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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Solvent naphtha (petroleum), medium aliph.

Solvent naphtha (petroleum), medium aliph. is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 64742-88-7 Danger

01 · Identification

What Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… is

Solvent naphtha (petroleum), medium aliph. is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… identifiers and molecular data

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… CAS number and EC number

CAS number64742-88-7
EC number265-191-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)649-405-00-X

Other names for Solvent naphtha (petroleum)…

  • Straight run kerosine
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the distillation of crude oil or natural gasoline. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C9 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 140 °C to 220 °C (284 °F to 428 °F).]

03 · GHS classification

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… hazard classification

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

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Solvent naphtha (petroleum… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 Category 1 H372 GHS08
Aspiration hazard GHS chapter 3.10 Category 1 H304 GHS08

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Solvent naphtha (petroleum…
CodeHazard statement
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
H372 Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <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 Solvent naphtha (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 Solvent naphtha (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 Solvent naphtha… 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

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 3 precautionary statements to Solvent naphtha (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

Solvent naphtha (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 Солвент нафта (нефтена), средна алифатна. Керосин от пряка дестилация
Spanish español Nafta disolvente (petróleo), fracción alifática intermedia queroseno de primera destilación
Czech čeština solventní nafta (ropná), střední alifatická primární petrolej
Danish dansk solventnaphtha (råolie), middeltung aliphatisk straight run petroleum
German Deutsch Lösungsmittelnaphtha (Erdöl), mittlere aliphatische Straight-run Kerosin
Estonian eesti lahustibensiin (nafta), keskmine alifaatne otsedestillatsiooni petrooleum
Greek ελληνικά Διαλύτης νάφθα (πετρελαίου), μεσαίο αλειφατικό κλάσμα Κηροζίνη, απευθείας απόσταξης
English English solvent naphtha (petroleum), medium aliph. Straight run kerosine
French français Solvant naphta aliphatique moyen (pétrole) kérosène de distillation directe
Croatian hrvatski benzinsko otapalo (nafta), srednje alifatsko primarni kerozin
Italian italiano nafta solvente (petrolio), alifatica intermedia cherosene di prima distillazione
Latvian latviešu Lakbenzīns – solventnafta (naftas), vidējā alifātiskā frakcija Tiešās destilācijas petroleja
Lithuanian lietuvių Solventnafta (nafta), vidurinioji, alifatinė pirminis žibalas
Hungarian magyar Szolvens nafta (ásványolaj), közép alifás Közvetlen lepárlású kerozin
Maltese Malti nafta solventi (żejt mhux maħdum), alif. tan-nofs Kerosin ta’ straight-run
Dutch Nederlands oplosmiddelnafta (aardolie), middenfractie alifatisch kerosine, uit directe fractionering verkregen
Polish polski Solwent nafta (ropa naftowa), węglowodory alifatyczne średnie Frakcja naftowa z destylacji zachowawczej
Portuguese português white spirit (petróleo), alifático médio petróleo de iluminação de destilação direta
Romanian română Solvent benzină nafta alifatic mediu (petrol) Kerosen de distilare primară
Slovak slovenčina benzínové rozpúšťadlo (ropné), stredná, alifatická frakcia primárny petrolej
Slovenian slovenščina solventna nafta (nafta), srednja alifatska kerozin iz direktne destilacije
Finnish suomi Liuotinbensiini (maaöljy), keskiraskas alifaattinen Suoratislauskerosiini
Swedish svenska Solventnafta (petroleum), medeltung alifatisk Direktdestillerad fotogen

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

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Solvent naphtha (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

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)…

  • May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
  • Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Questions

Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Solvent naphtha (petroleum)…?

The CAS number of Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… is 64742-88-7. Its EC number is 265-191-7.

What does a Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… label have to show?

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

Is Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Solvent naphtha (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 Solvent naphtha (petroleum)… a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Solvent naphtha (petroleum)…. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

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