WHMIS (Chlorpyrifos)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 31 2 3 4

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 11 3 4

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 21 3

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H373)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Chlorpyrifos. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (1997).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp84.pdf
• ▲4.  Bingham, E., Cohrssen, B. et Powell, C.H., Patty's toxicology. A Wiley-Interscience publication. New York (Toronto) : John Wiley. (2001-). [RM-214008]   http://www3.interscience.wiley.com (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/104554795/HOME)

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