WHMIS (Acrylic acid)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 49 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32 3 4

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 33 5

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 13

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 13

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation2 3 5

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Toxic if inhaled (H331)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments5 6 : This product is generally commercialized with an inhibitor. Therefore, the health hazard classification could be different, according to the inhibitor used and its concentration. The physical hazard classification considers the product as inhibited. However, under certain conditions (e.g. depletion or absence of the inhibitor) a hazardous polymerisation may occur.

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.  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.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Environmental Health Criteria 191: Acrylic acid. Genève : World Health Organization. (1997). EHC191. [MO-002127]   http://www.inchem.org/pages/ehc.html
• ▲5.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 233 : Acide acrylique. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2005). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_233
• ▲6.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]

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