For Coatings, R

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

] *** Emergency Overview ***: Extremely Flammable! Harmful by inhalation, in contact with skin, and if swallowed. Eye irritant. Affects the central nervous system. Contact with eyes or skin causes irritation. Effects Of Overexposure - Eye Contact: Exposure to liquid, aerosol, or vapors may cause irritation, tearing, redness, and swelling accompanied by a stinging sensation. Contact with eyes may cause blurred vision and irritation. Benzyl alcohol, a component of this formulation, can cause severe eye irritation and eye tissue injury as a result of direct eye contact. Effects Of Overexposure - Skin Contact: Direct skin contact may cause irritation. Symptoms may include swelling, redness, pain, numbness, drying, rash, blistering, and skin burns. Material may pass through the skin and cause effects similar to breathing or ingestion. Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause dermatitis, drying, and defatting due to the solvent properties. May cause allergic skin reaction. May cause severe skin irritation. Effects Of Overexposure - Inhalation: Inhalation may cause irritation to the respiratory tract (nose, mouth, mucous membranes) & acute nervous system depression characterized by the following progressive steps: headache, dizziness, dullness, staggering gait, confusion, unconsciousness, coma, or possible death. Exposure may cause difficult breathing, shortness of breath, coughing, or narcosis. Harmful by inhalation. Inhalation may cause headaches, difficult breathing, and loss of consciousness. Exposure to benzyl alcohol, a component of this formulation, may aggravate preexisting medical conditions of the respiratory tract, lungs, and skin Effects Of Overexposure - Ingestion: Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. May result in possible corrosive action in the mouth, stomach tissue, and digestive tract. Vomiting may cause aspiration of the solvent, resulting in chemical pneumonitis that may lead to possible death. Harmful or fatal if swallowed. Ingestion causes damage to the central nervous system. It may include, acute nervous system depression, which is characterized by the following progressive steps: headache, dizziness, staggering gait, confusion, drowsiness, unconsciousness, or coma. The gastrointestinal tract lining may be damaged through the ingestion of a component. Effects Of Overexposure - Chronic Hazards: Prolonged contact will cause drying and cracking of the skin, due to defatting action. Repeated or prolonged contact causes sensitization, asthma, and eczemas. Repeated or prolonged contact with the preparation may cause removal of natural fat from the skin resulting in non-allergic contact dermatitis and absorption through the skin. Purposely concentrating and inhaling solvent vapors may cause damage to the nervous system and brain. WARNING: This product contains a chemical (carbon black) known to the state of California to cause cancer as airborne, unbound particles of respirable size

Principle Routes of Exposure

Skin Contact, Inhalation, Eye Contact