WHMIS (Adiponitrile)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 41 2 3 4 6

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 21 4 6 7

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H373)

Ingredient disclosure

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.  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
• ▲3.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  Bingham, E., Cohrssen, B. et Powell, C.H., Patty's toxicology. A Wiley-Interscience publication, 5ème éd. New York (NY) : John Wiley & Sons. (2001). [RM-214008]
• ▲6.  OECD, «1,4-dicyanobutane CAS N°: 111-69-3.» In: SIDS Initial Assessment Report. Paris : UNEP Publications. (2004).   http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/sids/OECDSIDS/indexcasnumb.htm
  http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/111693.pdf
• ▲7.  IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety), Adiponitrile. ICSC#0211. (1995).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0211.htm

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