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| Cas Number | 108-46-3 |
| Chemical Name | resorcinol |
| Chemical Synonym |
1,3-benzenediol |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 4 Skin irritation – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Skin sensitisation – category 1 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life) |
| Pictogram |
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS09 (Environment) |
| Signal Word | Warning |
| 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 [ 1,3-benzenediol] to [1,3-benzenediol] Hazard Category modified from [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] to [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] Hazard Statement modified from [H302 Harmful if swallowed; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life] to [H302 ; H315 ; H319 ; H317 ; H400 ] Notes modified from [] to [8] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |