General Information
Product name
Potassium Cyanide
CAS No.
151-50-8
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Laboratory chemicals, Industrial & for professional use only
Emergency telephone
+91 11 49404040
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Company Information
company name
Central Drug House (P) Ltd
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
care@cdhfinechemical.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H290, H300+H310+H330, H370, H372, H410
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H290
May be corrosive to metals
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 Classification of the substance or mixture
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H290 May be corrosive to metals. H300 + H310 + H330 Fatal if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled H370 Causes damage to organs (Heart, Testes, Brain) if swallowed. H372 Causes damage to organs (Thyroid) through prolonged or repeated exposure. H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements
P260 Do not breathe dust/ fume/ gas/ mist/ vapours/ spray. P264 Wash hands thoroughly after handling. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear protective gloves/ protective clothing. P284 Wear respiratory protection. P301 + P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor.
Supplemental label elements
EUH032 Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas.
Other hazards
This substance/mixture contains no components considered to be either persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) at levels of 0.1% or higher Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas.
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Corrosive to metals (Category 1), H290 Acute toxicity, Oral (Category 1), H300 Acute toxicity, Inhalation (Category 1), H330 Acute toxicity, Dermal (Category 1), H310 Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure, Oral (Category 1), Heart, Testes, Brain, H370 Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure (Category 1), Thyroid, H372 Acute aquatic toxicity (Category 1), H400 Chronic aquatic toxicity (Category 1), H410 For the full text of the H-Statements mentioned in this Section, see Section 16.
