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SECTION 2: Hazards identification

1999/45/EC Ingestion: do not induce vomiting. Rinse mouth with water. Give milk or water to drink. Obtain medical attention if 2.1 Regulatory Classification more than small quantities have been swallowed. Organic fertiliser blend is not classified as dangerous material according to EC Directive

67/548/EEC

or Inhalation: remove from source of exposure to dust. Obtain 1999/45/EC. medical advice if symptoms persist.

Other physicochemical hazards

4.2 Fire and Thermal Decomposition Products This material is not hazardous. Inhalation: remove from source of exposure to fumes. Keep warm and at rest. Provide medical assistance and 2.3 Human Health monitoring, as delayed pulmonary oedema may develop. Products are of a low toxicity, but prolonged skin or eye contact may cause some irritation. 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES When the fertiliser is not directly involved in the fire, use Ingestion: may result in abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, the best means available to control the fire. diarrhoea. When the fertiliser is involved:  Evacuate the area. Inhalation: Low toxicity dust but high concentration of air-  Avoid breathing the fumes. Wherever possible wear an borne material may cause irritation of the nose and upper approved breathing mask when fighting a fire or when respiratory tract with symptoms such as sore throat and fumes are being emitted. coughing. Generally regarded as a nuisance dust with no  Call the fire brigade. specific official Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL). Recommend a total inhalable dust standard for nuisance dust  Fight the fire from upwind and from outside the buildings, if possible. of 10 mg/m3 as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average. See HSE  Open doors and windows to give maximum ventilation. Guidance Notes EH40/2005 and HSG 173.  Do not use chemical extinguishers or foams or attempt to smother the fire with steam or sand. Fire and thermal decomposition products: Inhalation of  Use plenty of water. decomposition gases can cause irritation of the respiratory  Where combustible material is the source of the fire, system. Some lung effects may be delayed. extinguish this source as a matter of priority.  If safe to do so, prevent the contamination of the fertiliser

Environmental hazards

by oil and other combustible materials. Heavy spillage may cause adverse environmental impact  If fire run-off water enters any drain or water course, such as eutrophication in confined surface waters. See inform the appropriate water authorities immediately. 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES