Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 98-95-3
Chemical Name nitrobenzene
Chemical Synonym Benzene, nitro-
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 3
Acute toxicity – category 3
Acute toxicity – category 3
Carcinogenicity – category 2
Reproductive toxicity – category 2
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 3
Hazard Statement H301 (Toxic if swallowed)
H311 (Toxic in contact with skin)
H331 (Toxic if inhaled)
H351 (Suspected of causing cancer)
H361f (Suspected of damaging fertility)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H412 (Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Health Hazard 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 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
05/06/2018 Sources modified from
[N]
to
[N,EU]
05/06/2018 Hazard Statement modified from
[H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H361f Suspected of damaging fertility;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H301 ;
H311 ;
H331 ;
H351 ;
H361f ;
H372 ;
H412 ]
Sources modified from
[N,EU]
to
[N]
09/05/2018 Synonym modified from
[]
to
[Benzene, nitro-]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC120:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 3]

to
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC120:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 3]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H360F May damage fertility;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H372 Causes damage to blood through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H301 ;
H311 ;
H331 ;
H351 ;
H361f ;
H372 ;
H412 ]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N,EU]
20/12/2016 Hazard Statement modified from
[H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H360F May damage fertility;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H360F May damage fertility;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H372 Causes damage to blood through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
20/12/2016 Hazard Category modified from
[HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC119:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2]

to
[HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC120:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 3]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS06,GHS08,GHS09]
to
[GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H361f Suspected of damaging fertility;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H351 ;
H360F ;
H301 ;
H331 ;
H311 ;
H372 ;
H412 ]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added