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| Cas Number | 140-88-5 |
| Chemical Name | ethyl acrylate |
| Chemical Synonym |
2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester |
| Hazard Category |
Flammable liquid – category 2 Acute toxicity – category 4 Acute toxicity – category 3 Eye irritation – category 2A Skin irritation – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Skin sensitisation – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H225 (Highly flammable liquid and vapour) H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H312 (Harmful in contact with skin) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) |
| Pictogram |
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS02 (
Flame
) |
| 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 |
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 [] to [2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester] Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] Pictogram modified from [GHS02,GHS07] to [GHS06,GHS02] Hazard Statement modified from [H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour; H332 Harmful if inhaled; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction] to [H225 ; H302 ; H312 ; H331 ; H319 ; H315 ; H335 ; H317 ] Notes modified from [D,8] to [8] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |