WHMIS (Zirconium (powder))

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader
Update: 2016-03-24

  • Flammable solids - Undefined category1 2 3 4
    • This hazard class has been assigned according to the information obtained from the consulted scientific literature, but it does not allow to specify the hazard category.
  • Pyrophoric solids - Category 13 5 6 7
  • Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases - Undefined category1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    • This hazard class has been assigned according to the information obtained from the consulted scientific literature, but it does not allow to specify the hazard category.

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Flame

Danger

Flammable Solids : Undefined hazard statement
Catches spontaneously if exposed to air (H250)
Substances and Mixtures which, in Contact with Water, Emit Flammable Gases : Undefined hazard statement

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This product belongs to the hazard class "Combustible dust" if 5% or more by weight of its composition has a particle size < 500 µm.

References

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