Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION, BURNS. SKIN:
IRRITATION, BURNS, DISORDERS SUCH AS DERMATITIS, OIL ACNE,
FOLLICULITIS, TUMORS. INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE NOSE,
THROAT/RESPIRATORY TRACT, & PULMONARY TUMORS. INGEST ION: TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ASPHALT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE CANCER
IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS/IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN A2 CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION, BURNS. SKIN: IRRITATION,
BURNS, DISORDERS SUCH AS DERMATITIS, OIL ACNE, FOLLICULITIS,
TUMORS. INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE NOSE, THROAT/RESPIRATORY
TRACT, & PULMONARY TUMORS. INGESTI ON: TOXIC.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN & RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: IF HOT
ASPHALT STRIKES, DRENCH OR IMMERSE THE AREA IN WATER TO ASSIST
COOLING. DON'T USE ICED WATER OR COLD PACKS IF THE BURNED AREA
COVERS >10% OF THE BODY, MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SHOCK. WASH W/HOT SOAPY
WATER. USE OF A WATERLESS HAND CLEANER WILL HELP TO REMOVE THE
ASPHALT. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. GET MED ATTN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:200F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR FOAM PREFERRED. WATER FOG MAY BE
USED IN FLAT SURFACES SUCH AS ROADS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T USE WATER ON FIRE IN TANK OR OTHER
CONTAINERS SINCE IT MAY CAUSE VIOLENT ERUPTION/SPREADING OF BURNING
ASPHALT. MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DON'T HEAT ABOVE FLASH POINT. HOT ASPHALT
MAY IGNITE FLAMMABLE MIXTURES ON CONTACT.
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF IGNITION. SHUT
OFF SOURCE OF LEAK ONLY IF SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE/CONTAIN. TAKE UP
W/AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN NON-LEAKING CONTAINERS FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. WHEN ASPHALTIC
PRODUCTS ARE HEATED, THEY OFTEN GIVE OFF SMALL AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN
SULFIDE. AVOID BREATHING OF VAPORS/FUMES/MIST.
Other Precautions:NOTE TO THE PHYSICIAN: IN GENERAL, EMESIS INDUCTION
IS UNNECESSARY IN HIGH VISCOSITY, LOW VOLATILITY PRODUCTS, IE.E.,
MOST OILS/GREASES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER WOKING W/ASPHALT & BEFORE
EATING OR SMOKI NG.
Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE IN AN APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL FACILITY IN
COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL REGULATIONS
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