Substance profile
Lubricating greases
Lubricating greases is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Lubricating greases is
Lubricating greases is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Lubricating greases identifiers and molecular data
Lubricating greases CAS number and EC number
Other names for Lubricating greases
- Grease
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C12 through C50. May contain organic salts of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and/or aluminium compounds.]
03 · GHS classification
Lubricating greases hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Lubricating greases pictograms and signal word
Lubricating greases 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.
Lubricating greases 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 Lubricating greases. 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 Lubricating greases
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 Lubricating greases 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
Lubricating greases precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Lubricating greases. 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
Lubricating greases 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 | Смазочни греси Грес[Сложна комбинация от въглеводороди с брой на въглеродните атоми преобладаващо в интервала от C 12 до C 50 .] Може да съдържа органични соли на алкални метали, алкалоземни метали и/или алуминиеви съединения.] |
| Spanish español | Grasas lubricantes grasa |
| Czech čeština | mazací tuky plastické mazivo |
| Danish dansk | smørefedtstoffer fedt |
| German Deutsch | Schmierfette Fett |
| Estonian eesti | konsistentsed määrded määrdeaine |
| Greek ελληνικά | Λιπαντικά γράσα Γράσο |
| English English | Lubricating greases Grease |
| French français | Graisses lubrifiantes Graisse |
| Croatian hrvatski | masti za podmazivanje masti |
| Italian italiano | grassi lubrificanti grasso lubrificante |
| Latvian latviešu | Smērvielas Smērviela |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Lubrikuoti taukai Taukai |
| Hungarian magyar | Kenőzsírok Zsír |
| Maltese Malti | Griżijiet lubrifikanti Griż |
| Dutch Nederlands | smeervetten mineraal vet |
| Polish polski | Środki smarowe Smary |
| Portuguese português | massas lubrificantes massa lubrificante |
| Romanian română | Unsori lubrifiante Unsori |
| Slovak slovenčina | mazacie tuky mazivá |
| Slovenian slovenščina | mazalne maščobe maščobe |
| Finnish suomi | Voitelurasvat Rasva |
| Swedish svenska | Smörjfetter |
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
Lubricating greases GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Lubricating greases, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Lubricating greases
- 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
Lubricating greases — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Lubricating greases?
The CAS number of Lubricating greases is 74869-21-9. Its EC number is 278-011-7.
What does a Lubricating greases label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Lubricating greases carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Lubricating greases flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Lubricating greases 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 Lubricating greases a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Lubricating greases as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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