WHMIS (Sodium permanganate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Oxidizing solids - Category 21 2

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 1

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

Danger

May intensify fire; oxidizer (H272)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Due to the lack of data, classifications regarding skin corrosion (H314), serious eye damage (H318) and severe damages to the respiratory tract were established by analogy to sodium permanganate.

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.  Budavari, S. et O'Neil, M., The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. 12ème éd. Rahway (N.J.) : Merck. (1996). [RM-403001]

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