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Cas Number 21041-93-0
Chemical Name Cobalt(II) hydroxide
Chemical Synonym cobalt dihydroxide
cobaltous hydroxide
Hazard Category Eye irritation – category 2A
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Reproductive toxicity – category 1B
Respiratory sensitisation – category 1
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4
Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 1
Hazard Statement H319 (Causes serious eye irritation)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation)
H360F (May damage fertility)
H334 (May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H302 (Harmful if swallowed)
H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
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 A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
18/08/2021 Synonym modified from
[]
to
[cobalt dihydroxide ;
cobaltous hydroxide]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC064:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 1]

to
[HC064:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 1,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360F May damage fertility;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled]
to
[H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation;
H360F May damage fertility;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled]
18/08/2021 Hazard Category modified from
[HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1]

to
[HC064:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 1,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360F May damage fertility;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction]
to
[H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360F May damage fertility;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled]
Sources modified from
[N]
to
[A]
09/05/2018 Signal Word modified from
[]
to
[Danger]
Pictogram modified from
[]
to
[GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
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 ;
H330 ;
H319 ;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360F ;
H334 ;
H317 ]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[8]
Sources modified from
[]
to
[N]
20/01/2017 Chemical Deleted
20/01/2017 Chemical Added



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