WHMIS (Ethyl bromide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = -20 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 38 °C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 42 3 4

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲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.  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.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, BROMOETHANE. Concise International Chemical Assessment. Genève : World Health Organization. (2002). CICAD 42.   http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad42.htm

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