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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), heavy oils, pyrene fraction

Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils, pyrene fraction is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 91995-42-5 Danger

01 · Identification

What Distillates (coal tar), heavy… is

Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils, pyrene fraction 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

CAS number91995-42-5
EC number295-304-5
Index number (CLP Annex VI)648-050-00-8

Other names for Distillates (coal tar), heavy…

  • Heavy Anthracene Oil Redistillate
  • [The redistillate obtained from the fractional distillation of pitch distillate boiling in the range of approximately 350 °C to 400 °C (662 °F to 752 °F). Consists predominantly of tri- and polynuclear aromatics and heterocyclic hydrocarbons.]

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

Signal wordDanger

Distillates (coal tar), heavy… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Distillates (coal tar)… falls into
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)

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>.

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.

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, пиренова фракция Редестилат на тежко антраценово масло
Spanish español Destilados (alquitrán de hulla), aceites pesados, fracción pirénica redestilado de aceite de antraceno, fracción pesada
Czech čeština destiláty (dehtárenské), těžké oleje, pyrenová frakce redestilát těžkého anthracenového oleje
Danish dansk destillater (stenkulstjære), tunge olier, pyrenfraktion redestilleret tung antracenolie
German Deutsch Destillate (Kohlenteer), schwere Öle, Pyren-Fraktion schweres Anthracenöl-Redestillat
Estonian eesti destillaadid (kivisöetõrv), rasked õlid, püreeni fraktsioon raske antratseenõli korduvdestillaat
Greek ελληνικά Αποστάγματα (λιθανθρακόπισσας), βαρέων ελαίων, κλάσμα πυρενίου Επαναπόσταγμα βαρέων ελαίων ανθρακενίου
English English Distillates (coal tar), heavy oils, pyrene fraction Heavy Anthracene Oil Redistillate
French français Distillats (goudron de houille), huiles légères, fraction pyrène redistillat d'huile anthracénique lourde
Croatian hrvatski destilati (ugljeni katran), teška ulja, pirenska frakcija redestilat teškog antracenskog ulja
Italian italiano distillati (catrame di carbone), olii pesanti, frazione pirene ridistillati di olio di antracene II
Latvian latviešu Destilāti (ogļu darvas), smago eļļu, pirēna frakcijas Smagās antracēna eļļas redestilāts
Lithuanian lietuvių Distiliatai (akmens anglių derva), tamsiosios alyvos, pireno frakcija sunkiosios antraceno alyvos redistiliatas
Hungarian magyar Párlatok (kőszénkátrány), nehézolajok, pirén frakció Nehéz antracén olaj redesztillátumA szurok desztillátum frakcionált desztillációs termékének újradesztillált terméke. Forráspont-tartomány: 350 o C-400 o C (662 o F-752 o F). Főleg trinukleáris és polinukleáris aromás és heterociklusos szénhidrogénekből áll.]
Maltese Malti Distillati (qatran tal-faħam), żjut tqal, frazzjoni tal-piren Ridistillat Qawwi taż-Żejt tal-Antraċen
Dutch Nederlands destillaten (koolteer), zware oliën, pyreenfractie zware antraceenolie, herdestillaat
Polish polski Destylaty (smoła węglowa), oleje ciężkie, frakcja pirenowa Redestylat ciężkiego oleju antracenowego
Portuguese português destilados (alcatrão de carvão), óleos pesados, fração do pireno redestilado de óleo de antraceno pesado
Romanian română Distilate (gudron de cărbune), uleiuri grele, fracție pirenică Distilat de ulei antracenic greu
Slovak slovenčina destiláty (uhoľno-dechtové), z ťažkých olejov, pyrénová frakcia redestilát ťažkého antracénového oleja
Slovenian slovenščina destilati (premogov katran), težka olja, pirenska frakcija redestilat težkega antracenskega olja
Finnish suomi Tisleet (kivihiiliterva), raskasöljyt, pyreenifraktio Raskas antraseeniöljytisle
Swedish svenska Destillat (stenkolstjära), tunga oljor, pyrenfraktion Omdestillerad 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.

GHS08 Health hazard pictogram

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 91995-42-5. Its EC number is 295-304-5.

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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