WHMIS (Isobutyl alcohol)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 28 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 22 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A4 5

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation3 4 6

Warning

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Pohanish, R.P. et Greene, S.A., Hazardous materials handbook. New York (NY) : Van Nostrand Reinhold. (1996). [RR-515125]
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  OECD, «Isobutanol CAS N°: 78-83-1.» In: SIDS Initial Assessment Report. Paris : UNEP Publications. (2004).   http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/sids/OECDSIDS/indexcasnumb.htm
  http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/78831.pdf
• ▲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
• ▲5.  Smyth, H.F. et al., «Range-Finding Toxicity Data: List V.» Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, p. 61-68. (1954). [AP-021657]
• ▲6.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Environmental Health Criteria 65: Butanols - four isomers. Genève : World Health Organization. (1987). EHC65. [MO-010666]   http://www.inchem.org/pages/ehc.html

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