WHMIS (Ethylamine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable gases - Category 1

• Gases under pressure - Liquefied gas1

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4 5 6 7

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32 3 4 5 6 7

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 42 4 5 6 7

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12 3 5 6 7

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 3 4 5 6 7

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

Danger

Extremely flammable gas (H220)
Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
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

• ▲1.  Nations-Unies, «Partie 4 - Dispositions relatives à l'utilisation des emballages et des citernes - Liste des instructions d'emballage.» In: Recommandations relatives au transport des marchandises dangereuses - Règlement type - Dix-huitième édition révisée . New-York, N.Y. : United Nations. (2013). ST/SG/AC.10/1/rev. 18 (Vol. II). [MO-026856]   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/French/Rev18f_Volume2.pdf
  http://www.unece.org/fr/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/18files_f.html
• ▲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.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
  https://chem.echa.europa.eu/
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  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
• ▲6.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 134 : Éthylamine. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2013). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_134
• ▲7.  Smyth, H.F. et al., «Range-Finding Toxicity Data: List V.» Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, p. 61-68. (1954). [AP-021657]

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