WHMIS (Fluoroethylene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable gases - Category 11

• Gases under pressure - Liquefied gas2

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1B3 4 5

• Acute toxicity - oral - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Not reviewed

• Respiratory sensitization - Not reviewed

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Not reviewed

• Reproductive toxicity - Not reviewed

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Not reviewed

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Not reviewed

Danger

Extremely flammable gas (H220)
Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
May cause cancer (H350)
Acute toxicity - oral : Not available
Acute toxicity - dermal : Not available
Acute toxicity - inhalation : Not available
Respiratory sensitization : Not available
Germ cell mutagenicity : Not available
Reproductive toxicity : Not available
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure : Not available
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure : Not available

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This classification comes from an automated conversion of the classification established under the Controlled Products Regulations. The complete classification under the Hazardous Products Regulations will be determined at a later date.

References

• ▲1.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH pocket guide to chemical hazards. 3 ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : NIOSH. (2007). [RM-514001]   https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/default.html
• ▲2.  Nations-Unies, «Partie 4 - Dispositions relatives à l'utilisation des emballages et des citernes - Liste des instructions d'emballage.» In: Recommandations relatives au transport des marchandises dangereuses - Règlement type - Dix-huitième édition révisée . New-York, N.Y. : United Nations. (2013). ST/SG/AC.10/1/rev. 18 (Vol. II). [MO-026856]   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/French/Rev18f_Volume2.pdf
  http://www.unece.org/fr/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/18files_f.html
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Dry cleaning, some chlorinated solvents and other industrial chemicals. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 63. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1995).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono63.pdf
  http://www.iarc.fr
• ▲5.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, 1,3-Butadiene, Ethylene Oxide and Vinyl Halides (Vinyl Fluoride, Vinyl Chloride and Vinyl Bromide). IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 97. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2008).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/

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