WHMIS (2-Nitropropane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 28 °C Tag closed cup

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 22 3 4 5

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 23 6 7

• Carcinogenicity - Category 22 3

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 13

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Causes damage to organs (H370)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲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
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• ▲6.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on Chemicals (REACH). Helsinki, Finland.  

  http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
  ECHA CHEM (europa.eu)

  
  
• ▲7.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Re-evaluation of some organic chemicals, hydrazine and hydrogen peroxide : part 3. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 71. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1999).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono71.pdf
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