WHMIS (Chloroacetic acid)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 21 2 3 4 5

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11 3 5

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11 3 5

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 11 3

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal in contact with skin (H310)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  National Library of Medicine, The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Hamilton (Ont.) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://www.ccohs.ca/
• ▲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
• ▲4.  Bureau européen des substances chimiques, «European Union Risk Assessment Report : Monochloroacetic acid (MCAA).» In: 3rd Priority List. Vol. 52.   http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/fb9a3c57-d7c8-41cd-b2b7-91469d6029d8
• ▲5.  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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