WHMIS (Toxaphene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 43 4 5

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 31 2 6

• Carcinogenicity - Category 21 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 21 3 4

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Harmful in contact with skin (H312)
Toxic if inhaled (H331)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H373)

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.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Some thyrotropic agents. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 79. Lyon : Internationall Agency for Research on Cancer. (2001).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono79.pdf
• ▲3.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR TOXAPHENE. Atlanta (GA) : ATSDR. (2010).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp.asp?id=548&tid=99
• ▲4.  International Program on Chemical Safety, Environmental Health Criteria 45: CAMPHECHLOR. Genève : World Health Organization. (1984). EHC45.
• ▲5.  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
• ▲6.  Conley B.E., «Pharmacologic Properties of Toxaphene, a Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticide.» Journal American Medical Association. Vol. 149, no. 12, p. 1135-1137. (1952). [AP-000444]

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