Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 96-09-3
Chemical Name styrene oxide
Chemical Synonym (epoxyethyl)benzene
phenyloxirane
Oxirane, phenyl-
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 4
Eye irritation – category 2A
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Carcinogenicity – category 1B
Hazard Statement H312 (Harmful in contact with skin)
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H350 (May cause cancer)
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.)
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
[ (epoxyethyl)benzene;
phenyloxirane]
to
[(epoxyethyl)benzene;
phenyloxirane;
Oxirane, phenyl-]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC086:Eye irritation – category 2]

to
[HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS08,GHS07]
to
[GHS07,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H350 May cause cancer;
H312 Harmful in contact with skin;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation]
to
[H312 ;
H319 ;
H317 ;
H350 ]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added