WHMIS (Octachloronaphthalene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2

Warning

Harmful if swallowed (H302)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Oral acute toxicity (H302) classification was established from the lowest tested dose (500mg/kg). At this dose, 62% of the animals died. Therefore this chemical could be classified in a more severe hazard category than the one mentioned above.

References

• ▲1.  Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail, CHEMINFO, Hamilton, Ont. : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/cheminfo/search.html
• ▲2.  International Program on Chemical Safety, Chlorinated Naphthalenes. Concise International Chemical Assessment. Genève : World Health Organization. (2001). CICAD 34. [MO-129012]   http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad34.htm

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