WHMIS (Cadmium)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader
Update: 2015-12-08

  • Combustible dusts - See comments below1
  • Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 11 2 3 4 5 6
  • Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 21 7
  • Carcinogenicity - Category 1A1 7 8 9 10 11
  • Reproductive toxicity - Category 21 4 12 13 14 15 16
    • Toxic to the reproductive function
    • Toxic to the development
  • Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 11 5 10 11

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Skull and crossbones

  • WHMIS 2015 pictogram : Health hazard

Danger

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 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"

This product could belong to the hazard class "Combustible dust", based on various factors related to the combustibility and explosiveness of its dust, including composition, shape and size of the particles.

References

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