Arsenic acid

CAS Number : 7778-39-4

WHMIS (Arsenic acid)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 1988 classification - Note to reader
Update: 1994-07-26

  • WHMIS pictogram : Skull and crossbones

    D1A, D2A

D1A
  • Very Toxic Material Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects
D2A
  • Very Toxic Material Causing Other Toxic Effects
  • carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

Disclosure at 0,1% according to the Ingredient disclosure list

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader
Update: 2015-11-18

  • Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3
  • Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 41
  • Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 31
  • Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11
  • Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 11
  • Carcinogenicity - Category 1A4 5
  • Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 16 7
  • Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 1

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Skull and crossbones

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Corrosion

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Health hazard

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Harmful in contact with skin (H312)
Toxic if inhaled (H331)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause cancer (H350)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Due to the lack of data, classification regarding specific organ toxicity - repeated exposure (H372) was established by analogy to soluble inorganic arsenic compounds.

References

The [number] refers to the ISST database of the CSST Documentation Center.