WHMIS (N,N-Diphenylamine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1 2 3

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 44 5 6 7

• Carcinogenicity - Category 28

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 25 6

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 15 6 9

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May cause damage to organs (H371)
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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• ▲7.  Bureau européen des substances chimiques, IUCLID Dataset : Diphenylamine. Ispra, Italie : Commission européenne. (2000).   http://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/doc/IUCLID/datasheet/122394.pdf
• ▲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/
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• ▲9.  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

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