WHMIS (Normal heptane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 21
• Flash point = -4 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 98 °C

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 22 3

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (narcotic effects) - Category 3 - Narcotic effect2 3 4

• Aspiration hazard - Category 12 5
• Liquid hydrocarbon with a kinematic viscosity of 0.497 mm2/s at 40 °C

Danger

Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
May cause drowsinesss or dizziness (H336)
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways (H304)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 168 : Heptane. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2008). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_168
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  Lange, N.A. et Dean, J.A., Lange's handbook of chemistry. 13 éd. Montréal : McGraw-Hill Book. (1985).

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