WHMIS (Copper)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 42 3 4

Warning

Harmful if swallowed (H302)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This product could belong to the hazard class "Combustible dust", based on various factors related to the combustibility and explosiveness of its dust, including composition, shape and size of the particles.

References

• ▲1.  Beaudet, M., Turcotte, A. et Châteauneuf, H., Captage, transport et séparation des poussières combustibles : mesures préventives contre l'incendie et l'explosion. Guide technique, 2ème édition. Montréal : CSST. (2003). DC 200-16276-1 (03-05). [CS-000799]
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxicological profile for mercury. Atlanta, Ga. : ATSDR. (1999). Update.   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp46.pdf
• ▲4.  Chen, Z., Meng, H. et Xing, G., «Acute toxicological effects of copper nanoparticles in vivo.» Toxicology Letters. Vol. 163, no. 2, p. 109-120. (2006).

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