WHMIS (Zinc chromate)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Respiratory sensitization - Category 11 2 3 4 5 6

• Skin sensitization - Category 1A4 6 7 8 9 10

• Carcinogenicity - Category 1A11 12

Danger

May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled (H334)
May cause allergic skin reaction (H317)
May cause cancer (H350)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This classification is based on all available data for insoluble hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) compounds.

References

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• ▲12.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, A Review of Human Carcinogens: Arsenic, Metals, Fibres, and Dusts. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 100C. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2012).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
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