WHMIS (Aldehyde furfurylique)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31 2
• Flash point = 60 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 33 4 5

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 21 3 4 6

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 21 3 4 5 6 7

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A1 3 4 5 6

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation1 5 8

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 40 : 2-Furaldéhyde. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2010).   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_40
• ▲2.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲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.  Bureau européen des substances chimiques, European Union Risk Assessment Report : 2-furaldehyde (Furfural). 2nd Priority List. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. (2008).   http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/ed4e7680-4100-4411-be19-74c19bbc4ce0
• ▲5.  International Program on Chemical Safety, Furfuraldehyde,2. Concise International Chemical Assessment. Genève : World Health Organization. (2001). CICAD 21.   http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad_21.htm
• ▲6.  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
• ▲7.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
  https://chem.echa.europa.eu/
• ▲8.  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

The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.