WHMIS (Pentafluoroethane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Gases under pressure - Liquefied gas1

• Simple asphyxiants - Category 12

Warning

Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
May displace oxygen and cause rapid suffocation

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration., Computer aided management of emergency operations chemicals (CAMEO chemicals) : online database of hazardous materials. USA : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.   http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
  http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/

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