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Cas Number 68475-60-5
Chemical Name Alkanes, C4-5
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Gases under pressure
Flammable gas – category 1
Acute toxicity – category 2
Carcinogenicity – category 1A
Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B
Eye irritation – category 2A
Skin irritation – category 2
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Reproductive toxicity – category 1B
Hazard Statement H220 (Extremely flammable gas)
H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
H350 (May cause cancer)
H340 (May cause genetic defects)
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation)
H315 (Causes skin irritation)
H335 (May cause respiratory irritation)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H360Df (May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility)
Pictogram Pictogram of Gas Cylinder GHS04 (Gas Cylinder)
Pictogram of Flame GHS02 ( Flame )
Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
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.)
10 (The chemical is a substance of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction product, or biological material (UVCB). The hazards of the chemical may depend on the composition. For more information refer to the assessment report published on the website of the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme.)
Sources N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme)
EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
09/05/2018 Synonym modified from
[ Petroleum gas]
to
[]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC020:Gases under pressure,
HC009:Flammable gas – category 1,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B]

to
[HC020:Gases under pressure,
HC009:Flammable gas – category 1,
HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS04,GHS02,GHS08]
to
[GHS04,GHS02,GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H220 Extremely flammable gas;
H350 May cause cancer;
H340 May cause genetic defects]
to
[H220 ;
H330 ;
H350 ;
H340 ;
H319 ;
H315 ;
H335 ;
H372 ;
H360Df ]
Notes modified from
[H,K,U,8]
to
[U,8,10]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N,EU]
20/01/2017 Signal Word modified from
[]
to
[Danger]
Synonym modified from
[Petroleum gas]
to
[ Petroleum gas]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B]

to
[HC020:Gases under pressure,
HC009:Flammable gas – category 1,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B]

Pictogram modified from
[]
to
[GHS04,GHS02,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H350 May cause cancer;
H340 May cause genetic defects;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H315 Causes skin irritation;
H335 May cause respiratory irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H360Df May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility]
to
[H220 ;
H350 ;
H340 ]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[H,K,U,8]
Sources modified from
[]
to
[EU]
20/01/2017 Chemical Deleted
20/01/2017 Signal Word modified from
[Danger]
to
[]
Synonym modified from
[ Petroleum gas]
to
[Petroleum gas]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC020:Gases under pressure,
HC009:Flammable gas – category 1,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B]

to
[HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS04,GHS02,GHS08]
to
[]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H220 Extremely flammable gas;
H350 May cause cancer;
H340 May cause genetic defects]
to
[H330 ;
H350 ;
H340 ;
H319 ;
H315 ;
H335 ;
H372 ;
H360Df ]
Notes modified from
[H,K,U,8]
to
[]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added



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