WHMIS (Methyl tert-butyl ether)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21 2 3
• Flash point = -10°C Setaflash closed cup and boiling point = 55°C

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 24 5 6 7

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Causes skin irritation (H315)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲3.  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Hazardous substance fact sheet : Methyl-tert-Butyl Ether. Right to Know Program. Trenton, NJ. (2006). RTK 1293.   http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1293.pdf
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• ▲5.  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
• ▲6.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 242 : Oxyde de tert-butyle et de méthyle (MTBE). Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2012). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
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