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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 4083-64-1
Chemical Name 4-isocyanatosulphonyltoluene
Chemical Synonym tosyl isocyanate
Benzenesulfonyl isocyanate, 4-methyl-
4-isocyanatosulfonyltoluene
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 1
Skin irritation – category 2
Eye irritation – category 2A
Respiratory sensitisation – category 1
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Hazard Statement H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
H315 (Causes skin irritation)
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation)
H334 (May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H335 (May cause respiratory irritation)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation)
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 N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
30/04/2021 Hazard Statement modified from
[H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H315 Causes skin irritation;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H335 May cause respiratory irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure]
to
[H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H315 Causes skin irritation;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H335 May cause respiratory irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation]
26/07/2019 Synonym modified from
[tosyl isocyanate;
Benzenesulfonyl isocyanate, 4-methyl-]
to
[tosyl isocyanate;
Benzenesulfonyl isocyanate, 4-methyl-;
4-isocyanatosulfonyltoluene]
09/05/2018 Synonym modified from
[ tosyl isocyanate]
to
[tosyl isocyanate;
Benzenesulfonyl isocyanate, 4-methyl-]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC086:Eye irritation – category 2,
HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1]

to
[HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1,
HC083:Skin irritation – category 2,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS08,GHS07]
to
[GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H335 May cause respiratory irritation;
H315 Causes skin irritation;
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled]
to
[H330 ;
H315 ;
H319 ;
H334 ;
H317 ;
H335 ;
H372 ]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added



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