WHMIS (Potassium oxide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11
• Forms a corrosive substance upon contact with water: potassium hydroxide

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11

• Physical hazards not otherwise classified (exclamation mark) - Category 12 3 4 5 6

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 1

Danger

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Reacts violently or explosively in contact with water at ambient temperature
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

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  http://www.tc.gc.ca/tmd/menu.htm
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  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
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• ▲4.  Lewis, R.J., Sr., Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary. 14th ed. New York : John Wiley & Sons. (2001).   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470114735
• ▲5.  BGIA-Gestis, Information system on hazardous substances of the Berufsgenossenschaften. Sankt Augustin, Germany : Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut.   http://gestis-database.dguv.de
• ▲6.  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Hazardous substance fact sheet : Potassium Oxide. Right to Know Program. Trenton, NJ. (2008). RTK 1576.   www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/odisweb

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