WHMIS (Aziridine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = -11 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 57 °C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 22 3 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 12 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 14 5 6 7

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 15 8

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 5 6 8 9

• Carcinogenicity - Category 22 8 10

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 12 5

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 12 6 8

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Fatal if swallowed (H300)
Fatal in contact with skin (H310)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲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.  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
• ▲4.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
• ▲5.  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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• ▲10.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Re-evaluation of some organic chemicals, hydrazine and hydrogen peroxide : part 2. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 71. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1999).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono71.pdf

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