WHMIS (Dibromochloropropane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 41
• Flash point = 77 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 43 4 5

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 23 4

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 23 4

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 1B6 7 8

• Carcinogenicity - Category 23

• Reproductive toxicity - Category 1A6 7 8
• Toxic to the reproductive function

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 14 6 8

Danger

Combustible liquid (H227)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Harmful in contact with skin (H312)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause genetic defects (H340)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May damage fertility or the unborn child (H360)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲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.  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.  Tolkelson T.R. et al., «Toxicologic Investigation of 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane.» Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 3, p. 545-559. (1961). [AP-026081]
• ▲5.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
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• ▲7.  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
• ▲8.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxicological profile for 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (1992).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp36.pdf

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