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Cas Number 28757-47-3
Chemical Name Poly(iminocarbonimidoyliminocarbonimidoylimino-1,6-hexanediyl)
Chemical Synonym poly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene)
polyhexamethylene biguanide
PHMB
polihexanide
Hazard Category Eye damage – category 1
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Carcinogenicity – category 2
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4
Hazard Statement H318 (Causes serious eye damage)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H351 (Suspected of causing cancer)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation)
H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
H302 (Harmful if swallowed)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Corrosion GHS05 (Corrosion)
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 A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
01/09/2021 Signal Word modified from
[]
to
[Danger]
Synonym modified from
[poly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) ;
polyhexamethylene biguanide ;
PHMB ;
polihexanide]
to
[poly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) ;
polyhexamethylene biguanide ;
PHMB ;
polihexanide]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC085:Eye damage – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

to
[HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC085:Eye damage – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Pictogram modified from
[]
to
[GHS05,GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[]
to
[H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H302 Harmful if swallowed]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[8 ]
Sources modified from
[]
to
[A]
18/08/2021 Signal Word modified from
[Danger]
to
[]
Synonym modified from
[]
to
[poly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) ;
polyhexamethylene biguanide ;
PHMB ;
polihexanide]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC085:Eye damage – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4]

to
[HC085:Eye damage – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS05,GHS06,GHS08]
to
[]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H302 Harmful if swallowed]
to
[]
Notes modified from
[8 ]
to
[]
Sources modified from
[A]
to
[]
18/08/2021 Hazard Category modified from
[HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC085:Eye damage – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

to
[HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC085:Eye damage – category 1,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation]
to
[H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H302 Harmful if swallowed]
Sources modified from
[N]
to
[A]
30/04/2021 Hazard Statement modified from
[H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure]
to
[H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H318 Causes serious eye damage;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H351 Suspected of causing cancer;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation]
09/05/2018 Chemical Added



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