Substance profile
Slack wax (petroleum), low-melting, silicic acid-treated
Slack wax (petroleum), low-melting, silicic acid-treated is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Slack wax (petroleum)… is
Slack wax (petroleum), low-melting, silicic acid-treated is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Slack wax (petroleum)… identifiers and molecular data
Slack wax (petroleum)… CAS number and EC number
Other names for Slack wax (petroleum)…
- Slack wax
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the treatment of low-melting petroleum slack wax with silicic acid for the removal of trace polar constituents and impurities. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C12.]
03 · GHS classification
Slack wax (petroleum)… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Slack wax (petroleum)… pictograms and signal word
Slack wax (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.
Slack wax (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 Slack wax (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 Slack wax (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 Slack wax (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
Slack wax (petroleum)… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Slack wax (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
Slack wax (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 | Суров парафин (нефтен), нискотопим, обработен със силициева киселина Суров парафин |
| Spanish español | Parafina bruta ( slack wax ) (petróleo), con fusión a baja temperatura, tratada con ácido silícico parafina bruta |
| Czech čeština | parafinový gač (ropný), nízkotající, rafinovaný kyselinou křemičitou parafinový gač |
| Danish dansk | slack wax (råolie), lavtsmeltende, kiselsyrebehandlet råparaffin |
| German Deutsch | Paraffinkuchen (Erdöl), niedrig schmelzend, mit Kieselsäure behandelt Paraffingatsch |
| Estonian eesti | toorparafiin (nafta), madalal temperatuuril sulav, ränihappega töödeldud toorparafiin |
| Greek ελληνικά | Ελαιούχος κηρός (πετρελαίου), χαμηλής θερμοκρασίας τήξης, κατεργασμένος με πυριτικό οξύ Ελαιούχος κηρός |
| English English | Slack wax (petroleum), low-melting, silicic acid-treated Slack wax |
| French français | Gatsch (pétrole), bas point de fusion, traité à l'acide silicique gatsch |
| Croatian hrvatski | gač (nafta), s niskim talištem, obrađen silicijskom kiselinom gač |
| Italian italiano | cera molle (petrolio), a basso punto di fusione, trattata con acido silicico paraffina molle |
| Latvian latviešu | Jēlparafīns (naftas), ar zemu kušanas temperatūru, apstrādāts ar silīcijskābi Jēlparafīns |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Parafino tyrė (nafta), lengvalydis, gryninta silicio rūgštimi parafino tyrė |
| Hungarian magyar | Paraffingacs (ásványolaj), alacsony olvadáspontú, kovasavval kezelt Paraffingacs |
| Maltese Malti | Slack wax (żejt mhux maħdum), b’punt tat-tidwib baxx, ittrattata bl-aċidu siliċiku Slack wax |
| Dutch Nederlands | ruwe paraffinewas (aardolie), smeltend bij lage temperaturen, behandeld met kiezelzuur ruwe paraffinewas |
| Polish polski | Gacz parafinowy o niskiej temperaturze topnienia, rafinowany kwasem krzemowym (ropa naftowa) Gacz parafinowy |
| Portuguese português | cera bruta (petróleo), de baixo ponto de fusão, tratada com ácido silícico cera bruta |
| Romanian română | Gaci de parafină (petrol), cu temperaturi de topire scăzute, tratat cu acid silicic Gaci de parafină |
| Slovak slovenčina | parafínový gáč (ropný), s nízkou teplotou topenia, rafinovaný kyselinou kremičitou (silikagélom) parafínový gáč |
| Slovenian slovenščina | stiskani parafini (nafta), z nizkim tališčem, obdelani s silicijevo kislino stiskani parafini |
| Finnish suomi | Raakaparafiini (maaöljy), matalassa lämpötilassa sulava, piihappokäsitelty Raakaparafiini |
| Swedish svenska | Råparaffin (petroleum), lågsmältande, kiselsyrabehandlat Råparaffin |
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
Slack wax (petroleum)… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Slack wax (petroleum)…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Slack wax (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
Slack wax (petroleum)… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Slack wax (petroleum)…?
The CAS number of Slack wax (petroleum)… is 97863-06-4. Its EC number is 308-158-5.
What does a Slack wax (petroleum)… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Slack wax (petroleum)… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Slack wax (petroleum)… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Slack wax (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 Slack wax (petroleum)… a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Slack wax (petroleum)… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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