WHMIS (Hexamethylene diisocyanate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 21 2

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12

• Respiratory sensitization - Category 12 3 4

• Skin sensitization - Category 1A2 3

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 12

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled (H334)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 162 : 1,6-Diisocyanate d'hexaméthylène. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2000). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_162
• ▲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

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