WHMIS (Isopropyl acetate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21 2 3
• Flash point = 2 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 90 °C

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (narcotic effects) - Category 3 - Narcotic effect4 5 6

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
May cause drowsinesss or dizziness (H336)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH pocket guide to chemical hazards. 3 ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : NIOSH. (2007). [RM-514001]   https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/default.html
• ▲2.  Canada. Ministère des transports, Règlement sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses. Ottawa : Éditions du gouvernement du Canada. (2014). [RJ-410222]   http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/tmd/clair-menu-497.htm
  http://www.tc.gc.ca/tmd/menu.htm
• ▲3.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 12th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (1997). [RR-334001]   http://www.nfpa.org/
• ▲4.  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
• ▲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 107 : Acétate de propyle. Acétate d'isopropyle. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2017). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_107

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