WHMIS (Allyl propyl disulfide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 56 °C (non reported method)

• Skin sensitization - Category 11 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation1

Warning

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

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 substance in a hazard category.

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.  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

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