WHMIS (Synthetic graphite)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 4 5 6

Danger

Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments:

This product could belong to the hazard class "Combustible dust", based on various factors related to the combustibility and explosiveness of its dust, including composition, shape and size of the particles.

Synthetic graphite may contain at least 0.1% of crystalline silica (quartz) that may cause cancer (H350).

References

• ▲1.  Vincoli, J.W., Risk management for hazardous chemicals : G-Z. Vol. 2. Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers. (1997). [RM-515112]
• ▲2.  Urben, P. G. et Pitt, M.J., Bretherick's handbook of reactive chemical hazards. Vol. 1, 7th ed. Oxford; Toronto : Elsevier. (2007). [RS-415001]
• ▲3.  American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices / Documentation of TLV's and BEI's. 7th ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : ACGIH. (2001-). Publication #0100Doc. [RM-514008]   http://www.acgih.org
• ▲4.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
• ▲5.  Pohanish, R., Sittig's handbook of toxic and hazardous chemicals and carcinogens. 4ème éd. Norwich (NY) : Noyes Publications. (2002). 2 v.
• ▲6.  IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety, Graphite (natural). ICSC#0893. IPCS, CEC. (1997).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0893.htm

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