WHMIS (Propylene glycol monomethyl ether)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 32 °C Tag closed cup

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (narcotic effects) - Category 3 - Narcotic effect2 3 4

Warning

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
May cause drowsinesss or dizziness (H336)

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.  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
• ▲4.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 221 : 1-Méthoxy-2-propanol et son acétate. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2010).   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_221

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