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| Cas Number | 67-66-3 |
| Chemical Name | chloroform |
| Chemical Synonym |
trichloromethane Methane, trichloro- |
| Hazard Category |
Carcinogenicity – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Skin irritation – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3 |
| Hazard Statement |
H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) |
| 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 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3] to [HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] |
| 18/08/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] to [HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H302 Harmful if swallowed; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure] to [H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H331 Toxic if inhaled] Sources modified from [N] to [A] |
| 05/06/2018 |
Synonym modified from [ trichloromethane; Methane, trichloro-] to [trichloromethane; Methane, trichloro-] Hazard Statement modified from [H302 Harmful if swallowed; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure] to [H302 ; H331 ; H351 ; H319 ; H315 ; H373 ] |
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [ trichloromethane] to [ trichloromethane; Methane, trichloro-] Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2] to [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation] to [H302 ; H331 ; H351 ; H319 ; H315 ; H373 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N] |
| 20/12/2016 | Chemical Added |