WHMIS (Barium)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases - Category 21

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 22

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation3 4

Danger

In contact with water releases flammable gases (H261)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

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.  IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety) - INCHEM, Baryum et sels de baryum. PIM (Poisons Information Monographs), Vol. G004F. (1990).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/chemical/pimg004f.htm
• ▲3.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 125 : Baryum et ses composés. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2001). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_125
• ▲4.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxicological profile for barium. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (1992). [MO-016285]   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/

The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.