WHMIS (Valeraldehyde)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21 2
• Flash point = 12,2 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 103 °C

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 43 4

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 24 5

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation3 6

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

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.  Lewis, R.J., Sr., Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary. 15th ed. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons. (2007). [RS-407001]   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470114735
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
  https://chem.echa.europa.eu/
• ▲6.  OECD, N-Valeraldehyde CAS n° : 110-62-3. SIDS Initial Assessment Report. Washington, D.C. : UNEP Publication. (2005). 21st SIAM.   http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/110623.pdf

The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.