Substance profile
Calcium polysulphides
Calcium polysulphides is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Calcium polysulphides is
Calcium polysulphides is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Calcium polysulphides identifiers and molecular data
Calcium polysulphides CAS number and EC number
03 · GHS classification
Calcium polysulphides hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Calcium polysulphides pictograms and signal word
Calcium polysulphides hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 2A | H319 | GHS07 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure GHS chapter 3.8 | Category 3 | H335 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
Calcium polysulphides hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H335 | May cause respiratory irritation. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H319 | Causes serious eye irritation. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
Calcium polysulphides supplemental EU statements (EUH)
| Code | Statement |
|---|---|
| EUH031 | Contact with acids liberates toxic gas. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Calcium polysulphides. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Calcium polysulphides
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Calcium polysulphides issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Calcium polysulphides precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Calcium polysulphides. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Calcium polysulphides name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | калциеви полисулфиди |
| Spanish español | Polisulfuros de calcio |
| Czech čeština | polysulfid vápenatý |
| Danish dansk | calciumpolysulfider |
| German Deutsch | Calciumpolysulfide |
| Estonian eesti | kaltsiumpolüsulfiidid |
| Greek ελληνικά | πολυθειούχα άλατα ασβεστίου |
| English English | calcium polysulphides |
| French français | polysulfures de calcium |
| Croatian hrvatski | kalcijevi polisulfidi |
| Italian italiano | polisolfuri di calcio |
| Latvian latviešu | kalcija polisulfīdi |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | kalcio polisulfidai |
| Hungarian magyar | kálcium-poliszulfidok |
| Maltese Malti | polisulfuri tal-kalċju |
| Dutch Nederlands | calciumpolysulfiden |
| Polish polski | polisiarczki wapnia |
| Portuguese português | polissulfuretos de cálcio |
| Romanian română | polisulfuri de calciu |
| Slovak slovenčina | polysulfidy vápenaté |
| Slovenian slovenščina | kalcijevi polisulfidi |
| Finnish suomi | kalsiumpolysulfidit |
| Swedish svenska | kalciumpolysulfider |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Calcium polysulphides GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Calcium polysulphides, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Calcium polysulphides
- May cause respiratory irritation.
- Causes skin irritation.
- Causes serious eye irritation.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- Get medical advice/attention.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- If eye irritation persists:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Calcium polysulphides — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Calcium polysulphides?
The CAS number of Calcium polysulphides is 1344-81-6. Its EC number is 215-709-2.
What does a Calcium polysulphides label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Calcium polysulphides carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Calcium polysulphides flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Calcium polysulphides no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Calcium polysulphides a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Calcium polysulphides. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
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