WHMIS (Calcium chromate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader
Update: 2018-03-13

  • Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2 3
  • Respiratory sensitization - Category 14 5 6 7
  • Skin sensitization - Category 1A7 8 9
  • Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 21 10 11 12 13
  • Carcinogenicity - Category 1A13 14
  • Reproductive toxicity - Category 1B15
    • Toxic to the development (Category 1B)
    • Toxic to the reproductive function (Category 2)

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Exclamation mark

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Health hazard

Danger

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled (H334)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
May cause cancer (H350)
May damage fertility or the unborn child (H360)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This classification is based on all available data for all water-soluble hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) as potassium dichromate.

References

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