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| Cas Number | 2365-48-2 |
| Chemical Name | Acetic acid, mercapto-, methyl ester |
| Chemical Synonym |
Methyl thioglycolate Methyl mercaptoacetate MTG methyl 2-sulfanylacetate |
| Hazard Category |
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 Skin sensitisation – category 1 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3 Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4 |
| Hazard Statement |
H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H312 (Harmful in contact with skin) |
| Pictogram |
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
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 |
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 thioglycolate; Methyl mercaptoacetate ; MTG ; methyl 2-sulfanylacetate ] to [Methyl thioglycolate; Methyl mercaptoacetate ; MTG ; methyl 2-sulfanylacetate ] Hazard Category modified from [HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4] to [HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] |
| 18/08/2021 |
Synonym modified from [] to [Methyl thioglycolate; Methyl mercaptoacetate ; MTG ; methyl 2-sulfanylacetate ] Hazard Category modified from [HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4] to [HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] |
| 18/08/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Hazard Statement modified from [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction] to [H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H301 Toxic if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin] Sources modified from [N] to [A] |
| 09/05/2018 |
Signal Word modified from [] to [Danger] Pictogram modified from [] to [GHS06,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction] to [H301 ; H312 ; H373 ; H317 ] Notes modified from [] to [8] Sources modified from [] to [N] |
| 20/01/2017 | Chemical Deleted |
| 20/01/2017 | Chemical Added |