WHMIS (Ammonia solution, in water, with more than 50 % ammonia)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Gases under pressure - Dissolved gas1
• Dissolved gas listed in : UN Recommendations on the TDG - Model Regulations Vol II.

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 32 3
• Releases a toxic gas: ammonia

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 13 4 5
• Strong base: pH of a 50% solution > 11.6

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 13 4 6 7

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 13 5 6 8

Danger

Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated (H280)
On contact with water releases gases which are toxic if inhaled
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Nations-Unies, «Partie 4 - Dispositions relatives à l'utilisation des emballages et des citernes - Liste des instructions d'emballage.» In: Recommandations relatives au transport des marchandises dangereuses - Règlement type - Dix-huitième édition révisée . New-York, N.Y. : United Nations. (2013). ST/SG/AC.10/1/rev. 18 (Vol. II). [MO-026856]   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/French/Rev18f_Volume2.pdf
  http://www.unece.org/fr/trans/danger/publi/unrec/rev18/18files_f.html
• ▲2.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances). Hamilton (Ont) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  International Programme on Chemical Safety, Environmenta Health Criteria 54: Ammonia. Genève : World Health Organization. (1986). EHC54. [MO-009649]   http://www.inchem.org/pages/ehc.html
• ▲5.  Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry et Environmental Protection Agency, Toxicological profile for ammonia. Draft for public comments. Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. (2002).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html
• ▲6.  American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices / Documentation of TLV's and BEI's. 7th ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : ACGIH. (2001-). Publication #0100Doc. [RM-514008]   http://www.acgih.org
• ▲7.  Grant, W.M. et Schuman, J.S., Toxicology of the eye : effects on the eyes and visual systems from chemicals, drugs, metals and minerals, plants, toxins and venoms; also, systemic side effects from eye medications. Vol. 1, 4th ed. Springfield (ILL.) : Charles C. Thomas. (1993). [RM-515030]
• ▲8.  France. Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, Fiche toxicologique no 16 : Ammoniac et solutions aqueuses. Cahiers de notes documentaires. Paris : INRS. (2021). [RE-005509]   http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html
  http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox/fiche.html?refINRS=FICHETOX_16

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