WHMIS (Cesium perchlorate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Oxidizing solids - 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.

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 4

Danger

Oxidizing Solids : Undefined hazard statement
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Due to the lack of data, classifications regarding eye irritation (H319) and specific organ toxicity - repeated exposure (H372) were established by analogy to sodium perchlorate.

References

• ▲1.  Lewis, R.J., Sr., Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary. 14th ed. New York : John Wiley & Sons. (2001).   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470114735
• ▲2.  Lenga, R.E. et Votoupal, K.L., The Sigma-Aldrich library of regulatory and safety data. Vol. 3. Milwaukee : Sigma-Aldrich. (1993). [RM-515040]
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Toxicological profil for Perchlorates. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (2008).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp162.pdf

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