Substance profile
Nickel dioxide
Nickel dioxide is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Nickel dioxide is
Nickel dioxide is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Nickel dioxide identifiers and molecular data
Nickel dioxide CAS number and EC number
03 · GHS classification
Nickel dioxide hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Nickel dioxide pictograms and signal word
Nickel dioxide hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 1 | H372 | GHS08 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 4 | H413 | — |
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.
Nickel dioxide hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H350i | May cause cancer by inhalation. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
| H413 | May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Nickel dioxide. 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 Nickel dioxide
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 Nickel dioxide 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
Nickel dioxide precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Nickel dioxide. 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.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
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
Nickel dioxide 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 | никелов диоксид |
| Spanish español | Dióxido de níquel |
| Czech čeština | oxid nikličitý |
| Danish dansk | nikkeldioxid |
| German Deutsch | Nickeldioxid Nickel(IV)-oxid |
| Estonian eesti | nikkeldioksiid |
| Greek ελληνικά | διοξείδιο του νικελίου |
| English English | nickel dioxide |
| French français | dioxyde de nickel |
| Croatian hrvatski | niklov dioksid |
| Italian italiano | biossido di nichel |
| Latvian latviešu | niķeļa dioksīds |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | nikelio dioksidas |
| Hungarian magyar | nikkel-dioxid |
| Maltese Malti | diossidu tan-nikil |
| Dutch Nederlands | nikkeldioxide |
| Polish polski | ditlenek niklu tlenek niklu(IV) |
| Portuguese português | dióxido de níquel |
| Romanian română | dioxid de nichel |
| Slovak slovenčina | oxid nikeličitý |
| Slovenian slovenščina | nikljev dioksid |
| Finnish suomi | nikkelidioksidi |
| Swedish svenska | nickeldioxid |
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
Nickel dioxide GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Nickel dioxide, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Nickel dioxide
- May cause cancer by inhalation.
- Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Nickel dioxide — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Nickel dioxide?
The CAS number of Nickel dioxide is 12035-36-8. Its EC number is 234-823-3.
What does a Nickel dioxide label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Nickel dioxide carries the pictograms Health hazard and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is Nickel dioxide flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Nickel dioxide 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 Nickel dioxide a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Nickel dioxide as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350i: may cause cancer by inhalation.
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