WHMIS (Lithium deuteride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases - Undefined category1 2
• 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.

• Combustible dusts - See comments below

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 1

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

Danger

Substances and Mixtures which, in Contact with Water, Emit Flammable Gases : Undefined hazard statement
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments1 2 :

This product could belong to the hazard class "Combustible dust", based on various factors related to the combustibility and explosiveness of its dust, including composition, shape and size of the particles.

There are no data available for the lithium deuteuride regarding its irritation or corrosion ability. However, it forms on contact with water a corrosive substance: lithium hydroxide.

References

• ▲1.  Lenga, R.E. et Votoupal, K.L., The Sigma-Aldrich library of regulatory and safety data. Vol. 2. Milwaukee : Sigma-Aldrich. (1993). [RM-515040]
• ▲2.  Lewis, R.J., Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials : G-Z . Vol. 3, 8ème éd. New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold. (1992).

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