WHMIS (Tetrahydrofuran)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = -17,2 °C Setaflash closed cup and boiling point = 67 °C

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22 3

• Carcinogenicity - Category 24

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation5

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Lenga, R.E. et Votoupal, K.L., The Sigma-Aldrich library of regulatory and safety data. Vol. 1. Milwaukee : Sigma-Aldrich. (1993). [RM-515040]
• ▲2.  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
• ▲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
• ▲4.  American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, «Tetrahydrofuran.» In: Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices / Documentation of TLV's and BEI's. Cincinnati, Ohio : ACGIH. (2005). Publication #0100Doc.   http://www.acgih.org
• ▲5.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 42 : Tétrahydrofurane. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2011). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
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