6 Example of a carcinogen is asbestos. Most strong acids and strong bases commonly found in cleaning chemicals are corrosive. Common laundry bleach is a corrosive. Cyanides are highly toxic. Hydrogen cyanide was used in prison gas chambers.
Ammonia is an irritant.
Asphyxiants interfere with your body's intake of oxygen. Example of a chemical asphyxiant is carbon monoxide. Nitrogen is a simple asphyxiant. 8 Physical hazards cause injuries and fatal injuries, i.e., thermal and chemical burns, and multiple traumatic injuries. 9 Employees have a right to know the identities of chemicals in their work area, their health and physical affects, and what measures they can take to protect themselves from overexposure to those chemicals.