TARRED ROOFING FELT

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: Vapor can cause moderate to severe irritation of eyes, nose, throat and respiratory tract. Can cause burning and itching with reddening of the skin, which is accentuated by sunlight. Burning may emit hazardous fumes, which can form flammable or explosive mixtures.

Health hazards

SKIN: Contact with skin can result in irritation which when not washed off or when accentuated by sunlight, can result in minor burns. EYES: Overexposure to product vapors can result in irritation. Eye contact with product will result in irritation, which in the absence of recommended first aid can result in minor burns to the eyes. INHALATION: Overexposure to vapor may result in irritation to respiratory tract. Prolonged exposure in significant excess of permissible air concentrations can result in acute toxic effects, such as coughing, sneezing, headache, dizziness, respiratory difficulty, and convulsions. INGESTION: Irritation of the gastrointestinal tract followed by nausea and vomiting, abdominal discomfort, rapid pulse, etc. DELAYED EFFECTS: Prolonged and repeated skin exposure over many months to years, in the absence of recommended hygiene practices, may lead to changes in skin pigmentation and benign skin growths. In some cases, skin cancer may occur after many years of exposure. These effects appear to be exacerbated by simultaneous exposure to ultraviolet light (sunlight). Long term exposure to coal tar pitch volatiles has been associated with the development of skin, kidney, bladder, scrotum and lung cancer. Ingredients found on one of the OSHA designated carcinogen lists are listed below. INGREDIENT NAME NTP STATUS IARC STATUS OSHA LIST Refined Coal Tar Known Carcinogen 1- Known Carcinogen Carcinogen