Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsHazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, 1995Annexure 1Carcinogenic Compounds |
Substance |
Carcinogenicity |
Acetaldehyde CH3CHO |
Animal Carcinogen |
Acrylamide CH2=CHCONH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Acrylonitrile CH2=CHCN |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Aldrin C12H8Cl6 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Allyl Chloride CH2=CHCH2Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
4-Aminodiphenyl |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Amitrole |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Aniline and homologues C6H5NH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Anisidine (o & p) isomers NH2C6H4OCH3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Antimony compounds - as Sb Sb |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Arsenic and compounds except Arsine (as As) As |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Arsine AsH3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Asbestos - all forms
|
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Asphalt - petroleum fumes |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Benz(a)anthracene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Benzene C6H6 |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Benzidine |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Benzo(b)flouranthene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Benzo(a)pyrene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Benzyl acetate |
Animal Carcinogen |
Benzyl Chloride C6H5CH2Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Beryllium and compounds - as Be Be |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
1,3-Butadiene (Buta-1,3-diene) CH2=CHCH=CH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
tert-Butyl Chromate - as CrO3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Cadmium compounds Cd |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Calcium Chromate |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Captafol (ISO) C10H9Cl4NO2S |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Captan (ISO) C9H8Cl3NO2S |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Carbon Black C |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Carbon Tetrachloride CCl4 |
Animal Carcinogen |
Chlordane (ISO) C10H6Cl8 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Chlorinated Camphene (Toxaphene) |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Chlorodiphenyl (42% Chlorine) |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Chlorodiphenyl (54% Chlorine) |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Chloroform CHCl3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
bis(Chloromethyl) ether |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Chloromethyl methyl ether |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
beta-Chloroprene CH2=CClCH=CH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Chromite Ore processing - as Cr |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Chromium IV compounds |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Chromyl Chloride |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Chrysene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Coal Tar pitch volatiles - as cyclohexane solubles |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Cobalt metal - dust and fumes Co |
Animal Carcinogen |
Crotonaldehyde CH3CH=CHCHO |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) C14H9Cl5 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Diazomethane CH2N2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dichloroacetylene ClCCCl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
p-Dichlorobenzene C6H4Cl2 |
Animal Carcinogen |
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dichloroethyl ether |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
1,3-Dichloropropene CHClCHCH2Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dieldrin (ISO) C12H6Cl6O |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Diglycidyl ether (DGE) (OCH2CHCH2)2O |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dimethyl carbamoyl chloride |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
1,1-Dimethyl hydrazine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dimethyl sulphate (CH3)2SO4 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dinitrotoluene CH3C6H3(NO2)2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Dioxane OCH2CH2OCH2CH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Di-sec-octyl phthalate |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Epichlorohydrin OCH2CHCH2Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Ethyl acrylate CH2=CHCOOC2H5 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Ethyl bromide C2H5Br |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Ethylene dibromide BrCH2CH2Br |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Ethylene dichloride ClCH2CH2Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Ethylene imine CH2CH2NH |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Ethylene oxide |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Formaldehyde |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Gasoline |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide C10H5Cl7 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Hexachlorobenzene - Skin |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Hexachlorobutadiene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Hexachloroethane CCl3CCl3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Hexamethyl phosphoramide |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Hydrazine NH2NH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Lead - inorganic dusts and fumes - as Pb |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Lead Chromate |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Lindane C6H5Cl6 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Methoxychlor (ISO) C16H15Cl3O2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Methyl bromide - Skin CH3Br |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Methyl chloride CH3Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) CH2Cl2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA) |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
4,4'-Methylene dianiline H2NC6H4CH2C6H4NH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Methyl hydrazine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Methyl iodide CH3I |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
beta-Naphthylamine |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Nickel metal and insoluble compounds |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Nickel, soluble compounds as Ni |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
p-Nitrochlorobenzene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
4-Nitrodiphenyl |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
2-Nitropropane CH3CH(NO2)CH3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
N-Nitrosodimethylamine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Oil mist, mildly refined cont. benzene |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
Pentachlorophenol C6Cl5OH |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene) CCl2=CCl2 |
Animal Carcinogen |
N-Phenyl-beta-naphthylamine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
o-Phenylenediamine C6H4(NH2)2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Phenylglycidylether (Phenyl-2,3-epoxypropylether) C6H5OCH2CHCH2O |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Phenylhydrazine C6H5NHNH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Propane sultone |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
beta-Propiolactone |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Propylene dichloride |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Propylene imine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Propylene oxide |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Rosin, core solder pyro products - formaldehyde |
Sensitiser, reduce exposure as much as possible |
Strontium chromate as Cr |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Styrene, monomer C6H5CHCH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Tetranitromethane |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
o-Tolidine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
o-Toluidine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
p-Toluidine |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
1,1,2-Trichloroethane CH2ClCHCl2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Trichloroethylene |
Not Suspected as a Human Carcinogen |
1,2,3-Trichloropropane CH2ClCHClCH2Cl |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) CH3C6H2(NO2)3 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Uranium, all compounds - as U U |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Vinyl acetate CH3COOCHCH2 |
Animal Carcinogen |
Vinyl bromide CH2CHBr |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Vinyl chloride |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |
4-Vinyl cyclohexene |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Vinyl cyclohexene dioxide C6H12O2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Vinylidene chloride |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Welding fumes |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Wood dust (certain hardwoods) |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Soft wood dusts |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Xylidene, mixed isomers (CH3)2C6H3NH2 |
Suspected Human Carcinogen |
Zinc chromates |
Confirmed Human Carcinogen |