WHMIS (Acrolein)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = -26 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 53 °C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 22 3 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32 3 5 6 7

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 13 4 5 6 7

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 14 5 6 8 9 10

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 5 9 10

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1B11

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 15 6 9 10 12

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Fatal if swallowed (H300)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause cancer (H350)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
• ▲4.  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
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• ▲7.  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
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• ▲9.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Acrolein. Concise International Chemical Assessment . Genève : World Health Organization. (2002). CICAD 43. [MO-128534]   http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad43.htm
• ▲10.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Acrolein. ICSC #0090. IPCS, CEC. (2001).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0090.htm
• ▲11.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Acrolein, Crotonaldehyde, and Arecoline. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 128. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2021).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
  Volume128.pdf
• ▲12.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxicological profile for acrolein. Atlanta, Ga. : ATSDR. (2007).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp124.pdf

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