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Gas oils (petroleum), heavy atmospheric

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy atmospheric is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 68783-08-4 Danger

01 · Identification

What Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… is

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy atmospheric is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… identifiers and molecular data

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… CAS number and EC number

CAS number68783-08-4
EC number272-184-2
Index number (CLP Annex VI)649-032-00-2

Other names for Gas oils (petroleum), heavy…

  • Heavy Fuel oil
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C35 and boiling in the range of approximately 121 °C to 510 °C (250 °F to 950 °F).]

03 · GHS classification

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… hazard classification

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

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Gas oils (petroleum)… 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.

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Gas oils (petroleum)…
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 Gas oils (petroleum)…. 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 Gas oils (petroleum)…

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 Gas oils (petroleum)… 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

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Gas oils (petroleum)…. 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

Gas oils (petroleum), 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 Газьоли (нефт), тежки, от атмосферна дестилация Тежко горивно масло
Spanish español Gasóleos (petróleo), fracción pesada atmosférica fuelóleo pesado
Czech čeština plynové oleje (ropné), těžké atmosférické těžký topný olej
Danish dansk gasolier (råolie), tunge, atmosfæriske fuelolie(en sammensat, blanding af carbonhydrider opnået ved destillationen af råolie. Den består af carbonhydrider, overvejende C 7 en C 35 , med kogeinterval omtrent fra 121 o C til 510 o C.]
German Deutsch Gasöle (Erdöl), schwere offene Schweröl
Estonian eesti rasked gaasiõlid (nafta) atmosfäärirõhu-destillatsioonist raske kütteõli
Greek ελληνικά Κλάσματα gasoil (πετρελαίου), βαρέα ατμοσφαιρικής απόσταξης Βαρύ μαζούτ
English English Gas oils (petroleum), heavy atmospheric Heavy Fuel oil
French français Gazoles lourds de distillation atmosphérique (pétrole) fioul lourd
Croatian hrvatski plinska ulja (nafta), teško atmosfersko teško loživo ulje
Italian italiano gasoli (petrolio), pesanti, distillazione atmosferica olio combustibile denso
Latvian latviešu Gāzeļļas (naftas), atmosfēras spiedienā destilētas smagās Smagā degvieleļļa
Lithuanian lietuvių Gazolis (nafta), sunkusis atmosferos sunkusis mazutas
Hungarian magyar Gázolajok (ásványolaj), nehéz atmoszferikus Nehéz gázolaj[Nyersolaj desztillációjával nyert összetett szénhidrogénkeverék. Főként C 7 -C 35 szénatomszámú szénhidrogénekből áll, hozzávetőleges forráspont-tartománya: 121 o C-510 o C (250 o F-950 o F).
Maltese Malti Żjut tal-gass (żejt mhux maħdum), tqal atmosferiċi Żejt kombustibbli Tqil
Dutch Nederlands gasoliën (aardolie), zware atmosferische destillatiefractie stookolie
Polish polski Oleje gazowe ciężkie z kolumny atmosferycznej (ropa naftowa) Olej opałowy ciężki
Portuguese português gasóleos (petróleo), atmosféricos pesados fuelóleo pesado
Romanian română Motorină grea, de distilare atmosferică (petrol) Păcură grea
Slovak slovenčina plynové oleje (ropné), ťažké, z atmosférickej destilácie ťažký vykurovací olej[Komplexná zmes uhľovodíkov získavaná destiláciou ropy. Pozostáva z uhľovodíkov s počtom atómov uhlíka prevažne v rozmedzí od C 7 do C 35 . Má teplotu varu v rozmedzí približne od 121 o C do 510 o C (od 250 o F do 950 o F).
Slovenian slovenščina plinska olja (nafta), težka, atmosferska težko kurilno olje
Finnish suomi Kaasuöljyt (maaöljy), raskas atmosfäärinen Raskas polttoöljy
Swedish svenska Gasoljor (petroleum), tunga atmosfäriska Tung eldningsolja

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

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Gas oils (petroleum)…, 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

Gas oils (petroleum), 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

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Gas oils (petroleum), heavy…?

The CAS number of Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… is 68783-08-4. Its EC number is 272-184-2.

What does a Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Gas oils (petroleum), 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 Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… a carcinogen?

Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Gas oils (petroleum), heavy… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.

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