WHMIS (Methyl silicate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = 20 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 121°C

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 22 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 24 5

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 3 5

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye damage (H318)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Available data indicate that the LC50 of Methyl silicate is less than 1,56 mg/L. Oral acute toxicity (H330) classification was established with 1,56 mg/L

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲2.  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
• ▲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.  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/
• ▲5.  Bingham, E. et Cohrssen, B., Patty's toxicology. A Wiley-Interscience publication, 6ème éd. New York (NY) : John Wiley & Sons. (2012). [RM-214008]

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