WHMIS (Sodium hypochlorite 12%)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 21 2 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11 2 3 4

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

Danger

Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye damage (H318)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 157 : Eaux et extraits de Javel, hypochlorite de sodium en solution. 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_157
• ▲3.  Bureau européen des substances chimiques, IUCLID Dataset : Sodium hypochlorite. Ispra, Italie : Commission européenne. (2000).   http://ecb.jrc.it/existing-chemicals/
  http://ecb.jrc.it/IUCLID-Data-Sheet/7681529.pdf
• ▲4.  Grant, W.M. et Schuman, J.S., Toxicology of the eye : effects on the eyes and visual systems from chemicals, drugs, metals and minerals, plants, toxins and venoms; also, systemic side effects from eye medications. Vol. 2, 4éme éd. Springfield, ILL : Charles C. Thomas. (1993). [RM-515030]

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