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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp tar, silicic acid-treated

Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp tar, silicic acid-treated is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 97926-78-8 Danger

01 · Identification

What Paraffin waxes (coal)… is

Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp tar, silicic acid-treated is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Paraffin waxes (coal)… identifiers and molecular data

Paraffin waxes (coal)… CAS number and EC number

CAS number97926-78-8
EC number308-298-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)648-067-00-0

Other names for Paraffin waxes (coal)…

  • Coal Tar Extract
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the treatment of lignite carbonization tar with silicic acid for removal of trace constituents and impurities. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C12.]

03 · GHS classification

Paraffin waxes (coal)… hazard classification

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

Paraffin waxes (coal)… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Paraffin waxes (coal)… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Paraffin waxes (coal)… 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.

Paraffin waxes (coal)… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Paraffin waxes (coal)…
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 Paraffin waxes (coal)…. 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 Paraffin waxes (coal)…

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 Paraffin waxes… 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

Paraffin waxes (coal)… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Paraffin waxes (coal)…. 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

Paraffin waxes (coal)… 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 Парафинови восъци (каменни въглища), високотемпературни катрани от кафяви въглища, обработени със със силициева киселина Екстракт от каменовъглен катран
Spanish español Ceras de parafina (carbón), alquitrán de lignito a elevada temperatura, tratado con ácido silícico extracto de alquitrán de carbón
Czech čeština parafiny (hnědouhelné), vysokoteplotní hnědouhelný dehet upravený silicidy extrakt hnědouhelného dehtu
Danish dansk paraffinvokser (kul), brunkulhøjtemperaturstjære, kiselsyrebehandlet syre- og basefri kultjære
German Deutsch Paraffinwachse (Kohle), Braunkohlen-Hochtemperatur-Teer, mit Kieselsäure behandelt Steinkohlenteer-Extrakt
Estonian eesti parafiinvahad (kivisüsi), pruunsöe kõrgtemperatuurne tõrv, ränihappega töödeldud kivisöetõrva ekstrakt
Greek ελληνικά Κηροί παραφίνης (γαιάνθρακα), πίσσας λιγνίτη υψηλής θερμοκρασίας, κατεργασμένοι με πυριτικό οξύ Εκχύλισμα λιθανθρακόπισσας
English English Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp tar, silicic acid-treated Coal Tar Extract
French français Cires de paraffine (charbon), goudron de lignite à haute température, traitement à l'acide silicique extrait de goudron de houille
Croatian hrvatski parafinski voskovi (ugljen), visokotemp. katran smeđeg ugljena, obrađen silicijskom kiselinom ekstrakt ugljenog katrana
Italian italiano cere paraffiniche (carbone), catrame di carbone bruno ad alta temperatura, trattate con acido silicico catrame di carbone fossile lavato
Latvian latviešu Parafīna vaski (ogļu), brūnogļu augsttemperatūras darvas, apstrādāti ar silīcijskābi Ogļu darvas ekstrakts
Lithuanian lietuvių Pikis (akmens anglis), rusvųjų anglių aukštatemperatūrinė derva, gryninta silicio rūgštimi akmens anglių ekstraktas
Hungarian magyar Paraffinviaszok (kőszén) barnaszén magas hőfokú kátrány, kovasavval kezeltKőszénkátrány extraktum
Maltese Malti Xama' tal-paraffina (faħam), qatran tal-faħam kannella ta' temp. għolja, ittrattata bl-aċidu siliċiku Estratt tal-Qatran tal-Faħam
Dutch Nederlands paraffinewassen (kool), bruinkool-hogetemperatuurteer, behandeld met kiezelzuur steenkoolteerextract
Polish polski Woski parafinowe (węgiel), wysokotemperaturowa smoła z węgla brunatnego traktowana kwasem krzemowym Ekstrakt smoły węglowej
Portuguese português ceras parafínicas (carvão), alcatrão de lenhite de alta temperatura, tratadas com ácido silícico extrato de alcatrão de carvão
Romanian română Ceruri parafinice (din cărbune), gudron de lignit de temperatură înaltă, tratat cu acid silicic Extracție de gudron de cărbune
Slovak slovenčina parafínové vosky (uhoľné), z hnedouhoľného vysokoteplotného dechtu, upravované kyselinou kremičitou (silikagélom) extrakt z uhoľného dechtu
Slovenian slovenščina parafinski voski (premog), visokotemp. katran rjavega premoga, obdelan s silicijevo kislino ekstrakt premogovega katrana
Finnish suomi Parafiinivahat (kivihiili), ruskohiilen korkealämpötilainen terva, piihapolla käsitelty Kivihiilitervauute
Swedish svenska Paraffinvaxer (kol), brunkolshögtemperaturtjära, kiselsyrabehandlade Stenkolstjäraextrakt

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

Paraffin waxes (coal)… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Paraffin waxes (coal)…, 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

Paraffin waxes (coal)…

  • 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

Paraffin waxes (coal)… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Paraffin waxes (coal)…?

The CAS number of Paraffin waxes (coal)… is 97926-78-8. Its EC number is 308-298-7.

What does a Paraffin waxes (coal)… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Paraffin waxes (coal)… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is Paraffin waxes (coal)… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Paraffin waxes (coal)… 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 Paraffin waxes (coal)… a carcinogen?

Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Paraffin waxes (coal)… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.

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