Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 624-18-0
Chemical Name benzene-1,4-diamine dihydrochloride
Chemical Synonym p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
1,4-Benzenediamine, dihydrochloride
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 3
Eye irritation – category 2A
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1
Hazard Statement H301 (Toxic if swallowed)
H311 (Toxic in contact with skin)
H331 (Toxic if inhaled)
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Environment GHS09 (Environment)
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
[ p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride]
to
[p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride;
1,4-Benzenediamine, dihydrochloride]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC086:Eye irritation – category 2,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1]

to
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H301 ;
H311 ;
H331 ;
H319 ;
H317 ;
H410 ]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N,EU]
25/11/2016 Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC086:Eye irritation – category 2,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1]

to
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC086:Eye irritation – category 2,
HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1,
HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added