Substance profile
Petroleum
Petroleum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Petroleum is
Petroleum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Petroleum identifiers and molecular data
Petroleum CAS number and EC number
Other names for Petroleum
- Crude oil
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons, It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. This category encompasses light, medium, and heavy petroleums, as well as the oils extended from tar sands. Hydrocarbonaceous materials requiring major chemical changes for their recovery or conversion to petroleum refinery feedstocks such as crude shale oils
- upgraded shale oils and liquid coal fuels are not included in this definition.]
03 · GHS classification
Petroleum hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Petroleum pictograms and signal word
Petroleum 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.
Petroleum 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 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 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 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
Petroleum precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to 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.
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
Petroleum 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 | Нефт Суров нефт |
| Spanish español | Petróleo petróleo crudo |
| Czech čeština | ropné suroviny ropa |
| Danish dansk | råolie |
| German Deutsch | Erdöl Rohöl |
| Estonian eesti | nafta toorõli |
| Greek ελληνικά | Πετρέλαιο Αργό πετρέλαιο |
| English English | Petroleum Crude oil |
| French français | Pétrole pétrole brut |
| Croatian hrvatski | nafta sirova nafta |
| Italian italiano | petrolio petrolio grezzo |
| Latvian latviešu | Nafta Jēlnafta |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Nafta žaliavinė nafta |
| Hungarian magyar | Ásványolaj Nehéz gázolaj |
| Maltese Malti | Petroljum Żejt mhux maħdum[Taħlita kumplessa ta' idrokarburi. Kostitwita fil-biċċa l-kbira minn idrokarburi alifatiċi, aliċikliċi u aromatiċi. Jista' wkoll ikun fiha ammonti żgħar ta' komposti ta' nitroġenu, ossiġnu u kubrit. Din il-kategorija tiġbor fiha frazzjoniet ħfief, medji u tqal tal-petroljum, kif ukoll iż-żjut estratti mir-ramel tal-qatran. Materjali idrokarboniċi li għandhom bżonn tabdiliet kimiċi kbar għall-irkupru tagħhom jew il-konverżjoni għall-ħażniet tal-ikel tar-raffinerija tal-pitrolju bħall-żjut li jittieħdu minn shale tal-bitum mhux raffinatiżjut shale grezz jew miżjuda xi addittivi u kombustibbli likwidi derivati mill-faħam, mhumiex inklużi f’din id-definizzjoni. |
| Dutch Nederlands | aardolie ruwe aardolie |
| Polish polski | Ropa naftowa Olej skalny |
| Portuguese português | petróleo petróleo bruto |
| Romanian română | Petrol brut Țiței |
| Slovak slovenčina | ropa |
| Slovenian slovenščina | nafta surova nafta |
| Finnish suomi | Maaöljy |
| Swedish svenska | Petroleum Råolja |
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
Petroleum GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Petroleum, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Petroleum
- 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
Need this as an actual label? Open Petroleum in the GHS label constructor →
07 · Questions
Petroleum — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Petroleum?
The CAS number of Petroleum is 8002-05-9. Its EC number is 232-298-5.
What does a Petroleum label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Petroleum carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Petroleum flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Petroleum 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 Petroleum a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Petroleum as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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