WHMIS (Dichlorvos)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 41
• Flash point = 79,4 °C closed cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3 4 5 6 7

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 22 3 4 5 6

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 22 4 5 6 8 9 10

• Skin sensitization - Category 15 6 11

• Carcinogenicity - Category 26 8 11 12

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 14 5 6 7 10 11

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 14 5 11

Danger

Combustible liquid (H227)
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal in contact with skin (H310)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
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• ▲9.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Environmental Health Criteria 79: Dichlorvos. Genève : World Health Organization. (1988). EHC79.   http://www.inchem.org/pages/ehc.html
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• ▲11.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Dichlorvos. ICSC #0690. IPCS, CEC. (2014).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0690.htm
• ▲12.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Occupational exposures in insecticide application, and some pesticides. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 53. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1991).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono53.pdf

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