WHMIS (Butylmercaptan)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = 2 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 98 °C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 42 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (narcotic effects) - Category 3 - Narcotic effect4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)
May cause drowsinesss or dizziness (H336)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 190 : Méthanethiol. Ethanethiol. 1-Butanethiol. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2007). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_190
• ▲7.  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
• ▲8.  Cairelli, S.G., Ludwig, H.R. et Whalen, J.J., Documentation for immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations (IDLHS). Cincinnati (OH) : NIOSH. (1994). PB-94-195047. [RM-515102]   http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/intridl4.html
• ▲9.  Health Council of the Netherlands, «Committee on Updating of Occupational Exposure Limits. Butane-1-thiol.» In: Health-based Reassessment of Administrative Occupational Exposure Limits. The Hague : Health Council of the Netherlands. (2002). 2000/15OSH/144.   http://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/sites/default/files/00%4015OSH144.pdf
• ▲10.  IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety, n-Butyl mercaptan. ICSC#0018. IPCS, CEC. (2000).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0018.htm

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