Substance profile
Tar, coal
Tar, coal is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Tar, coal is
Tar, coal is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Tar, coal identifiers and molecular data
Tar, coal CAS number and EC number
Other names for Tar, coal
- Coal tar
- [The by-product from the destructive distillation of coal. Almost black semisolid. A complex combination of aromatic hydro-carbons, phenolic compounds, nitrogen bases and thiophene.]
03 · GHS classification
Tar, coal hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Tar, coal pictograms and signal word
Tar, coal 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.
Tar, coal 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 Tar, coal. 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 Tar, coal
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 Tar, coal 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
Tar, coal precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Tar, coal. 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
Tar, coal 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 | Катран, каменни въглища Каменовъглен катран |
| Spanish español | Alquitrán, hulla alquitrán de hulla |
| Czech čeština | dehet, černouhelný černouhelný dehet |
| Danish dansk | tjære, stenkuls- stenkulstjære |
| German Deutsch | Teer, Kohlen- Kohlenteer |
| Estonian eesti | tõrv, kivisüsi kivisöetõrv |
| Greek ελληνικά | Λιθανθρακόπισσα Πίσσα λιθάνθρακα |
| English English | Tar, coal Coal tar |
| French français | Goudron, houille goudron de houille[sous-produit de la distillation destruction de la houille. semi-solide quasiment noir. |
| Croatian hrvatski | katran, ugljen ugljeni katran |
| Italian italiano | catrame di carbone |
| Latvian latviešu | Darva, ogļu Ogļu darva |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Degutas, akmens anglių akmens anglių degutas[Akmens anglių sausosios distiliacijos šalutinis produktas. Beveik juodas, pusiau kietas, sudėtingas aromatinių angliavandenilių, fenolio junginių, azoto bazių ir tiofeno mišinys]. |
| Hungarian magyar | Kőszénkátrány |
| Maltese Malti | Qatran, faħam Qatran tal-faħam |
| Dutch Nederlands | teer, steenkool koolteer |
| Polish polski | Smoła, węgiel Smoła węglowa |
| Portuguese português | alcatrão, carvão alcatrão de carvão |
| Romanian română | Gudron, cărbune Gudron de cărbune |
| Slovak slovenčina | uhoľný decht |
| Slovenian slovenščina | katran, premog premogov katran |
| Finnish suomi | Terva, kivihiili Kivihiiliterva |
| Swedish svenska | Tjära, stenkols- Stenkolstjära |
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
Tar, coal GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Tar, coal, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Tar, coal
- 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
Tar, coal — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Tar, coal?
The CAS number of Tar, coal is 8007-45-2. Its EC number is 232-361-7.
What does a Tar, coal label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Tar, coal carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Tar, coal flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Tar, coal 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 Tar, coal a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Tar, coal as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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