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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 90640-95-2
Chemical Name Hydrocarbons, C20-50, solvent dewaxed heavy paraffinic, hydrotreated
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 4
Carcinogenicity – category 1B
Skin irritation – category 2
Reproductive toxicity – category 2
Hazard Statement H332 (Harmful if inhaled)
H350 (May cause cancer)
H315 (Causes skin irritation)
H361d (Suspected of damaging the unborn child)
Pictogram Pictogram of Exclamation Mark GHS07 (Exclamation Mark)
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.)
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)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
09/05/2018 Synonym modified from
[ Baseoil - unspecified;
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.]]
to
[]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B]

to
[HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS08]
to
[GHS07,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H350 May cause cancer]
to
[H332 ;
H350 ;
H315 ;
H361d ]
Notes modified from
[H,L,8]
to
[8,10]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N]
20/01/2017 Signal Word modified from
[]
to
[Danger]
Synonym modified from
[Baseoil - unspecified;
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.]]
to
[ Baseoil - unspecified;
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.]]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2]

to
[HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B]

Pictogram modified from
[]
to
[GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H332 Harmful if inhaled;
H350 May cause cancer;
H315 Causes skin irritation;
H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child]
to
[H350 ]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[H,L,8]
Sources modified from
[]
to
[EU]
20/01/2017 Chemical Deleted
20/01/2017 Signal Word modified from
[Danger]
to
[]
Synonym modified from
[ Baseoil - unspecified;
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.]]
to
[Baseoil - unspecified;
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.]]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B]

to
[HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS08]
to
[]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H350 May cause cancer]
to
[H332 ;
H350 ;
H315 ;
H361d ]
Notes modified from
[H,L,8]
to
[]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added



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