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SECTION VI – HEALTH HAZARD DATA
INHALATION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO VAPORS CAN RESULT IN HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
INCOORDINATION, NAUSEA AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
SKIN AND EYE CONTACT HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: EXTREME BURNING ON EYE CONTACT. BURNING, REDNESS AND
POSSIBLE RASH ON CONTACT WITH SKIN.
SKIN ABSORPTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE DEFATTING AND IRRITATION OF THE
SKIN. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
INGESTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: EXTREME DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): REPORTS HAVE ASSOCIATED REPEATED AND PROLONGED OCCUPATIONAL OVEREXPOSURE
TO SOLVENTS WITH PERMANENT BRAIN AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIBERATELY
CONCENTRATING AND INHALING VAPORS FROM THIS PRODUCT MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP? YES IARC MONOGRAPHS? YES OSHA REGULATED? YES
METHYLENE CHLORIDE IS IDENTIFIED AS A POTENTAL CARCINOGEN BY IARC AND NTP. SEE SECTION II. IT IS NOT BELIEVED TO POSE A
MEASURABLE CARCINOGENIC RISK TO MAN WHEN HANDLED AS RECOMMENDED.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: KIDNEY DISEASES, RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, SKIN ALLERGIES,
CARDIAC CONDITIONS.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
EYES: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. TAKE TO A PHYSICIAN FOR MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INGESTION: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF INDIVIDUAL IS DROWSY OR UNCONSCIOUS, DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH;
PLACE INDIVIDUAL ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH HEAD DOWN. CONTACT PHYSICIAN, MEDICAL FACILITY OR POISON CONTROL CENTER
FOR ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER TO INDUCE VOMITING.
INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR.
SECTION VII – PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: REMOVE ANY SOURCES OF IGNITION. PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION AND / OR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. DIKE SPILL, APPLY ABSORBENT MATERIAL. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS SCRAPE UP AND STORE IN CLOSED METAL CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF IN
APPROVED SITES ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING: AVOID STORAGE AT TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES (F) OR NEAR
HEAT, SPARKS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OR OPEN FLAMES.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: AVOID PROLONGED BREATHING OF VAPORS OR CONTACT WITH SKIN. PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED
BREATHING OF VAPORS. USE THIS PRODUCT OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST USE IT INDOORS, OPEN ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS OR
USE OTHER MEANS TO ASSURE FRESH AIR CIRCULATION DURING APPLICATION. IF USED PROPERLY, A RESPIRATOR MAY OFFER
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION. OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON THE PROPER USE OF A RESPIRATOR.
SECTIONS VIII – CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR AND SOLID PARTICLE CARTRIDGES.
VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN VOLUME AND PATTERN TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW THAT LISTED IN
SECTION II
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: USE NEOPRENE RUBBER GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
EYE PROTECTION: USE SAFETY EYEWEAR WITH SPLASH GUARDS OR SIDE SHIELDS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
WORK / HYGIENIC PRACTICES: WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR USING THE WASHROOM.
SECTION IX – DISCLAIMER
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