Substance profile
Creosote oil, high-boiling distillate
Creosote oil, high-boiling distillate is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Creosote oil, high-boiling… is
Creosote oil, high-boiling distillate is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Creosote oil, high-boiling… identifiers and molecular data
Creosote oil, high-boiling… CAS number and EC number
Other names for Creosote oil, high-boiling…
- Wash Oil
- [The high-boiling distillation fraction obtained from the high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal which is further refined to remove excess crystalline salts. It consists primarily of creosote oil with some of the normal polynuclear aromatic salts, which are components of coal tar distillates, removed. It is crystal free at approximately 5°C (41°F).]
03 · GHS classification
Creosote oil, high-boiling… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Creosote oil, high-boiling… pictograms and signal word
Creosote oil, high-boiling… 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, high-boiling… 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, high-boiling…. 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, high-boiling…
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, high-boi… 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, high-boiling… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Creosote oil, high-boiling…. 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, high-boiling… 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, дестилат с висока точка на кипене промивно масло |
| Spanish español | Aceite de creosota, destilado de elevado punto de ebullición aceite de lavado |
| Czech čeština | kreosotový olej, vysokovroucí destilát prací olej |
| Danish dansk | creosotolie, højtkogende destillat vaskeolie |
| German Deutsch | Kreosotöl, hochsiedendes Destillat Waschöl |
| Estonian eesti | kreosootõli, kõrge keemistemperatuuriga destillaat absorptsiooniõli |
| Greek ελληνικά | Κρεοσωτέλαιο, απόσταγμα υψηλού σημείου ζέσεως Έλαιο έκπλυσης |
| English English | Creosote oil, high-boiling distillate Wash Oil |
| French français | Huile de créosote, distillat à haut point d'ébullition huile de rinçage |
| Croatian hrvatski | kreozotno ulje, visokovrijući destilat apsorpcijsko ulje |
| Italian italiano | olio di creosoto, distillato altobollente olio lavaggio |
| Latvian latviešu | Kreozota eļļa, destilāta ar augstu viršanas temperatūru Absorbcijas eļļa |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Kreozoto alyva, aukštatemperatūris distiliatas skruberinė alyva |
| Hungarian magyar | Kreozotolaj, magas forráspontú párlat Mosóolaj[A kőszénkátrány magas hőfokon végzett karbonizációjából nyert magas forráspontú desztillációs frakció, amely további finomításra kerül a felesleges kristályos sók eltávolítása céljából. Elsősorban kreozotolajat tartalmaz, melyből eltávolításra kerül a kőszénkátrány-párlatokban jelen lévő normál polinukleáris aromás sók egy része. Hozzávetőleg 5 o C-on (41 o F) kristálymentes.) |
| Maltese Malti | Żejt tal-kreożot, distillat b’punt tat-togħlija għoli Żejt tal-Ħasil |
| Dutch Nederlands | creosootolie, hoogkokend destillaat wasolie |
| Polish polski | Olej kreozotowy, destylat wysokowrzący Olej płuczkowy |
| Portuguese português | óleo de creosoto, destilado de alto ponto de ebulição óleo de lavagem |
| Romanian română | Ulei de creozot, distilat cu temperaturi de fierbere înalte Ulei de spălare |
| Slovak slovenčina | kreozotový olej, destilát s vysokou teplotou varu prací olej |
| Slovenian slovenščina | kreozotno olje, destilat z visokim vreliščem pralno olje |
| Finnish suomi | Kreosoottiöljy, korkealla kiehuva tisle Pesuöljy |
| Swedish svenska | Kreosotolja, högkokande destillat 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, high-boiling… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Creosote oil, high-boiling…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Creosote oil, high-boiling…
- 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, high-boiling… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Creosote oil, high-boiling…?
The CAS number of Creosote oil, high-boiling… is 70321-79-8. Its EC number is 274-565-9.
What does a Creosote oil, high-boiling… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Creosote oil, high-boiling… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Creosote oil, high-boiling… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Creosote oil, high-boiling… 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, high-boiling… a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Creosote oil, high-boiling… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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