Substance profile
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Creosote oil, acenaphthene… is
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… identifiers and molecular data
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… CAS number and EC number
Other names for Creosote oil, acenaphthene…
- Wash Oil
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of coal tar and boiling in the range of approximately 240°C to 280°C (464°F to 536°F). Composed primarily of acenaphthene, naphthalene and alkyl naphthalene.]
03 · GHS classification
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… pictograms and signal word
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 1A or 1B | H350 | GHS08 |
Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H350 | May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Creosote oil, acenaphthene…. 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 Creosote oil, acenaphthene…
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 Creosote oil, acenapht… 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
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Creosote oil, acenaphthene…. 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.
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
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… 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 | Креозотно масло, аценафтенова фракция промивно масло |
| Spanish español | Aceite de creosota, fracción acenafténica aceite de lavado |
| Czech čeština | kreosotový olej, acenaftenová frakce prací olej |
| Danish dansk | creosotolie, acenaphthenfraktion vaskeolie |
| German Deutsch | Kreosotöl, Acenaphthen-Fraktion Waschöl |
| Estonian eesti | kreosootõli, atsenafteeni fraktsioon absorptsiooniõli |
| Greek ελληνικά | Ακεναφθενικό κλάσμα κρεοσωτελαίου Έλαιο έκπλυσης |
| English English | Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction Wash Oil |
| French français | Huile de créosote, fraction acénaphtène huile de rinçage |
| Croatian hrvatski | kreozotno ulje, frakcija acenaftena apsorpcijsko ulje |
| Italian italiano | olio di creosoto, frazione acenaftene olio lavaggio |
| Latvian latviešu | Kreozota eļļa, acenaftēna frakcijas Absorbcijas eļļa |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | kreozoto alyva, acenafteno frakcija skruberinė alyva |
| Hungarian magyar | Kreozotolaj, acenaftén frakció Mosóolaj |
| Maltese Malti | Żejt tal-kreożot, frazzjoni tal-aċenaften Żejt tal-Ħasil |
| Dutch Nederlands | creosootolie, acenafteenfractie wasolie |
| Polish polski | Olej kreozotowy, frakcja acenaftenowa Olej płuczkowy |
| Portuguese português | óleo de creosoto, fração do acenafteno óleo de lavagem |
| Romanian română | Ulei de creozot, fracție acenaftenică Ulei de spălare |
| Slovak slovenčina | kreozotový olej, acenafténová frakcia prací olej |
| Slovenian slovenščina | kreozotno olje, acenaftenska frakcija pralno olje |
| Finnish suomi | Kreosoottiöljy, asenafteenifraktio Pesuöljy |
| Swedish svenska | Kreosotolja, acenaftenfraktion Tvättolja |
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
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Creosote oil, acenaphthene…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Creosote oil, acenaphthene…
- May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Get medical advice/attention.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Creosote oil, acenaphthene… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Creosote oil, acenaphthene…?
The CAS number of Creosote oil, acenaphthene… is 90640-84-9. Its EC number is 292-605-3.
What does a Creosote oil, acenaphthene… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Creosote oil, acenaphthene… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Creosote oil, acenaphthene… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Creosote oil, acenaphthene… 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 Creosote oil, acenaphthene… a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Creosote oil, acenaphthene… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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