LEXPRIME AS - ASPHALTIC PRIMER

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Pre-existing eye, skin, liver and respiratory disorders may be aggravated by exposure.

Potential Acute Health Effects

See effects described above.

Potential chronic health

Reports have associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain and nervous system damage. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling contents may be harmful or fatal. Prolonged or repeated skin contact with these products may result in irritation and dermatitis. Although a direct association between asphalt and cancer or other lung disease has not been established in man, asphalts contain variable amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other volatiles which have been shown to cause cancer and respiratory damage in animals. Prolonged or repeated exposure to petroleum distillates (Petroleum naphtha, Stoddard solvent, or mineral spirits) may cause the defatting, irritation, dermatitis, narcotic and CNS effects described above, liver effects, and jaundice. Kidney and lung effects have been noted in some animals. Variability Among Individuals: Health studies have shown that individual sensitivities vary from person to person. As a precaution, exposure to vapours, liquids, mists, or fumes should be minimized. Effects of Overexposure: High vapour concentrations (>1000 ppm) are irritating to the eyes and the respiratory tract, and may cause headaches, dizziness, anesthesia, drowsiness, unconsciousness and other central nervous system effects, including death. Nature of Hazard and Toxicity Information(Signs and symptoms of exposure): Prolonged or repeated skin contact with this product tends to remove skin oils possibly leading to irritation and dermatitis. However, based on human experience and available toxicological data, this product is judged to be neither a “corrosive” nor an “irritant” by OSHA criteria. Product contacting the eyes may cause eye irritation. Product has a low order of acute oral and dermal toxicity, but minute amounts aspirated into the lungs during ingestion may cause mild to severe pulmonary injury and possibly death. Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Which May be Aggravated by Exposure: Person with pre-existing central nervous system disease, skin disorders, or chronic respiratory disease should avoid exposure to this product.