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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 10294-40-3
Chemical Name barium chromate
Chemical Synonym Chromic acid (H2CrO4), barium salt (1:1)
Barium chromate(VI)
Barium chromium oxide (BaCrO4)
C.I. Pigment Yellow 31
Hazard Category Carcinogenicity – category 1A
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4
Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3
Hazard Statement H350 (May cause cancer)
H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H302 (Harmful if swallowed)
H331 (Toxic 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 Name modified from
[Chromic acid (H2CrO4), barium salt (1:1)]
to
[barium chromate]
Synonym modified from
[]
to
[Chromic acid (H2CrO4), barium salt (1:1) ;
Barium chromate(VI) ;
Barium chromium oxide (BaCrO4) ;
C.I. Pigment Yellow 31]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
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,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
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,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1]

to
[HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H350 May cause cancer;
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction]
to
[H350 May cause cancer;
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H331 Toxic if inhaled]
Sources modified from
[N]
to
[A]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added