Chemical Safety Cards

International Chemical Safety Cards on the relevant chemical(s) are attached at the end of the CICAD, to provide the reader with concise information on the protection of human health and on emergency action. They are produced in a separate peer-reviewed procedure at IPCS. They may be complemented by information from IPCS Poison Information Monographs (PIM), similarly produced separately from the CICAD process. 

I PCS (1999c) International Chemical Safety Card — Dibutyltin dilaurate. Geneva, World Health Organization, International Programme on Chemical Safety (ICSC 1171 http //www.ilo.org/ public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/ icsc11/icsc1171. htm). 

International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) (http //www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcs/icstart.html). 

Pyrophoric and other spontaneously combustible substances will generally be identified as such on their product literature, material safety data sheets (MSDSs), or International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs). If transported, these substances should be identified as DOT/UN Hazard Class 4.2 materials for shipping purposes and labeled as spontaneously combustible. For pyrophoric substances, the NFPA 704 diamond for container or vessel labeling has a red (top) quadrant with a rating of 4, indicating the highest severity of flammability hazard (NFPA 704, 2001). Note that pyrophoric materials often exhibit one or more other reactivity hazards as well, such as water reactivity. 

International Chemical Safety Cards HYDROGEN CYANIDE, LIQUEFIED ICSC 0492... 

This question pertains to substances that will react with the oxygen in the atmosphere to form unstable peroxides, which in turn might explosively decompose if concentrated. Peroxide formation, or peroxidation, usually happens slowly over time, when a peroxideforming liquid is stored with limited access to air. Substances that are peroxide formers will often have an inhibitor or stabilizer added to prevent peroxidation. They are often not easily identifiable as peroxide formers using MSDSs or International Chemical Safety Cards. They are often identified by another characteristic, such as flammability, for storage and shipping purposes. 

Oxidizers will nearly always be identified as such on their MSDSs or International Chemical Safety Cards. They may be identified as DOT/UN Hazard Class 5.1 materials for shipping purposes and labeled as oxidizers. However, some oxidizers are classified otherwise. Chlorine, for example, is DOT/UN Class 2.3 (gases toxic by inhalation) and labeled as POISON GAS for shipping purposes it may also be labeled as a corrosive material. Liquid oxygen is Class 2.2 (nonflammable nontoxic compressed gases) but should be labeled as NONFLAMMABLE GAS and OXIDIZER. 

Lacking actual test results, the next best option is to check chemical-specific safety data such as MSDSs or International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) for the particular compounds and concentrations involved. Section 10 (Stability and Reactivity) of standard MSDSs should contain information on Incompatibilities with Other Materials. Similar information should be in the Chemical Dangers section of ICSCs. However, these are rarely more than lists of incompatible materials, and do not indicate what consequences can be expected. The listed incompatibilities should be considered as only applying to ambient conditions. 

International Chemical Safety Cards and NIOSH Pocket Guide... 

International Chemical Safety Cards and NIOSH Pocket Guides, 75 material safety data sheets (MSDSs), 73-75 NFPA, 75... 

The International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) provide essential health and safety information on chemicals to promote their safe use. They are intended for use at the shop floor level by workers, but also by other interested parties in factories, agriculture, constmction, and other workplaces and often form part of education and training activities. 

International Chemical Safety Cards. Online. Available HTTP (accessed 1 April 2003). This international site has information on a large number of agents. 

ICSC (International Chemical Safety Cards), 747, 749, 753-5 IgB (gamma-globulin), 655 Illumination, deterioration evaluation, 656 Imidazole chemiluminescence, 647 peroxy oxalates, 1189, 1190, 1256-7, 1259-61, 1263, 1265... 

Deichmann W (1972) The debate on DDT. Archives of Toxicology 29(1) 1-27 IPCS (2002) International Chemical Safety Card (ICSC) No. 0084, 0085, and 0086 (the recommendations on these cards also apply to technical xylene) prepared in the context of cooperation between the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the Commission of the European Communities (CEC). Date of peer review August 2002... 

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