Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION, MAY CAUSE DAMAGE.
SKIN: IRRITATION, ALLERGIC RASH, TOXIC BY ABSORPTION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE BRONCHOASTHMA.
INGESTION: IRRITATION OF THE STOMACH & INTESTINES. LARGE AMOUNTS
CAN CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
FATIGUE, SLEEPINESS, WEAKNESS, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/LUKE WARM WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP
& WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTETION
IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NOT-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL FOAM, WATER FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE COMPLETE PERSONAL PROTECTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGH TEMPERATURE MAY CAUSE PRESSURE
BUILDUP IN CLOSED CONTAINERS.
Spill Release Procedures:DIKE & COVER W/A NON-OXIDIZABLE ABSORBANT &
SCOOP INTO CONTAINER. SPRINKLE SODIUM THIOSULFATE ON RESIDUE. WORK
INTO RESIDUE. SCOOP INTO DISPOSAL CONTAINER. CLEAN UP W/WATER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Other Precautions:AVOID INGESTION. AVOID ALL SKIN CONTACT.
Respiratory Protection:WHEN APPLYING IN A CONFINED AREA/DURING SPRAYING
APPLICATION/OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES LIKELY TO PRODUCE AIRBORNE
CONTAMINATION IN EXCESS OF PEL USE AN AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GENERAL TO MAINTAIN DUST, MIST/VAPOR LEVELS BELOW PEL.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE, BUTYL/NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES, FULL-FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:POLYETHYLENE APRON/COVERALLS
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING & BEFORE
SMOKING/EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS OVER THE PEL MAY
CAUSE PAINLESS PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE SKIN, ULCERS OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES OF THE NOSE & PERFORATION OF THE CARTILAGINOUS NASAL
SEPTUM. POSSIBLE LIVER DAMAGE. PROLONGED EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO
DIMETHYL FORMALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE TESTICULAR CANCER.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE#: D007.
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