WHMIS (Bromine chloride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Oxidizing gases - Category 11 2

• Gases under pressure - Liquefied gas3

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 24
• Releases a toxic gas upon contact with water: hydrogen chloride

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 1

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation4

Danger

May cause or intensify fire; oxidizer (H270)
Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
On contact with water releases gases which are toxic if inhaled; Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments5 6 7 : There are no data available for bromine chloride regarding its irritation or corrosion ability. However, it forms on contact with water a corrosive substance: hydrogen chloride.

References

• ▲1.  Canada. Ministère des transports, Règlement sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses. Ottawa : Éditions du gouvernement du Canada. (2014). [RJ-410222]   http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/tmd/clair-menu-497.htm
  http://www.tc.gc.ca/tmd/menu.htm
• ▲2.  International Maritime Organization (IMO), IMDG Code : international maritime dangerous goods code (incorporating amendment 35-10). Vol. 2. London : International Maritime Organization. (2010). [MO-001696]   www.imo.org
• ▲3.  Nations-Unies, «Partie 4 - Dispositions relatives à l'utilisation des emballages et des citernes - Liste des instructions d'emballage.» In: Recommandations relatives au transport des marchandises dangereuses - Règlement type - Dix-huitième édition révisée . New-York, N.Y. : United Nations. (2013). ST/SG/AC.10/1/rev. 18 (Vol. II). [MO-026856]   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/French/Rev18f_Volume2.pdf
  http://www.unece.org/fr/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/18files_f.html
• ▲4.  National Academy of Sciences, Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals volume 1. Washington, DC, Vol. 18. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS. (2014).   http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/bromine_chloride_final_vol_18_aug2014.pdf
• ▲5.  United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration., Computer aided management of emergency operations chemicals (CAMEO chemicals) : online database of hazardous materials. USA : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.   http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
  http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/
• ▲6.  Kroschwitz, J.I., Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. 5th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons. (2004-). [RT-423004]
• ▲7.  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Hazardous substance fact sheet : Bromine Chloride. Right to Know Program. Trenton, NJ. (2004). RTK 0253.   http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0253.pdf

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