WHMIS (Sorbic acid)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1 2 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2B4

Warning

Causes eye irritation (H320)

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.  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.  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
• ▲3.  Urben, P. G. et Pitt, M.J., Bretherick's handbook of reactive chemical hazards. Vol. 1, 7th ed. Oxford; Toronto : Elsevier. (2007). [RS-415001]
• ▲4.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
  https://chem.echa.europa.eu/

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