Cyclohexanol

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Appearance colorless or slight yellow solid or liquid. Flash Point 68 deg C Warning! Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. May be harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. May cause central nervous system depression. Material is a solid at room temperature that melts upon moderate heating into a combustible liquid with a flash point below 200°F(93.3°C). Hygroscopic (absorbs moisture from the air). Target Organs: Central nervous system, respiratory system, eyes, skin.

Potential health effects

Eye: Causes eye irritation. Instilled into the eye of the rabbit, moderately severe irritation and corneal injury, which was reversible, occurred. (Doc of TLV) Skin: Causes skin irritation. If absorbed, may cause central nervous system effects. In a 48-hour closed patch test using 4% cyclohexanol in petrolatum, there was evidence of erythema or edema in human subjects. Dermal toxicity data from animals indicate that a Skin notation is appropriate to minimize the potential for skin irritation as well as dermal absorption leading to central nervous system effects. (Doc of TLV) Ingestion: May cause central nervous system depression, characterized by excitement, followed by headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and nausea. Advanced stages may cause collapse, unconsciousness, coma and possible death due to respiratory failure. Inhalation: Inhalation of high concentrations may cause central nervous system effects characterized by nausea, headache, dizziness, unconsciousness and coma. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Chronic: Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause defatting and dermatitis. Prolonged exposure may cause non-specific nervous system effects.