WHMIS (Barium sulfide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 13
• Forms a corrosive substance upon contact with water: Barium Hydroxide

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

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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/
• ▲2.  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
• ▲3.  Kroschwitz, J.I., Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. 5th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons. (2004-). [RT-423004]

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