International Chemical Control Toolkit

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Frequently used solvents

If you are looking for the inhalation control guidance sheets for the solvent, click on its name in the first column.
All the solvents in the list also belong to the Hazard Group S (Skin and eye contact). For the relevant control sheet click here.

Substance	Hazard Group	Volatility
Acetone	A and S	Medium
Butyl acetate	A and S	Medium
Diesel	B and S	Low
Ethyl acetate	A and S	Medium
Hexane	B and S	Medium
Isopropyl alcohol	A and S	Medium
Methanol	C and S	Medium
Methyl ethyl ketone	A and S	Medium
Methyl isobutyl ketone	B and S	Medium
Paraffin (Kerosene)	A and S	Low
Perchloroethylene	C and S	Medium
Petrol	B and S	High
Toluene	B and S	Medium
Trichloroethylene	C and S	Medium
White spirit (Mineral spirit)	B and S	Low
Xylene	A and S	Medium

Updated by AS (CIS), approved by PB (SafeWork). Last modification: 20.06.2006.