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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Distillates (coal tar), benzole fraction, distn. residues

Distillates (coal tar), benzole fraction, distn. residues is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 121620-46-0 Danger

01 · Identification

What Distillates (coal tar)… is

Distillates (coal tar), benzole fraction, distn. residues is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Distillates (coal tar)… identifiers and molecular data

Distillates (coal tar)… CAS number and EC number

CAS number121620-46-0
EC number310-165-3
Index number (CLP Annex VI)648-097-00-4

Other names for Distillates (coal tar)…

  • Wash Oil
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the distillation of crude benzole (high temperature coal tar). It may be a liquid with the approximate distillation range of 150°C to 300°C (302°F to 572°F) or a semi-solid or solid with a melting point up to 70°C (158°F). It is composed primarily of naphthalene and alkyl naphthalenes.]

03 · GHS classification

Distillates (coal tar)… hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Distillates (coal tar)… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Distillates (coal tar)… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Distillates (coal tar)… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Germ cell mutagenicity GHS chapter 3.5 Category 1A or 1B H340 GHS08
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.

Distillates (coal tar)… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Distillates (coal tar)…
CodeHazard statement
H350 May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H340 May cause genetic defects <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 Distillates (coal tar)…. 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 Distillates (coal tar)…

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 Distillates (coal… 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

Distillates (coal tar)… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Distillates (coal tar)…. 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.

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

Distillates (coal tar)… 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 Дестилати (каменовъглен катран), бензенова фракция, остатъци от дестилация промивно масло
Spanish español Destilados (alquitrán de hulla), fracción bencénica, residuos de destilación aceite de lavado
Czech čeština destiláty (dehtárenské), benzolová frakce, destilační zbytky prací olej
Danish dansk destillater (stenkulstjære), benzolfraktion, destillationsrester vaskeolie
German Deutsch Destillate (Kohlenteer), Benzolfraktion, Destillationsrückstände Waschöl
Estonian eesti destillaadid (kivisöetõrv), benseeni fraktsioon, destillatsioonijäägid absorptsiooniõli
Greek ελληνικά Αποστάγματα (λιθανθρακόπισσας), κλάσμα βενζολίου, υπολείμματα απόσταξης Έλαιο έκπλυσης
English English Distillates (coal tar), benzole fraction, distn. residues Wash Oil
French français Distillats (goudron de houille), fraction benzole, résidus de distillation huile de rinçage
Croatian hrvatski destilati (ugljeni katran), frakcija benzena, dest. ostaci apsorpcijsko ulje
Italian italiano distillati (catrame di carbone), frazione benzolo, residui di distillazione olio lavaggio
Latvian latviešu Destilāti (ogļu darvas), benzola frakcijas, destilācijas atlikumu Absorbcijas eļļa
Lithuanian lietuvių Distiliatai (akmens anglių deguto), benzeno frakcija, distiliavimo likučiai Skruberinė alyva
Hungarian magyar Párlatok (kőszénkátrány), benzol frakció, deszt. maradékok Mosóolaj
Maltese Malti Distillati (qatran tal-faħam), frazzjoni tal-benżol, residwi tad-distn. Żejt tal-Ħasil
Dutch Nederlands destillaten (koolteer), benzolfractie, destillatieresiduen wasolie
Polish polski Destylaty (smoła węglowa), frakcja benzolowa, pozostałości po destylacji Olej płuczkowy
Portuguese português destilados (alcatrão de carvão), fração do benzole, resíduos de destilação óleo de lavagem
Romanian română Distilate (gudron de cărbune), fracție de natură benzenică, reziduuri de distilare Ulei de spălare
Slovak slovenčina destiláty (uhoľno-dechtové), destilačné zvyšky z benzénovej frakcie prací olej
Slovenian slovenščina destilati (premogov katran), benzolska frakcija, destil. ostanki pralno olje
Finnish suomi Tisleet (kivihiiliterva), bentseenifraktio, tislausjäännökset Pesuöljy
Swedish svenska Destillat (stenkolstjära), bensenfraktion, destillationsåterstoder 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

Distillates (coal tar)… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Distillates (coal tar)…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS08 Health hazard pictogram

Danger

Distillates (coal tar)…

  • May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • May cause genetic defects <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

Distillates (coal tar)… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Distillates (coal tar)…?

The CAS number of Distillates (coal tar)… is 121620-46-0. Its EC number is 310-165-3.

What does a Distillates (coal tar)… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Distillates (coal tar)… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is Distillates (coal tar)… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Distillates (coal tar)… 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 Distillates (coal tar)… a carcinogen?

Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Distillates (coal tar)… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.

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