WHMIS (Decaborane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable solids - Category 11 2 3 4

• Combustible dusts - See comments below5

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 36 7 8 9

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 26 7 8 9 10

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 26 7 8 9 10

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 15 9 10

Danger

Flammable solid (H228)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal in contact with skin (H310)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This product belongs to the hazard class "Combustible dust" if 5% or more by weight of its composition has a particle size < 500 µm.

References

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• ▲5.  IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety), Decaborane. ICSC#0712. IPCS, CEC. (1997).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0712.htm
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• ▲7.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
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• ▲10.  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

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