WHMIS (Sodium hypochlorite 4 %)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 21

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A1 2

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation

Warning

Causes skin irritation (H315)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

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.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 157 : Eaux et extraits de Javel, hypochlorite de sodium en solution. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2006). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_157

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