WHMIS (Hexamethylenediamine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1 2

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 43 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 43 4 5 6

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 13 5 6

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 13 5 6

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 1

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Harmful in contact with skin (H312)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

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

• ▲1.  Vincoli, J.W., Risk management for hazardous chemicals : G-Z. Vol. 2. Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers. (1997). [RM-515112]
• ▲2.  Pohanish, R.P. et Greene, S.A., Wiley guide to chemical incompatibilities. 3ème éd. New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc. (2009). [RR-015033]   www.wiley.com
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances). Hamilton (Ont) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html
• ▲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.  OECD, «HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE CAS N°: 124-09-4.» In: OECD Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals. Paris : UNEP Publications. (1991).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/124094.pdf

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