WHMIS (bis(2-chloroethyl) ether)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 55 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32 3 5

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 24 6

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22 4

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲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
• ▲3.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Environmental Health Criteria 201: Selected chloroalkyl ethers. Genève : World Health Organization. (1998). EHC201.   http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc201.htm
• ▲4.  Patty, F.A., Harris, R.L. et Ayer, H.E., Patty's industrial hygiene. A Wiley-Interscience publication, 5th ed. New York ; Toronto : John Wiley & Sons. (2000). [RM-214007]
• ▲5.  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
• ▲6.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxicological profile for bis(2-chloroethyl) ether. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (1989).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp.asp?id=817&tid=159

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