WHMIS (Glutaraldehyde)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 23

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12 3

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

• Respiratory sensitization - Category 1B2 3 4

• Skin sensitization - Category 1A1 2 3 4

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 11 2 5

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled (H334)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

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 171 : Glutaraldéhyde. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2010). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_171
• ▲3.  OECD, «Glutaraldehyde CAS N° : 111-30-8.» In: OECD Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals. Paris : UNEP Publications. (2005).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/111308.pdf
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  Beauchamp, R.O. et al., «A critical review of the toxicology of glutaraldehyde », Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 22, 3, 1992, 143-174 [AP-038636]

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