WHMIS (Sulfur tetrafluoride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Gases under pressure - Liquefied gas1

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 3
• Releases a toxic gas upon contact with water: hydrofluoric acid

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 12 3

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 12 4

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation2 4 5

Danger

Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
On contact with water releases gases which are toxic if inhaled
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: There are no data available for sulfur tetrafluoride regarding its irritation or corrosion ability. However, it forms on contact with water a corrosive substance: Hydrofluoric acid.

References

• ▲1.  Nations-Unies, «Partie 4 - Dispositions relatives à l'utilisation des emballages et des citernes - Liste des instructions d'emballage.» In: Recommandations relatives au transport des marchandises dangereuses - Règlement type - Dix-huitième édition révisée . New-York, N.Y. : United Nations. (2013). ST/SG/AC.10/1/rev. 18 (Vol. II). [MO-026856]   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/French/Rev18f_Volume2.pdf
  http://www.unece.org/fr/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/18files_f.html
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• ▲3.  Kroschwitz, J.I., Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology : Packaging, Containers for Industrial Materials to Phosphoric Acids and Phosphates. Vol. 18, 5th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons. (2004-). [RT-423004]
• ▲4.  Cotton, F.A. et al., Advanced inorganic chemistry. 6ème. Royaume-Uni : Wiley-Interscience Publication. (1999). [MO-003487]
• ▲5.  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

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