WHMIS (Zinc chromate hydroxide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Skin sensitization - Category 1

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1A1 2 3

• Acute toxicity - oral - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Not reviewed

• Reproductive toxicity (lactation) - Effects on or via lactation : Not reviewed

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Not reviewed

Danger

May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
May cause cancer (H350)
Acute toxicity - oral : Not available
Acute toxicity - dermal : Not available
Acute toxicity - inhalation : Not available
Effects on or via lactation : Not available
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure : Not available

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This classification comes from an automated conversion of the classification established under the Controlled Products Regulations. The complete classification under the Hazardous Products Regulations will be determined at a later date.

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Chromium, nickel and welding. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 49. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1990).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono49.pdf
  http://www.iarc.fr
• ▲3.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, A Review of Human Carcinogens: Arsenic, Metals, Fibres, and Dusts. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 100C. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2012).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
  http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol100C/mono100C.pdf
  

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