WHMIS (Toluene 2,4-diisocyanate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 21 2 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 22

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A1 2

• Respiratory sensitization - Category 11 2

• Skin sensitization - Category 1A2

• Carcinogenicity - Category 21 4

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

Danger

Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled (H334)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 46 : Diisocyanate de toluylène. 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_46
• ▲4.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Re-evaluation of some organic chemicals, hydrazine and hydrogen peroxide : part 1. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 71. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1999).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono71.pdf http://www.iarc.fr

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