Ladle Nozzle Filler

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Hazard statements

This product is classified as: Not classified as hazardous according to the criteria of NOHSC Australia. Not a Dangerous Good according to the Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code. Not Hazardous - No criteria found.

Precautionary statements

S22, S25, S37. Do not breathe dust. Avoid contact with eyes. Wear suitable gloves.

SUSDP Classification

None allocated.

ADG classification

None allocated. Not a Dangerous Good under the ADG Code.

UN Number

None allocated Emergency Overview Physical Description & Black powdered solid. Colour Odour No odour.

Health hazards

No significant risk factors have been found for this product.

Potential health effects

Inhalation Short Term Long term inhalation of high amounts of any nuisance dust may overload lung Exposure clearance mechanism. Available data indicates that this product is not harmful. However product may be mildly irritating, although unlikely to cause anything more than mild transient discomfort. Long Term A commonly known health hazard which has been associated historically with the Exposure inhalation of silica-containing dusts is silicosis. Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease (development of scar tissue in the lungs) which can be progressive and disabling; it can lead to death. It is the primary health risk from breathing silica and the oldest known occupational disease. To pose a danger to the lungs, a dust particle must be respirable. A dust particle is considered respirable if it is smaller than 10 micrometers. Dust particles that are respirable are capable of being inhaled into the conducting airways and gas exchange regions of the lungs. Dust particles larger than 10 micrometers are not capable of penetrating the defence mechanisms of the lung to produce injury to the important lower regions of the lung where oxygen transfer takes place. There are three different types of silicosis. Chronic silicosis may result from prolonged inhalation of excessive Long Term levels of respirable silica dust, and may take many years of exposure to develop. A Exposure second type, accelerated silicosis, may occur in a relatively shorter period of time from Cont. the inhalation of intense excessive levels of respirable silica dust. Acute silicosis, the third type, develops rapidly and has been reported in occupations such as sand blasting and drilling through silica-containing rock. Cases of acute silicosis and complicated cases of chronic silicosis and accelerated silicosis can be fatal. NIOSH has a series of publications on silica and silicosis in the workplace, which may be found at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/silica/default.html No data for health effects associated with long term inhalation. Skin contact Short Term Exposure Available data indicates that this product is not harmful. It should present no hazards in normal use. However product may be mildly irritating, but is unlikely to cause anything more than mild discomfort which should disappear once contact ceases. Long Term Exposure No data for health effects associated with long term skin exposure. Eye Contact Short Term Exposure This product may be mildly mechanically irritating to eyes, but is unlikely to cause anything more than mild discomfort which should disappear once product is removed from eyes. Long Term Exposure No data for health effects associated with long term eye exposure. Ingestion Short Term Exposure Significant oral exposure is considered to be unlikely. However, this product may be irritating to mucous membranes but is unlikely to cause anything more than transient discomfort. Long Term Exposure No data for health effects associated with long term ingestion. Carcinogen Status NOHSC No significant ingredient is classified as carcinogenic by NOHSC. NTP No significant ingredient is classified as carcinogenic by NTP. IARC Carbon Black is classed 2b IARC - possibly carcinogenic to humans. See the IARC website for further details. A web address has not been provided as addresses frequently change.