WHMIS (Diethyl ethyl)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable liquids - Category 11
• Flash point = -45 °C closed cup (non reported method) and boiling point = 34,6°C

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (narcotic effects) - Category 3 - Narcotic effect3 4 5

Danger

Extremely flammable liquid and vapour (H224)
Harmful if swallowed (H302)
May cause drowsinesss or dizziness (H336)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 14th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2010). [RR-334001]
• ▲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.  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.  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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 10 : Oxyde de diéthyle. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2007). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_10

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