WHMIS (Kerosine (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31 2
• Flash point = 60 °C Pensky-Martens closed cup

• Carcinogenicity - Category 23

• Aspiration hazard - Category 11 4
• Liquid hydrocarbon with a kinematic viscosity of 1.1 - 2.5 mm2/s at 20 °C

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways (H304)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 140 : Pétroles lampants. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (1998). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_140
• ▲2.  Concawe's Petroleum Products and Health Management Groups, Kerosines / jet fuels. Product dossier / Concawe. Bruxelles : CONCAWE. (1995). 94/106. [MO-018761]
• ▲3.  American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, «Kerosene /Jet Fuels.» In: Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices / Documentation of TLV's and BEI's. Cincinnati, Ohio : ACGIH. (2003). Publication #0100Doc.   http://www.acgih.org
• ▲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

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