WHMIS (Benzylalkonium chloride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 4

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 12 3

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 253 : Chlorures d'alkyldiméthylbenzylammonium. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2005). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_253
• ▲3.  «Final report on the safety assessment of benzalkonium chloride.» Journal of the American College of Toxicology. Vol. 8, no. 4, p. 589-624. (1989). [AP-039658]
• ▲4.  Vettorazzi, G., The ITIC international dictionary of toxicology. San Sebastien : ITIC Press. (2001). [RM-509001]

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