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| Cas Number | 96-33-3 |
| Chemical Name | methyl acrylate |
| Chemical Synonym |
methyl propenoate 2-Propenoic acid, methyl ester methyl 2-propenoate acrylic acid, methyl ester |
| Hazard Category |
Flammable liquid – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Skin irritation – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Skin sensitisation – category 1 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4 Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3 |
| Hazard Statement |
H225 (Highly flammable liquid and vapour) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H312 (Harmful in contact with skin) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) |
| Pictogram |
GHS02 (
Flame
) 
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) |
| 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 |
EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 18/08/2021 |
Synonym modified from [methyl propenoate; 2-Propenoic acid, methyl ester] to [methyl propenoate; 2-Propenoic acid, methyl ester; methyl 2-propenoate ; acrylic acid, methyl ester ] Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] |
| 18/08/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [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] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] Hazard Statement modified from [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] to [H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H331 Toxic if inhaled] Sources modified from [N,EU] to [EU,A] |
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [ methyl propenoate] to [methyl propenoate; 2-Propenoic acid, methyl 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 [GHS02,GHS06] 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 |