WHMIS (Iodine)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 41

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 22 3 4 5 6 8 9

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 12 3 4 5 6 8 10

Danger

Harmful in contact with skin (H312)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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  https://chem.echa.europa.eu/
• ▲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.  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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• ▲5.  Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Toxicological Profile for Iodine. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (2004).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp158.pdf
• ▲6.  IFA-Gestis, Information system on hazardous substances of the German Social Accident Insurance. Sankt Augustin, Germany : Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA).   https://www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis/gestis-stoffdatenbank/index-2.jsp
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• ▲10.  International Program on Chemical Safety, IODINE AND INORGANIC IODIDES: HUMAN HEALTH ASPECTS. Concise International Chemical Assessment. Genève : World Health Organization. (2009). CICAD 72. [MO-124875]   http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad72.pdf

The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.