WHMIS (Mesitylene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 44 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 22 3 4

• Aspiration hazard - Category 12
• Liquid hydrocarbon with a kinematic viscosity of 0.630 mm2/s at 50 °C

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways (H304)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Speight, J.G., Lange's handbook of chemistry. 16 éd. New York : McGraw-Hill Standard Handbook. (2005).
• ▲2.  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/
• ▲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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 223 : Mésitylène. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2004).   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_223

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