ES COMPLEAT EG PREMIX (Ethylene glycol based coolant)

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency overview WARNING May be harmful or fatal if swallowed. Harmful if absorbed through skin. May cause nausea, vomiting, headache and other central nervous system effects. Prolonged or repeated overexposure may cause kidney damage. Prolonged or repeated overexposure may cause liver effects. Possible risk of harm to the unborn child.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation. Ingestion. Skin contact. Eye contact. Eyes May cause mild eye irritation. Skin May cause skin irritation. Skin absorption: May be absorbed and cause symptoms similar to those listed for ingestion. Inhalation If mists are inhaled, may cause tearing, general anesthesia, headache, coughing, respiratory stimulation, nausea, vomiting, pulmonary, kidney and liver damage. Ingestion Human poison by ingestion (lethal dose of Ethylene glycol for humans reported to be 100 mL). Symptoms of poisoning may include cyanosis (bluish discolouration of the skin), nausea, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, irregular breathing, coma and death. Initially, the central nervous system is stimulated, followed by depression. Could also cause convulsions, coma, respiratory arrest, and death. Target organs Central nervous system. Eyes. Respiratory system. Skin.

Potential chronic health

Sterility. Pregnant women or women of child-bearing age should not be exposed to this product. Can cause adverse reproductive effects - such as birth defects, miscarriages, or infertility. May potentially result in lethal kidney damage. Prolonged or repeated ingestion may cause bladder or kidney stones. Prolonged or repeated overexposure may cause liver effects. Most important May cause mild skin and eye irritation. Symptoms may include redness, edema, drying, defatting symptoms/effects, acute and and cracking of the skin. Symptoms may include stinging and tearing. May cause respiratory delayed irritation. If mists are inhaled, may cause tearing, general anesthesia, headache, coughing, respiratory stimulation, nausea, vomiting, pulmonary, kidney and liver damage. Human poison by ingestion (lethal dose of Ethylene glycol for humans reported to be 100 mL). Symptoms of poisoning may include cyanosis (bluish discolouration of the skin), nausea, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, irregular breathing, coma and death. Initially, the central nervous system is stimulated, followed by depression.

Environmental effects

May cause long-term adverse effects in the environment