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| Cas Number | 68-11-1 |
| Chemical Name | Acetic acid, mercapto- |
| Chemical Synonym |
thioglycolic acid Mercaptoacetic acid Thiovanic acid 2-Mercaptoacetate 2-Sulfanylacetic acid |
| Hazard Category |
Skin corrosion – category 1 Skin sensitisation – category 1 Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3 Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2 |
| Hazard Statement |
H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage) H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H312 (Harmful in contact with skin) H330 (Fatal if inhaled) |
| Pictogram |
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS05 (Corrosion) 
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 [thioglycolic acid] to [thioglycolic acid; Mercaptoacetic acid ; Thiovanic acid ; 2-Mercaptoacetate ; 2-Sulfanylacetic acid ] Hazard Category modified from [HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2] to [HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Pictogram modified from [GHS06,GHS05,GHS08] to [GHS05,GHS06,GHS08] |
| 18/08/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] to [HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Pictogram modified from [GHS06,GHS05,GHS08] to [GHS05,GHS06,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H330 Fatal if inhaled; H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction] to [H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H301 Toxic if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H330 Fatal if inhaled] Sources modified from [N] to [A] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |