440 Express

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW*** WARNING! FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. CAUSES EYE, SKIN, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Skin contact, Ingestion, Inhalation, Eye contact, Skin absorption EYE: Causes eye irritation. SKIN: Irritating to skin. Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking. Material can be absorbed through skin. INHALATION: Inhalation of vapors in high concentration may cause irritation of respiratory system. Inhalation of high vapor concentrations can cause CNS-depression and narcosis. INGESTION: Ingestion (swallowing) may irritate the mouth, throat and stomach. Aspiration into lungs may cause chemical pneumonia and lung damage. Ingestion is not an anticipated route of exposure for this material in industrial use.

Cancer information

This material contains a chemical which is listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a group 2B cancer causing agent (possibly carcinogenic to humans). The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has listed a chemical in this material as a substance that may reasonably be anticipated to be a human carcinogen. Exposure to organic solvents during pregnancy may cause an increased risk of birth defects. The IARC has classified ethyl benzene as a group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) based on the increase of kidney tumors in rats and an increase in lung and liver cancer in mice. This material may contain trace amounts of chemicals considered to be carcinogenic by OSHA (Benzene, IARC-Group 1) Xylene: Xylene –high exposures to xylene in some animal studies often at levels toxic to the mother, affected embryo/fetal development. The substance may have effects on the central nervous system, resulting in decreased learning ability. Target Organ(s): Central nervous system (CNS), Kidney, Liver. HMIS Health 2* Flammability 3 Reactivity 0 Section 4 - Data relating to inflammability and the explosions