WHMIS (3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 41
• Flash point = 84 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 43 4

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 23 4 5 6 7

• Carcinogenicity - Category 25 8

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation3 6

Warning

Combustible liquid (H227)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Harmful in contact with skin (H312)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲2.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
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• ▲4.  OECD, «3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-ENONE (ISOPHORONE) CAS N°: 78-59-1.» In: OECD Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals. Paris : UNEP Publications. (2003).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/78591.pdf
• ▲5.  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
• ▲6.  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
• ▲7.  Grant, W.M. et Schuman, J.S., Toxicology of the eye : effects on the eyes and visual systems from chemicals, drugs, metals and minerals, plants, toxins and venoms; also, systemic side effects from eye medications. Vol. 1, 4th ed. Springfield (ILL.) : Charles C. Thomas. (1993). [RM-515030]
• ▲8.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and four other industrial chemicals. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 130. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2022).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
  Volume130.pdf

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