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Residues (petroleum), heavy coker and light vacuum

Residues (petroleum), heavy coker and light vacuum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 68512-61-8 Danger

01 · Identification

What Residues (petroleum), heavy… is

Residues (petroleum), heavy coker and light vacuum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Residues (petroleum), heavy… identifiers and molecular data

Residues (petroleum), heavy… CAS number and EC number

CAS number68512-61-8
EC number270-983-0
Index number (CLP Annex VI)649-027-00-5

Other names for Residues (petroleum), heavy…

  • Heavy Fuel oil
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of heavy coker gas oil and light vacuum gas oil. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C13 and boiling above approximately 230 °C (446 °F).]

03 · GHS classification

Residues (petroleum), heavy… hazard classification

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

Residues (petroleum), heavy… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Residues (petroleum), heavy… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Residues (petroleum)… 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.

Residues (petroleum), heavy… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Residues (petroleum)…
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 Residues (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 Residues (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 Residues (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

Residues (petroleum), heavy… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Residues (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.

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

Residues (petroleum), heavy… 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 Остатъци (нефт), тежък газьол от коксуване и лек вакуумен газьол Тежко горивно масло
Spanish español Residuos (petróleo), fracciones pesadas de coquizador y fracciones ligeras obtenidas a vacío fuelóleo pesado
Czech čeština zbytky (ropné), těžké z koksování a lehké vakuové těžký topný olej
Danish dansk rester (råolie), tunge coker- og lette vakuum- fuelolie
German Deutsch Rückstände (Erdöl), schwere Kokerei und leichte Vakuum Schweröl
Estonian eesti jäägid (nafta), koksiseadme raske gaasiõli ja kerge vaakumgaasiõli raske kütteõli
Greek ελληνικά Υπολείμματα (πετρελαίου), βαρέα μονάδας οπτανθρακοποίησης και ελαφρά κενού Βαρύ μαζούτ
English English Residues (petroleum), heavy coker and light vacuum Heavy Fuel oil
French français Résidus lourds de cokéfaction et résidus légers sous vide (pétrole) fioul lourd[combinaison complexe d'hydrocarbures constituant la fraction résiduelle de la distillation de gazole lourd de cokefaction et de de gazole léger sous vide. Se compose principalement d'hydrocarbures insaturés comportant majoritairement plus de 13 atomes de carbone (C 13 ) et dont le point d'ébullition est supérieur à 230 o C (446 o F) environ.
Croatian hrvatski ostaci (nafta), teški koksni i laki vakuumski teško loživo ulje
Italian italiano residui (petrolio), tagli pesanti di coking e frazioni leggere sotto vuoto olio combustibile denso
Latvian latviešu Atlikumi (naftas), smagie koksēšanas un vieglie vakuuma Smagā degvieleļļa
Lithuanian lietuvių Liekamoji alyva (nafta), sunkioji koksavimo ir lengvoji vakuuminė sunkusis mazutas
Hungarian magyar Maradékok (ásványolaj), nehéz koksz és könnyű vákuum Nehéz gázolaj
Maltese Malti Residwi (żejt mhux maħdum), coker tqil u vakwu ħafif Żejt kombustibbli Tqil[Taħlita kumplessa ta' idrokarburi prodotti bħala l-frazzjoni residwa mid-distillazzjoni taż-żejt tal-gass tal-coker tqil u ż-żejt tal-gass ħafif f’vakwu. Tikkonsisti l-aktar f'idrokarburi li għandhom numri tal-karbonju fil-parti l-kbira ikbar minn C 13 u b'punt ta' togħlija ta' iktar minn bejn wieħed u ieħor 230 o C (446 o F).
Dutch Nederlands residuen (aardolie), zware verkookser- en lichte vacuüm- stookolie[een complexe verzameling koolwaterstoffen, gevormd als de residufractie uit de destillatie van zware verkookser-gasolie en lichte vacuümgasolie. Bestaat voornamelijk uit koolwaterstoffen, overwegend groter dan C 13 , kokend boven ongeveer 230 o C (446 o F).
Polish polski Pozostałości po destylacji ciężkiego oleju gazowego z koksowania i lekkich frakcji próżniowych z DRW Olej opałowy ciężki
Portuguese português resíduos (petróleo), pesados de coqueificação e leves de vácuo fuelóleo pesado
Romanian română Reziduuri grele de cocsare și reziduuri ușoare sub vid (petrol) Păcură grea
Slovak slovenčina zvyšky (ropné), ťažké koksovania a ľahké vákuové ťažký vykurovací olej[Komplexná zmes uhľovodíkov získavaná v podobe zvyškovej frakcie z destilácie ťažkého koksárenského plynového oleja a ľahkého vákuového plynového oleja. Pozostáva predovšetkým z uhľovodíkov s počtom atómov uhlíka prevažne väčším ako C 13 . Má teplotu varu približne nad 230 o C (446 o F).
Slovenian slovenščina ostanki (nafta), težki koksni in lahki vakuumski težko kurilno olje
Finnish suomi Jäännökset (maaöljy), raskas koksausyksikkö ja kevyt tyhjö Raskas polttoöljy
Swedish svenska Återstoder (petroleum), tunga coker- och lätta vakuum- 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

Residues (petroleum), heavy… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Residues (petroleum)…, 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

Residues (petroleum), heavy…

  • 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

Residues (petroleum), heavy… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Residues (petroleum), heavy…?

The CAS number of Residues (petroleum), heavy… is 68512-61-8. Its EC number is 270-983-0.

What does a Residues (petroleum), heavy… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Residues (petroleum), heavy… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is Residues (petroleum), heavy… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Residues (petroleum), heavy… 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 Residues (petroleum), heavy… a carcinogen?

Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Residues (petroleum), heavy… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.

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