Substance profile
Distillates (coal tar), upper
Distillates (coal tar), upper is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Distillates (coal tar), upper is
Distillates (coal tar), upper is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Distillates (coal tar), upper identifiers and molecular data
Distillates (coal tar), upper CAS number and EC number
Other names for Distillates (coal tar), upper
- Heavy Anthracene Oil
- [The distillate from coal tar having an approximate distillation range of 220 °C to 450 °C (428 °F to 842 °F). Composed primarily of three to four membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons and other hydrocarbons.]
03 · GHS classification
Distillates (coal tar), upper hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Distillates (coal tar), upper pictograms and signal word
Distillates (coal tar), upper 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), upper 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), upper 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), upper 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), горна фракция Тежко антраценово масло |
| Spanish español | Destilados (alquitrán de hulla), superiores aceite de antraceno, fracción pesada[destilado de alquitrán de hulla con un intervalo de destilación aproximado de 220 o C a 450 o C (de 428 o F a 842 o F))compuesto principalmente de hidrocarburos aromáticos con anillos condensados de tres a cuatro miembros y otros hidrocarburos.] |
| Czech čeština | destiláty (dehtárenské), horní těžký anthracenový olej (anthracenový olej II.) |
| Danish dansk | destillater (stenkulstjære), øvre tung antracenolie |
| German Deutsch | Destillate (Kohlenteer), obere schweres Anthracenöl (Anthracenöl II) |
| Estonian eesti | destillaadid (kivisöetõrv), kõrgemal keevad raske antratseenõli |
| Greek ελληνικά | Αποστάγματα (λιθανθρακόπισσας), ανώτερα Βαρύ έλαιο ανθρακενίου |
| English English | Distillates (coal tar), upper Heavy Anthracene Oil |
| French français | Distillats (goudron de houille), supérieurs huile anthracénique lourde |
| Croatian hrvatski | destilati (katran kamenog ugljena), gornji teško antracensko ulje |
| Italian italiano | distillati (catrame di carbone), tagli di testa olio di antracene II |
| Latvian latviešu | Destilāti (ogļu darvas), augšējie Smagā antracēna eļļa |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Distiliatai (akmens anglių deguto), viršutiniai sunkioji antraceno alyva |
| Hungarian magyar | Párlatok (kőszénkátrány), felső, Nehéz antracén olaj |
| Maltese Malti | Distillati (qatran tal-faħam), superjuri Żejt tal-Antraċen Tqil |
| Dutch Nederlands | destillaten (koolteer), bovenste zware antraceenolie |
| Polish polski | Destylaty wyższe (smoła węglowa) Ciężki olej antracenowy |
| Portuguese português | destilados (alcatrão de carvão), de topo óleo de antraceno pesado |
| Romanian română | Distilate (gudron de huilă), superioare Ulei antracenic greu[Distilat obținut din gudronul de cărbune cu temperaturi de distilare cuprinse între aproximativ 220 o C și 450 o C (428 o F și 842 o F). Se compune în principal din hidrocarburi aromatice cu nuclee condensate cu trei sau patru cicluri și din alte hidrocarburi.) |
| Slovak slovenčina | destiláty (uhoľno-dechtové), vrchné ťažký antracénový olej (antracénový olej II) |
| Slovenian slovenščina | destilati (premogov katran), višji težko antracensko olje |
| Finnish suomi | Tisle (kivihiiliterva), raskaat Raskas antraseeniöljy |
| Swedish svenska | Destillat (stenkolstjära), övre 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), upper 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), upper
- 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), upper — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Distillates (coal tar), upper?
The CAS number of Distillates (coal tar), upper is 65996-91-0. Its EC number is 266-026-1.
What does a Distillates (coal tar), upper label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Distillates (coal tar), upper carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Distillates (coal tar), upper flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Distillates (coal tar), upper 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), upper a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Distillates (coal tar), upper as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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