PROPYLENE OXIDE

Shell Chemicals Europe B.V

Revision date : 2023-03-29

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GHS02 GHS08 GHS06
Health risk rating 5
Safety risk rating 1
Environmental risk rating 1

General Information

Revision date

2023-03-29

Product name

PROPYLENE OXIDE

Product Synonyms

ethylene

1.2.2. Uses advised against

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Emergency telephone

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Icons in SDS

GHS02 GHS06 GHS08

Company Information

company name

Shell Chemicals Europe B.V

GHS Information

Signal word

Danger

Hazard Codes

Hazard statements (CLP)

H302, H319, H340, H350

Hazard statements

Code

Statements

H302

Harmful if swallowed

Section 2

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 Classification of the substance or mixture

Signal word

Danger

Physical hazards

H24 Extrem ely flam m liquid able and vapour.

Health hazards

H302 Harm ful if swallowed. H31 Toxic in contact with skin. H31 Toxic if inhaled. H319 Causes serious eye irritation. H35 M ay cause respiratory irritation. H340 M ay cause genetic defects. H350 M ay cause cancer. ENVIRONM ENTAL No t classified as environm ental according to CLP criteria. Precautionary statem ents

Prevention

P201 Obtain special instructions before use. P202 Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. P210 Kep away from sparks/ heat/ open flam es/ hot surfac- es. No sm oking. P233 Kep container tightly closed. P240 Ground/bond container and receiving equipm ent. P241 Use explosion -prof electrical/ ventilating/ lighting equipm ent. P242 Use only non -sparking to ls. P243 Take precautionary m easures against static discharge. P280 W ear protective gloves/ clothing/ eye protec- tion/ face protection.

Response

P310 Im m ediately call a POISON CENTER/ doctor. P303 + P361 P353 IF ON SKIN (or hair): Rem ove/ Ta ke off im m ediately all contam inated clothing. Rinse skin with wa- ter/ shower. P301 + P312 IF SW ALOW ED: Call a POISON CENTER/doctor if you fel unwell. P30 Rinse m outh. P305 + P351 P38 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with wa- ter for several m inutes. Rem ove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P322 Specific m easures (se supplem ental first aid instruc- tions on this label). P370 + P378 In case of fire: Use apropriate m edia to extin- guish.

Storage

P403 + P233 Store in a well -ventilated place. Kep container tightly closed. P235 Kep col. P405 Store locked up.

Disposal

P501 Dispose of plant.

Contains

container to an aproved waste

2.3 Other hazards

Ecological inform ation The substance/m ixture does not contain com ponents considered to have endocrine disrupting properties according to REACH Article 57(f) or Com m ission Delegated regu- lation (EU) 2017/2100 or Com m ission Regulation 20 18/605 at levels of 0.1% or higher.

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

The substance/m ixture does not contain com ponents considered to have endocrine disrupting properties accordin g to REACH Article 57(f) or Com m ission Delegated regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Com m ission Regulation 2018/605 at levels of 0.1% higher. Vapours are heavier than air. m ay travel across ground the and reach rem ote ignition sources causing a flashback fire danger. Vapours m ay ignite and explode. This m aterial is a static accum ulator. Even with proper grounding and bonding, this m aterial can still accum ulate an electrostatic charge. If suficient charge is allowed to accum ulate, electrostatic discharge and ignition of flam m able air - vapour m ixtures can occur.

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Classification (REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008) Flam m able liquids , Category 1 H24 : Extrem ely flam m able liquid and vapour. Acute toxicity , Category 4 , Oral H302 : Harm ful if swallowed. Acute toxicity , Category 3 , Derm al H31 : Toxic in contact with skin. Acute toxicity , Category 3 , Inhalation H31 : Toxic if inhaled. Eye irritation , Category 2 H319 : Causes serious eye irritation. Specific target organ toxicity - single ex- H35 : M ay cause respiratory irritation. posure , Category 3 , Respiratory Tract Germ cell m utagenicity , Category 1B H340 : M ay cause genetic defects. Carcinogenicity , Category 1B H350 : M ay cause cancer.

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