WHMIS (Nitrogen trichloride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Oxidizing liquids - Undefined category1 2
• 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.

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 13

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 23 4

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation3 4 5

• Physical hazards not otherwise classified (exploding bomb) - Category 11 2

Danger

Oxidizing Liquids : Undefined hazard statement
Fatal if inhaled (H330)
Causes serious eye irritation (H319)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)
May cause an explosion under conditions of schock, friction or heat.

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  Dutch Institute for the Working Environment et Dutch Chemical Industry Association, Chemical safety sheets : working safely with hazardous chemicals. Netherlands : Kluwer Academic Publishers. (1991). [RR-015010]
• ▲2.  Pohanish, R.P. et Greene, S.A., Wiley guide to chemical incompatibilities. 3ème éd. New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc. (2009). [RR-015033]   www.wiley.com
• ▲3.  Barbee, S.J., Thackara, J.W. et Rinehart, W.E., «Acute inhalation toxicology of nitrogen trichloride.» American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 44, no. 2, p. 145-146. (1983).
• ▲4.  Gagnaire, F. et al., «Comparison of the sensory irritation response in mice to chlorine and nitrogen trichloride.» Journal of Applied Toxicology. Vol. 14, no. 6, p. 405-409. (1991).
• ▲5.  Massin, N. et al., «Respiratory symptoms and bronchial responsiveness among cleaning and disinfecting workers in the food industry.» Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Vol. 64, no. 2, p. 75-81. (2007).

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