WHMIS (Resorcinol)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2 3 4 5

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11 3 4 5

• Skin sensitization - Category 13 4 5 6

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Causes serious eye damage (H318)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 178 : Résorcinol. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2000). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_178
• ▲5.  International Program on Chemical Safety, Resorcinol. Concise International Chemical Assessment. Genève : World Health Organization. (2006). CICAD 71.   http://www.inchem.org/pages/search.html http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad71.htm#8.0
• ▲6.  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/

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