WHMIS (Aminomethyl-5 trimethyl-3,5,5 cyclohexylamine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11

• Skin sensitization - Category 1B1 3 4 5 6 7

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 1

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.  

  http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
  ECHA CHEM (europa.eu)

  
  
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  Patussi, V., Kokelj. F. et Buttazzi, P., «Occupational airborne allergic contact dermatitis due to 3-amino-methyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine.» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 32, no. 4, p. 239. (1995).
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• ▲5.  Kelterer, D., Bauer, A. et Elsner, P., «Spill-induced sensitization to isophoronediamine.» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 43, no. 2, p. 110. (2000).
• ▲6.  Camarasa, J.G. et Serra-Baldrich, E., «Isophorone (IPD) dermatitis in Spain.» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 20, p. 382-383. (1989).
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