WHMIS (Formic acid 80%)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 60°C Abel-Pensky closed cup

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 32 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 13 4
• Contains >= 1% of an acid with a pH <= 2

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

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

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Toxic if inhaled (H331)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Bohnet, M. et al., Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. 7th. Wiley InterScience (John Wiley & Sons). (2003-).   http://www3.interscience.wiley.com (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/104554801/HOME)
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 149 : Acide formique. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2011). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_149
• ▲5.  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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