WHMIS (bis(Chloromethyl) ether)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point<= 19 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 104°C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32 3

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 13 4 5 6

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 13

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 13

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1A5 7

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 13 5

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Fatal if inhaled (H330); On contact with water releases gases which are fatal if inhaled: Formaldehyde; On contact with water releases gases which are toxic if inhaled: Hydrochloric acid
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause cancer (H350)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲7.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, A Review of Human Carcinogens: Chemical Agents and Related Occupations. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 100F. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2012).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
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