SECTION VI - HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT
INGESTION: THE ACUTE ORAL LD50 IN RAT IS ABOVE 5.2 ML/KG. RELATIVE TO OTHER MATERIAL, A SINGLE DOSE OF THIS
PRODUCT IS PRACTICALLY NONTOXIC BY INGESTION.
EYE CONTACT: A 30% SOLUTION OF THIS MATERIAL IS NONIRRITATING IN RABBIT EYE STUDIES, NO IRRITATION IS LIKELY
TO OCCUR AFTER HUMAN EYE CONTACT.
SKIN CONTACT: A 50% SOLUTION OF THIS MATERIAL IS NONIRRITATING AND NONSENSITIZING IN A 50 SUBJECT HUMAN
PATCH TEST PANEL.
INHALATION: NO TOXIC EFFECTS ARE KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH INHALATION OF DUST FROM THIS MATERIAL.
FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
SKIN: WASH MATERIAL OFF THE SKIN WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SOAP AND WATER. IF REDNESS, ITCHING OR A
BURNING SENSATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF REDNESS, ITCHING OR
A BURNING SENSATION DEVELOPS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: DRINK 2 TO 3 GLASSES OF WATER. IF GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, CONSULT MEDICAL
PERSONNEL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. (NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON).
INHALATION: NOT AN EXPECTED ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF COUGH OR OTHER
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, CONSULT MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: SWEEP UP AND RECOVER OR MIX MATEIAL WITH
MOIST ABSORBENT AND SHOVEL INTO WASTE CONTAINER. WASH DOWN SPILL AREA WITH HOT WATER CONTAINING
DETERGENT AND FLUSH TO A SEWER SERVICED BY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
DISPOSAL METHOD: DISCARDED PRODUCT IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER RCRA, 40 CFR 261. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
CONTAINER DISPOSAL: PUNCTURE OR OTHERWISE DESTROY EMPTY CONTAINER BEFORE DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
VENTILATION:
AS NEEDED TO CONTROL EXPOSURE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE): NOT AN EXPECTED ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. IF NEEDED, USE OSHA NIOSH
APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR DUSTS, MISTS AND FUMES WHOSE TLV IS GREATER THAN
0.05 MG/M3.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:
IMPERVIOUS GLOVES AND APRON.
EYE PROTECTION:
RECOMMENDED WEARING CHEMICAL GOGGLES OF SAFETY GLASSES
MEETING THE
SPECIFICATIONS OF ANSI STANDARD Z87.1.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYEWASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWE RIN THE WORK AREA.
SECTION IX - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS OR OTHER COMMENTS
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING. NORMAL CHEMICAL HANDLING PROCEDURES.
This information is believed to be accurate and is intended for general guidance. It should not be construed as a guarantee of its
suitability for a particular application. JEEN International Corporation offers no warranties either expressed or implied, nor is freedom
from any patent owned by JEEN International Corporation or others implied; neither is liability accepted for errors or omissions in the
information. Typical properties of products are given for guidance only and do not necessarily represent manufacturing specifications.
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