WHMIS (dl-Lactic acid)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11 2 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11 2 3

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 12

Danger

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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/
• ▲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.  Environnmental Protection Agency, Biopesticides And Pollution Prevention Division, Biopesticides registration action document : L-Lactic Acid. (2009).

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