Valvoline GENERAL MULTIPURPOSE GREASE

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview Appearance: liquid, paste, amber CAUTION! PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY DRY THE SKIN AND CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNS.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, Skin absorption, Skin contact, Eye Contact, Ingestion Eye contact May cause mild eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, and redness. Skin contact May cause slight skin irritation. Prolonged or repeated contact may dry the skin. Symptoms may include redness, burning, and drying and cracking of skin, skin burns, and other skin damage. Ingestion Swallowing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Swallowing large amounts may be harmful. Inhalation It is possible to breathe this material under certain conditions of handling and use (for example, during heating, spraying, or stirring). Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing large amounts may be harmful. Symptoms are not expected at air concentrations below the recommended exposure limits, if applicable (see Section 8.).

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Preexisting disorders of the following organs (or organ systems) may be aggravated by exposure to this material:, Skin, lung (for example, asthma-like conditions) Symptoms Signs and symptoms of exposure to this material through breathing, swallowing, and/or passage of the material through the skin may include:, stomach or intestinal upset (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), irritation (nose, throat, airways) Target Organs No data Carcinogenicity The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined there is sufficient evidence for the carcinogenicity of extracts of steam-refined bitumens, air-refined bitumens and pooled mixtures of steam- and air-refined bitumens in experimental animals. Asphalt products, properly handled as outlined in this MSDS, are not expected to cause cancer in humans. Skin contact, breathing of mist, fumes or vapors should be reduced to a minimum to avoid any ill effects. Reproductive hazard Based on the available information, risk to the fetus from maternal exposure to this material cannot be assessed.