Substance profile
Residual oils (petroleum)
Residual oils (petroleum) is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Residual oils (petroleum) is
Residual oils (petroleum) is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Residual oils (petroleum) identifiers and molecular data
Residual oils (petroleum) CAS number and EC number
Other names for Residual oils (petroleum)
- Heavy Fuel oil
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds and metal-containing organic compounds obtained as the residue from refinery fractionation cracking processes. It produces a finished oil with a viscosity above 2cSt. at 100 °C.]
03 · GHS classification
Residual oils (petroleum) hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Residual oils (petroleum) pictograms and signal word
Residual oils (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.
Residual oils (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 Residual oils (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 Residual oils (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 Residual oils (petrole… 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
Residual oils (petroleum) precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Residual oils (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
Residual oils (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 | Остатъчни масла (нефт) Тежко горивно масло |
| Spanish español | Aceites residuales (petróleo) fuelóleo pesado |
| Czech čeština | zbytkové oleje (ropné) těžký topný olej |
| Danish dansk | restolier (råolie) fuelolie |
| German Deutsch | Rückstandsöle (Erdöl) Schweröl |
| Estonian eesti | jääkõlid (nafta) raske kütteõli |
| Greek ελληνικά | Υπολειμματικά έλαια (πετρελαίου) Βαρύ μαζούτ |
| English English | Residual oils (petroleum) Heavy Fuel oil |
| French français | Huiles résiduelles (pétrole) fioul lourd |
| Croatian hrvatski | ostatna ulja (nafta) teško loživo ulje |
| Italian italiano | olii residui (petrolio) olio combustibile denso |
| Latvian latviešu | Atlikuma eļļas (naftas) Smagā degvieleļļa |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Liekaninės alyvos (nafta) sunkusis mazutas |
| Hungarian magyar | Maradék olajok (ásványolaj) Nehéz gázolaj |
| Maltese Malti | Żjut residwi (żejt mhux maħdum) Żejt kombustibbli Tqil |
| Dutch Nederlands | residuoliën (aardolie) stookolie |
| Polish polski | Oleje pozostałościowe (ropa naftowa) Olej opałowy ciężki |
| Portuguese português | óleos residuais (petróleo) fuelóleo pesado |
| Romanian română | Uleiuri reziduale (petrol) Păcură grea |
| Slovak slovenčina | zvyškové oleje (ropné) ťažký vykurovací olej |
| Slovenian slovenščina | ostanki olj (nafta) težko kurilno olje |
| Finnish suomi | Jäännösöljyt (maaöljy) Raskas polttoöljy |
| Swedish svenska | Återstodsoljor (petroleum) Tung eldningsolja |
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
Residual oils (petroleum) GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Residual oils (petroleum), laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Residual oils (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
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07 · Questions
Residual oils (petroleum) — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Residual oils (petroleum)?
The CAS number of Residual oils (petroleum) is 93821-66-0. Its EC number is 298-754-0.
What does a Residual oils (petroleum) label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Residual oils (petroleum) carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Residual oils (petroleum) flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Residual oils (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 Residual oils (petroleum) a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Residual oils (petroleum) as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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