WHMIS (beta-Pinene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31 2 3 4
• Flash point = 31 °C (non reported method)

• Aspiration hazard - Category 15

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways (H304)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Both method and type of cup used to determine the flash point are not available in the consulted scientific litterature. However, the reported value has been estimated to be sufficiently reliable to classify the product in a hazard category.

References

• ▲1.  BGIA-Gestis, Information system on hazardous substances of the Berufsgenossenschaften. Sankt Augustin, Germany : Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut.   http://gestis-database.dguv.de
• ▲2.  Lewis Sr., R.J., Hazardous chemicals desk reference. 6 éd. Hoboken (New Jersey) : John Wiley & Sons Inc. (2008). [RM-515053]   www.wiley.com
• ▲3.  Ash, M. et Ash, I., Specialty Chemicals Source Book. Synapse Information Resources, Vol. 2, 4th Ed. N.Y. : Endicott. (2009). [RS-402000]   http://www.synapseinfo.com/
• ▲4.  Lewis, RJ., Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials (en ligne). 11th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons. (2014).   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471701343
• ▲5.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/

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