WHMIS (Ferric chloride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 32 3

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12
• Strong acid: pH of a 1,62% solution = 2

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12
• Strong acid: pH of a 1,62% solution = 2

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

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
On contact with water releases gases which are toxic if inhaled: Hydrogen chloride
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances). Hamilton (Ont) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html
• ▲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.  Pohanish, R.P. et Greene, S.A., Hazardous materials handbook. New York (NY) : Van Nostrand Reinhold. (1996). [RR-515125]

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