WHMIS (Sodium azide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 21 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 13 4 5 6

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 6 7

Danger

Fatal if swallowed (H300)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲3.  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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• ▲5.  Weiss, Janet , «Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome due to sodium azide inhalation .» International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. Vol. 68, no. 6, p. 469-471. (1996). [AP-050620]
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