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| Cas Number | 8009-03-8 |
| Chemical Name | Petrolatum |
| Chemical Synonym | |
| Hazard Category |
Carcinogenicity – category 1B Reproductive toxicity – category 2 |
| Hazard Statement |
H350 (May cause cancer) H361d (Suspected of damaging the unborn child) |
| Pictogram |
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 [ Petrolatum; [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.]] to [] Hazard Category modified from [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B] to [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H350 May cause cancer] to [H350 ; H361d ] Notes modified from [H,N,8] to [8,10] Sources modified from [EU] to [N] |
| 20/01/2017 |
Signal Word modified from [] to [Danger] Synonym modified from [[A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.]] to [ Petrolatum; [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.]] Hazard Category modified from [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2] to [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B] Pictogram modified from [] to [GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H350 May cause cancer; H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child] to [H350 ] Notes modified from [] to [H,N,8] Sources modified from [] to [EU] |
| 20/01/2017 | Chemical Deleted |
| 20/01/2017 |
Signal Word modified from [Danger] to [] Synonym modified from [ Petrolatum; [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.]] to [[A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.]] Hazard Category modified from [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B] to [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC106:Reproductive toxicity – category 2] Pictogram modified from [GHS08] to [] Hazard Statement modified from [H350 May cause cancer] to [H350 ; H361d ] Notes modified from [H,N,8] to [] Sources modified from [EU] to [] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |