WHMIS (Calcium cyanamide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 21 2

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 13

• Skin sensitization - Category 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation4

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye damage (H318)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

References

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• ▲3.  ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) , Information on chemicals (REACH)/ECHA chemicals database. Helsinki, Finland.   http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances
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• ▲4.  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
• ▲5.  Conde-Salazar, L. et al., «Allergic contact dermatitis to cyanamide (carbodiimide).» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 7, no. 6, p. 329-330. (1981).
• ▲6.  Goday Bujan, J.J., Bayona, I.Y. et Arechavala, R.S., «Allergic contact dermatitis from cyanamide : report of 3 cases.» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 31, no. 5, p. 331-332. (1994).
• ▲7.  Greim, H., Essential MAK Value Documentations from the MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety. Allemagne : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. (2006). [MO-004572]   www.wiley-vch.de
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• ▲8.  Fernandez de Corres, L. et Munoz Lejarazu, D., «Allergic contact dermatitis to cyanamide.» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 5, p. 346. (1982).
• ▲9.  Trebol, I. et al., «Allergic contact dermatitis from cyanamide.» Dermatitis. Vol. 16, no. 1, p. 32-33. (2005).
• ▲10.  Abajo, P. et al., «Eczematous erythroderma induced by cyanamide.» Contact Dermatitis. Vol. 40, no. 3, p. 160-161. (1999).

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