Conventional Gasoline

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview NFPA DANGER! Extremely Flammable Liquid and Vapor Skin Irritant

Aspiration hazard

Appearance: Clear to amber Physical Form: Liquid Odor: Gasoline

Potential health effects

Eye: Contact may cause mild eye irritation including stinging, watering, and redness. Skin: Skin irritant. Contact may cause redness, itching, a burning sensation, and skin damage. Prolonged or repeated contact can defat the skin, causing drying and cracking of the skin, and possibly dermatitis (inflammation). Not acutely toxic by skin absorption, but prolonged or repeated skin contact may be harmful (see Section 11). Inhalation (Breathing): Low to moderate degree of toxicity by inhalation. Ingestion (Swallowing): Low degree of toxicity by ingestion. ASPIRATION HAZARD - This material can enter lungs during swallowing or vomiting and cause lung inflammation and damage. Signs and Symptoms: Effects of overexposure may include nausea, vomiting, flushing, blurred vision, tremors, respiratory failure, signs of nervous system depression (e.g., headache, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of coordination, disorientation and fatigue), unconsciousness, convulsions, death. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 251720 - Conventional Gasoline Page 1/8 Issue date 21-Jun-2007 Status: Final Pre-Existing Medical Conditions: Conditions aggravated by exposure may include skin disorders, respiratory (asthma-like) disorders. Exposure to high concentrations of this material may increase the sensitivity of the heart to certain drugs. Persons with pre-existing heart disorders may be more susceptible to this effect (see Section 4 - Note to Physicians). See Section 11 for additional Toxicity Information.