WHMIS (Methylchloromethyl ether)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21 2
• Flash point = 15 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 59 °C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 33 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 34

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 13 4 5

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 14 5

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 14 5

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1A5

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

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause cancer (H350)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  Smyth, H.F., Carpenter, C.P. et Weil, C.S., «Range-Finding Toxicity Data : List VII.» American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 30, no. 5, p. 470-476. (1969). [AP-000464]
• ▲5.  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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