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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 7791-13-1
Chemical Name Cobalt(II) chloride, hexahydrate
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 4
Carcinogenicity – category 1B
Eye damage – category 1
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Reproductive toxicity – category 1B
Respiratory sensitisation – category 1
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Hazard Statement H302 (Harmful if swallowed)
H350i (May cause cancer by inhalation)
H318 (Causes serious eye damage)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H360F (May damage fertility)
H334 (May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
Pictogram Pictogram of Exclamation Mark GHS07 (Exclamation Mark)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Corrosion GHS05 (Corrosion)
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)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
09/05/2018 Signal Word modified from
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to
[Danger]
Pictogram modified from
[]
to
[GHS07,GHS08,GHS05]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation;
H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H360F May damage fertility;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction]
to
[H302 ;
H350i ;
H318 ;
H372 ;
H360F ;
H334 ;
H317 ]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[8]
Sources modified from
[]
to
[N]
20/01/2017 Chemical Deleted
20/01/2017 Chemical Added