General Information
Revision date
2023-01-03
Product name
Hexadecane
CAS No.
544-76-3
REACH No
01-2119936836-25-xxxx
Emergency telephone
0-800-983-611
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Merck Life Science (Pty) Ltd
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
Melissa.byrne@merckgroup.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H304
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H304
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
Section 2
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification
Aspiration hazard
Category 1), H304 For the full text of the H-Statements mentioned in this Section, see Section 16.
2.2 Label elements
Labelling
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
Precautionary statements
P301 + P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/ doctor. P331 Do NOT induce vomiting. P405 Store locked up. P501 Dispose of contents/ container to an approved waste disposal plant.
Supplemental label elements
EUH066 Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
2.3 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.
