WHMIS (Diethylamine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = -27.8 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 55.5 °C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 33 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 42 3 4 5 6

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12 4 5 6 7

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 4 5 6 7

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

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
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 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
• ▲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.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
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The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.