WHMIS (Lithium tetrahydroaluminate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Flammable solids - Undefined category1 2 3
• This hazard class has been assigned according to the information obtained from the consulted scientific literature, but it does not allow to specify the hazard category.

• Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases - Category 14

• Combustible dusts - See comments below

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 15

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 15

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

Danger

Flammable Solids : Undefined hazard statement
In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously (H260)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments:

There are no data available for the aluminium lithium hydride regarding its irritation or corrosion ability. However, it forms on contact with water a corrosive substance: lithium hydroxide.

References

• ▲1.  United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration., Computer aided management of emergency operations chemicals (CAMEO chemicals) : online database of hazardous materials. USA : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.   http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
  http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/
• ▲2.  Pohanish, R.P. et Greene, S.A., Wiley guide to chemical incompatibilities. 3ème éd. New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc. (2009). [RR-015033]   www.wiley.com
• ▲3.  Pohanish, R.P., Sittig's handbook of toxic and hazardous chemicals and carcinogens. 6th ed. Amsterdam : William Andrew. (2012). [RR-015003]   https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9781437778694/sittigs-handbook-of-toxic-and-hazardous-chemicals-and-carcinogens
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  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

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