WHMIS (p-Nitrochlorobenzene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3 4

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 5 6

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This product could belong to the hazard class "Combustible dust", based on various factors related to the combustibility and explosiveness of its dust, including composition, shape and size of the particles.

References

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• ▲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.  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/
• ▲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.  OECD, «1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene CAS N°: 100-00-5.» In: OECD Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals. Paris : UNEP Publications. (2002).   https://hpvchemicals.oecd.org/UI/handler.axd?id=ad5cafea-2e80-4360-9aba-9056532403f0
• ▲6.  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), p-Chloronitrobenzene. The MAK Collection for Occupational Health and Safety, Vol. 4. Allemagne : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. (1992).   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/3527600418.mb10000e0004/abstract

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