WHMIS (1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 21 3 4

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 21 3 4

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 11 4

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances). Hamilton (Ont) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html
• ▲3.  Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail, CHEMINFO, Hamilton, Ont. : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/cheminfo/search.html
• ▲4.  Hollingsworth, R.L., Rowe, V.K. et Oyen, F., «Toxicity of acetylene tetrabromide determined on experimental animals.» American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 24, p. 28-35. (1963). [AP-043984]

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