Substance profile
Naphtha
Naphtha is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Naphtha is
Naphtha is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Naphtha identifiers and molecular data
Naphtha CAS number and EC number
Other names for Naphtha
- Low boiling point naphtha
- [Refined, partly refined, or unrefined petroleum products produced by the distillation of natural gas. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C5 through C6 and boiling in the range of approximately 100°C to 200°C (212°F to 392°F).]
03 · GHS classification
Naphtha hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Naphtha pictograms and signal word
Naphtha hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germ cell mutagenicity GHS chapter 3.5 | Category 1A or 1B | H340 | GHS08 |
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 1A or 1B | H350 | GHS08 |
| Aspiration hazard GHS chapter 3.10 | Category 1 | H304 | 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.
Naphtha 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>. |
| H340 | May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H304 | May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Naphtha. 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 Naphtha
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 Naphtha 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
Naphtha precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Naphtha. 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
Naphtha 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 | Нафта с ниска температура на кипене |
| Spanish español | Nafta nafta de bajo punto de ebullición |
| Czech čeština | benzínová frakce nízkovroucí benzínová frakce |
| Danish dansk | naphtha lavtkogende nafta |
| German Deutsch | Naphtha Naphtha, niedrigsiedend |
| Estonian eesti | toorbensiin kergkeev toorbensiin |
| Greek ελληνικά | Νάφθα Νάφθα χαμηλού σημείου ζέσεως |
| English English | Naphtha Low boiling point naphtha |
| French français | Naphtha naphta à bas point d'ébullition |
| Croatian hrvatski | teški benzin niskovrijući teški benzin |
| Italian italiano | nafta nafta con basso punto di ebollizione |
| Latvian latviešu | Jēlbenzīns Jēlbenzīns ar zemu viršanas punktu |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Pirminis benzinas Žematemperatūris pirminis benzinas |
| Hungarian magyar | Benzin Alacsony forráspontú benzin |
| Maltese Malti | Nafta Nafta b’punt tat-togħlija baxx |
| Dutch Nederlands | nafta nafta met laag kookpunt |
| Polish polski | Eter naftowy Niskowrząca frakcja benzynowa |
| Portuguese português | nafta nafta de baixo ponto de ebulição |
| Romanian română | Benzină nafta Benzină nafta cu temperaturi de fierbere scăzute |
| Slovak slovenčina | ťažký benzín benzín s nízkou teplotou varu |
| Slovenian slovenščina | nafta nafta z nizkim vreliščem |
| Finnish suomi | Teollisuusbensiini Matalalla kiehuva teollisuusbensiini |
| Swedish svenska | Nafta Lågkokande nafta |
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
Naphtha GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Naphtha, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Naphtha
- May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
- 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
Naphtha — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Naphtha?
The CAS number of Naphtha is 8030-30-6. Its EC number is 232-443-2.
What does a Naphtha label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Naphtha carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Naphtha flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Naphtha 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 Naphtha a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Naphtha as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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