Multi-Fix Cartridge

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW*** WARNING! HARMFUL IF INHALED.

Potential health effects

Acute Effects (Short Term): Eye: Contact may cause irritation, redness, tearing and blurred vision. Skin: Contact may cause irritation and possible dermatitis. Swallowing: Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Aspiration of this material into the lungs due to vomiting may produce chemical pneumonitis which can be fatal. Inhalation: Excessive inhalation of vapors may cause nasal and respiratory irritation, acute nervous system depression, fatigue, weakness, nausea, headache and dizziness.

Potential chronic health

of Overexposure (Long Term) Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause asthma and skin sensitization or other allergic response.

Other Health Effects

None

Principle Routes of Exposure

inhalation, skin contact, eye contact, ingestion, skin absorption. Styrene: Excessive overexposure to styrene has been found to cause the following effects in humans and may aggravate pre-existing disorders of these organs; central nervous system effects, effects on hearing, mild effects on color vision and respiratory tract damage. Crystalline Silica: Crystalline silica is considered to be hazardous by inhalation, and is a potential human carcinogen (IARC Group 1). The risk depends on the duration and level of exposure to dust from sanding surfaces or mist from spray applications. Crystalline silica may also produce silicosis, which is a non-cancerous lung disease. Solvents: Overexposure to this material may have effects on the blood and bone marrow.

Cancer information

Styrene is listed as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program’s 12th report on carcinogens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified styrene as a group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans). This classification is not based on evidence that styrene may be carcinogenic, but rather on a revised definition for Group 2B, and consideration of new data on styrene oxide (Group 2A). The IARC has classified crystalline silica as a group 1 carcinogen (sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans). This material may contain trace amounts of chemicals considered to be carcinogenic by OSHA.