WHMIS (Ozone)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Oxidizing gases - Category 11
• Gas listed in ISO 10156:2010 standard

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 12 3 4

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 24 5

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 14 5

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation4 5

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 12 4 5

• Physical hazards not otherwise classified (exploding bomb) - Category 11

Danger

May cause or intensify fire; oxidizer (H270)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)
May cause an explosion under conditions of schock and/or friction

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 43 : Ozone. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (1997). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_43
• ▲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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