Substance profile
Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils
Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Distillates (coal tar), heavy… is
Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… identifiers and molecular data
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… CAS number and EC number
Other names for Distillates (coal tar), heavy…
- Heavy Anthracene Oil
- [Distillate from the fractional distillation of coal tar of bituminous coal, with boiling range of 240 °C to 400 °C (464 °F to 752 °F). Composed primarily of tri- and polynuclear hydrocarbons and heterocyclic compounds.]
03 · GHS classification
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… pictograms and signal word
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… 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.
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… 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 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), heavy… 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.
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
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… 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), тежки масла Тежко антраценово масло |
| Spanish español | Destilados (alquitrán de hulla), aceites pesados aceite de antraceno, fracción pesada |
| Czech čeština | destiláty (dehtárenské), těžké oleje těžký anthracenový olej (anthracenový olej II.) |
| Danish dansk | destillater (stenkulstjære), tunge olier tung antracenolie |
| German Deutsch | Destillate (Kohlenteer), schwere Öle schweres Anthracenöl (Anthracenöl II) |
| Estonian eesti | destillaadid (kivisöetõrv), rasked õlid raske antratseenõli |
| Greek ελληνικά | Αποστάγματα (λιθανθρακόπισσας), βαρέα έλαια Βαρύ έλαιο ανθρακενίου |
| English English | Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils Heavy Anthracene Oil |
| French français | Distillats (goudron de houille), huiles lourdes huile anthracénique lourde |
| Croatian hrvatski | destilati (ugljeni katran), teška ulja teško antracensko ulje |
| Italian italiano | distillati (catrame di carbone), olii pesanti olio di antracene II |
| Latvian latviešu | Destilāti (ogļu darvas), smago eļļu Smagā antracēna eļļa |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Distiliatai (akmens anglių deguto), sunkiosios alyvos sunkioji antraceno alyva |
| Hungarian magyar | Párlatok (kőszénkátrány) Nehéz antracén olajok |
| Maltese Malti | Distillati (qatran tal-faħam), żjut tqal Żejt tal-Antraċen Tqil |
| Dutch Nederlands | destillaten (koolteer), zware oliën zware antraceenolie |
| Polish polski | Destylaty (smoła węglowa), oleje ciężkie Ciężki olej antracenowy |
| Portuguese português | destilados (alcatrão de carvão), óleos pesados óleo de antraceno pesado |
| Romanian română | Distilate (gudron de cărbune), uleiuri grele Ulei antracenic greu |
| Slovak slovenčina | destiláty (uhoľno-dechtové), ťažké oleje ťažký antracénový olej |
| Slovenian slovenščina | destilati (premogov katran), težka olja težko antracensko olje |
| Finnish suomi | Tisle (kivihiiliterva), raskasöljyt Raskas antraseeniöljy |
| Swedish svenska | Destillat (stenkolstjära), tunga oljor Tung antracenolja |
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), heavy… 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.
Danger
Distillates (coal tar), heavy…
- 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
Distillates (coal tar), heavy… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Distillates (coal tar), heavy…?
The CAS number of Distillates (coal tar), heavy… is 90640-86-1. Its EC number is 292-607-4.
What does a Distillates (coal tar), heavy… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Distillates (coal tar), heavy… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Distillates (coal tar), heavy… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Distillates (coal tar), heavy… 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), heavy… a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Distillates (coal tar), heavy… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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