WHMIS (Isooctanol)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 41
• Flash point = 82 °C open cup (non reported method)

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4 5 6 7

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 22 4 5 6 8

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22 4 5 6 8

Warning

Combustible liquid (H227)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: The closed cup flash point value is not available in the consulted scientific litterature. However, the reported value has been estimated to be sufficiently reliable to classify the product in a hazard category.

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲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.  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
• ▲4.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
• ▲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.  Bingham, E., Cohrssen, B. et Powell, C.H., Patty's toxicology. A Wiley-Interscience publication, 5ème éd. New York (NY) : John Wiley & Sons. (2001). [RM-214008]
• ▲7.  BGIA-Gestis, Information system on hazardous substances of the Berufsgenossenschaften. Sankt Augustin, Germany : Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut.   http://gestis-database.dguv.de
• ▲8.  IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety, Isooctyl Alcohol ( Mixed isomers). ICSC#0497. IPCS, CEC. (1999).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0497.htm

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