Strip Fast

Principle Routes of Exposure

Dermal contact. Eye contact. Inhalation. Ingestion

Potential Acute Health Effects

Eye contact : May cause moderate eye irritation. May cause eye irritation which is slow to heal. Vapour may cause eye irritation experienced as mild discomfort and redness. May cause slight corneal injury. Skin contact : Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause skin irritation, even a burn, may cause drying and flaking of the skin. Extensive skin contact with methylene chloride, such Strip Fast 1 sur 6 as immersion, may cause an intense burning sensation, followed by a cold, numb feeling which will subside after contact. Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Inhalation : In confined or poorly ventilated areas, vapours can readily accumulate and can cause unconsciousness and death. Excessive exposure may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract. May cause carboxyhemoglobinemia, thereby impairing the blood’s ability to transport oxygen. Minimal anaesthetic or narcotic effects may be seen in the range of 500 – 1000 ppm, methylene chloride. Progressively higher levels over 1000 ppm can cause dizziness, drunkenness, and as low as 10,000 ppm, unconsciousness and death. These high levels may also cause cardiac arrhythmias. Ingestion : Small amounts swallowed incidental to normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury. Swallowing larger amounts may cause injury. Aspiration into the lungs may occur during ingestion or vomiting, resulting in lung injury.

Potential chronic health

effects Repeated exposure : Chronic abuse of similar substances has been associated with cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. Repeated exposure can affect the central nervous system. Prolonged contact with the skin can cause dryness and defatting of the skin, irritation and dermatitis. Solvent abusers exposed to high doses of aromatic solvents (toluene) show signs of hearing loss as well as damage to the brain, liver and kidney. This product contains methanol. Overexposure to this ingredient has been suggested as a cause of the following effects on humans: visual impairment.