WHMIS (Dioxane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = 12 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 101 °C

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22 3 4 5

• Carcinogenicity - Category 26 7 8

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲6.  Report on Carcinogens, 15th edition. Research Triangle Park, NC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Toxicology Program. (2021).   https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/index-1.html
• ▲7.  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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The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.