WHMIS (Phenylhydrazine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 41 2
• Flash point = 88 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 33 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 24

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 23 4 5

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 24 5

• Skin sensitization - Category 13 4 5 6 7

• Carcinogenicity - Category 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 13 4 5

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation3

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

Danger

Combustible liquid (H227)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal in contact with skin (H310)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 13th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2002). [RR-334001]
• ▲2.  Vincoli, J.W., Risk management for hazardous chemicals : G-Z. Vol. 2. Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers. (1997). [RM-515112]
• ▲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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 109 : Phénylhydrazine. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2007). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_109
• ▲5.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, PHENYLHYDRAZINE. Concise International Chemical Assessmen. Genève : World Health Organization. (2000). CICAD19.   http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad_19.htm
• ▲6.  Eastman Kodak, Skin sensitization study of phenyl hydrazine in guinea pigs . (1994). Microfiche : OTS0572482
• ▲7.  Stevens, M.A., «Use of the albino guinea-pig to detect the skin-sensitizing ability of chemicals.» British Journal of Industrial Medicine. Vol. 24, p. 189-202. (1967). [AP-024848]   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1008581/pdf/brjindmed00119-0021.pdf

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