WHMIS (Nitroglycerin)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader
Update: 2016-03-18

  • Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2
  • Skin sensitization - Category 1B2 3 4 5 6
  • Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 13 5 6
  • Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 13 5 6
  • Physical hazards not otherwise classified (exploding bomb) - Category 17 8 9

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Skull and crossbones

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Exclamation mark

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Health hazard

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Exploding bomb

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)
May cause an explosion under conditions of schock and/or friction

Ingredient disclosure

Comments8 9 : A thermally unstable substance liable to undergo a strongly exothermic decomposition. Laboratory testing performed on the substance as packaged is nescessary to determine the category (Type A to G) of this hazard class.

References

The [number] refers to the Information SST database of the CNESST Documentation Center.