WHMIS (Dimethylamine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable gases - Category 1
• Lower flammable limit = 2,8 %

• Gases under pressure - Liquefied gas1

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 42 3 4

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 13

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 3 4

Danger

Extremely flammable gas (H220)
Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Nations-Unies, «Partie 4 - Dispositions relatives à l'utilisation des emballages et des citernes - Liste des instructions d'emballage.» In: Recommandations relatives au transport des marchandises dangereuses - Règlement type - Dix-huitième édition révisée . New-York, N.Y. : United Nations. (2013). ST/SG/AC.10/1/rev. 18 (Vol. II). [MO-026856]   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/French/Rev18f_Volume2.pdf
  http://www.unece.org/fr/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/18files_f.html
• ▲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.  Andersson, E. et Järvholm, B., «110. Diethylamine, Diethylentriamine, Dimethylamine and Ethylenediamine. Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals.» Arbete Och Halsa. , no. 23. (1994).

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