Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

At varying concentrations used for bleaching and deodourizing of textiles, wood pulp,
hair, fur etc.; source of organic and inorganic peroxides; pulp and paper industry;
plasticizers; rocket fuel; foam rubber. Manufacture of glycerol; antichlor; dyeing;
electroplating; antiseptic, laboratory reagent, epoxidation, hydroxylation, oxidation and
reduction; viscosity control for starch and cellulose derivatives; refining and cleaning
metals; bleaching and oxidizing agent in food; neutralizing agent in wine distillation;
seed disinfectant; substitute for chlorine water and sewage treatment.

SYNONYMS

H2-O2, albone, Hioxyl, "hydrogen peroxide, solution (over 52% peroxide)", "hydrogen
peroxide, stabilized (over 60% peroxide)", inhibine, oxydol, perhydrol, perone, peroxan,
peroxide, superoxol, T-stuff

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Heating may cause an explosion.
Contact with combustible material may cause fire.
Causes severe burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Accidental ingestion of the material may be harmful; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 150 gram may be fatal or may produce serious damage to the health of the individual.  The material can produce severe chemical burns within the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract following ingestion.  

EYE

  The material can produce severe chemical burns to the eye following direct contact. Vapors or mists may be extremely irritating.  If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage.  

SKIN

  The material can produce severe chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin.  Skin contact is not thought to produce harmful health effects (as classified using animal models). Systemic harm, however, has been identified following exposure of animals by at least one other route and the material may still produce health damage following entry through wounds, lesions or abrasions. Good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  Skin contact will result in rapid drying, bleaching, leading to chemicalburns on prolonged contact.  Entry into the blood-stream, through, for example, cuts, abrasions or lesions, may produce systemic injury with harmful effects. Examine the skin prior to the use of the material and ensure that any external damage is suitably protected.  

INHALED

  If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons.  Inhalation of vapors or aerosols (mists, fumes), generated by the material during the course of normal handling, may be harmful.  Inhalation of quantities of liquid mist may be extremely hazardous, even lethal due to spasm, extreme irritation of larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Repeated or prolonged exposure to corrosives may result in the erosion of teeth, inflammatory and ulcerative changes in the mouth and necrosis (rarely) of the jaw. Bronchial irritation, with cough, and frequent attacks of bronchial pneumonia may ensue. Gastrointestinal disturbances may also occur. Chronic exposures may result in dermatitis and/or conjunctivitis.  There has been some concern that this material can cause cancer or mutations but there is not enough data to make an assessment.  Limited evidence suggests that repeated or long-term occupational exposure may produce cumulative health effects involving organs or biochemical systems.