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
H350 (May cause cancer)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of 
Flame
GHS02 ( Flame )
Pictogram of Gas Cylinder GHS04 (Gas Cylinder)
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.)
U (When put on the market gases should be classified as ‘Gases under pressure’, in one of the groups compressed gas, liquefied gas, refrigerated liquefied gas or dissolved gas. The group depends on the physical state in which the gas is packaged and therefore has to be assigned case by case.)
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
25/11/2016 Hazard Category modified from
[HC009:Flammable gas – category 1,
HC020:Gases under pressure,
HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1]

to
[HC009:Flammable gas – category 1,
HC020:Gases under pressure,
HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added