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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 75-00-3
Chemical Name chloroethane
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Flammable gas – category 1
Gases under pressure
Carcinogenicity – category 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 3
Hazard Statement H220 (Extremely flammable gas)
H351 (Suspected of causing cancer)
H412 (Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
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Flame
GHS02 ( Flame )
Pictogram of Gas Cylinder GHS04 (Gas Cylinder)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Signal Word Danger
Cut-offs
Notes U (When put on the market gases should be classified as ‘Gases under pressure’, in one of the groups compressed gas, liquefied gas, refrigerated liquefied gas or dissolved gas. The group depends on the physical state in which the gas is packaged and therefore has to be assigned case by case.)
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 EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
23/06/2016 Chemical Added