WHMIS (Cadmium oxide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader
Update: 2015-12-22

  • Acute toxicity - oral - Category 31 2 3 4 5 6
  • Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 22 3 4 7
  • Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 24 8
  • Carcinogenicity - Category 1A3 4 8 9
  • Reproductive toxicity - Category 24 6 10 11 12 13 14
    • Toxic to the reproductive function
    • Toxic to the development
  • Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Category 14 6 7 9
  • Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 14 6 9 10

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Skull and crossbones

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Health hazard

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
May cause cancer (H350)
Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child (H361)
Causes damage to organs (H370)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: The toxicity of cadmium compounds is related to the presence of Cd2+ ion. Thus, the classification is based on the toxicity of this ion and takes account of the data available for all cadmium compounds

References

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