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Residues (petroleum), light vacuum

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

CAS 68512-62-9 Danger

01 · Identification

What Residues (petroleum), light… is

Residues (petroleum), 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), light… identifiers and molecular data

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

CAS number68512-62-9
EC number270-984-6
Index number (CLP Annex VI)649-028-00-0

Other names for Residues (petroleum), light…

  • Heavy Fuel oil
  • [A complex residuum from the vacuum distillation of the residuum from the atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C13 and boiling above approximately 230 °C (446 °F).]

03 · GHS classification

Residues (petroleum), light… hazard classification

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

Residues (petroleum), light… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Residues (petroleum), light… 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), light… 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), light… 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), light… 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), леки вакуумни Тежко горивно масло
Spanish español Residuos (petróleo), fracciones ligeras obtenidas a vacío fuelóleo pesado
Czech čeština zbytky (ropné), lehké vakuové těžký topný olej
Danish dansk rester (råolie), lette vakuum- fuelolie
German Deutsch Rückstände (Erdöl), leichte Vakuum Schweröl
Estonian eesti jäägid (nafta), kerged vaakumdestilleeritud raske kütteõli
Greek ελληνικά Υπολείμματα (πετρελαίου), ελαφρά κενού Βαρύ μαζούτ
English English Residues(petroleum), light vacuum Heavy Fuel oil
French français Résidus légers sous vide (pétrole) fioul lourd[Résidu complexe de la distillation sous vide du résidu de distillation atmosphérique du pétrole brut. Se compose d'hydrocarbures 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 (naftni), laki vakuum teško loživo ulje
Italian italiano residui (petrolio), frazione leggera sotto vuoto olio combustibile denso
Latvian latviešu Atlikumi (naftas), vieglie vakuuma Smagā degvieleļļa[Atlikuma komplekss, kas iegūts, vakuumā destilējot atmosfēras spiedienā destilētas jēlnaftas atlikumu. Sastāv no ogļūdeņražiem ar oglekļa atomu skaitu galvenokārt lielāku nekā C 13 , aptuvenā viršanas temperatūra virs 230 o C (446 o F).
Lithuanian lietuvių Likučiai (nafta), lengvieji vakuuminiai sunkusis mazutas
Hungarian magyar Maradékok (ásványolaj), könnyű vákuum Nehéz gázolaj[Nyersolaj atmoszferikus desztillációs maradékának vákuumdesztillációja útján képzett összetett maradék. Főként C 13 -nál nagyobb szénatomszámú szénhidrogénekből áll, hozzávetőleges forráspont-tartománya 230 o C (446 o F) fölött van.
Maltese Malti Residwi(żejt mhux maħdum), vakwu ħafif Żejt kombustibbli Tqil
Dutch Nederlands residuen (aardolie), lichte vacuüm- stookolie
Polish polski Pozostałości (ropa naftowa), lekki olej próżniowy Olej opałowy ciężki
Portuguese português resíduos (petróleo), leves de vácuo fuelóleo pesado
Romanian română Reziduuri ușoare de la distilarea sub vid (petrol) Păcură grea
Slovak slovenčina zvyšky (ropné), ľahké vákuové ťažký vykurovací olej
Slovenian slovenščina ostanki (nafta), lahki vakuumski težko kurilno olje
Finnish suomi Jäännökset (maaöljy), kevyt tyhjö Raskas polttoöljy
Swedish svenska Återstoder (petroleum), 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), light… 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), light…

  • 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), light… — frequently asked questions

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

The CAS number of Residues (petroleum), light… is 68512-62-9. Its EC number is 270-984-6.

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

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

Is Residues (petroleum), light… flammable?

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

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

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