WHMIS (Barium nitrate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Oxidizing solids - Undefined category1
• This hazard class has been assigned according to the information obtained from the consulted scientific literature, but it does not allow to specify the hazard category.

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3 4 5

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A2 3 4 6

Danger

Oxidizing Solids : Undefined hazard statement
Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Canada. Ministère des transports, Règlement sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses. Ottawa : Éditions du gouvernement du Canada. (2014). [RJ-410222]   http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/tmd/clair-menu-497.htm
  http://www.tc.gc.ca/tmd/menu.htm
• ▲2.  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/
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 125 : Baryum et ses composés. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2001). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_125
• ▲6.  International Program on Chemical Safety, Barium and Barium Compounds. Concise International Chemical Assessment. Genève : World Health Organization. (2001). CICAD 33.   http://www.inchem.org/
  http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad33.htm

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