WHMIS (Cyclohexanone)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 31
• Flash point = 44 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 32 3

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 42 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 24 5 6 7

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A3

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation2 4

Danger

Flammable liquid and vapour (H226)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Harmful if inhaled (H332)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 13th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2002). [RR-334001]
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  Smyth, H.F., Carpenter, C.P. et Weil, C.S., «Range-Finding Toxicity Data : List VII.» American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 30, no. 5, p. 470-476. (1969). [AP-000464]
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on Chemicals (REACH). Helsinki, Finland.  

  http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
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• ▲6.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 39 : Cyclohexanone. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2006). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_39
• ▲7.  Gupta, P.K. et al., «Toxicological aspects of cyclohexanone.» Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 49, no. 3, p. 525-533. (1979).

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