Organosilane

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA EMERGENCY OVERVIEW DANGER! Harmful or fatal if swallowed. May cause eye damage and blindness if swallowed. Causes eye irritation. May cause dizziness and drowsiness. May cause heart muscle damage. May cause liver and kidney damage. Form: Liquid Color: Clear, pale yellow Odor: Ester-like

Potential health effects

INGESTION Slightly toxic. This product hydrolyzes in the stomach to form methanol. Methanol may cause nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, fatigue, leg cramps, restlessness, confusion, drunken behavior, visual disturbances, drowsiness, coma, and death. There may be a delay of several hours between swallowing methanol and the onset of signs and symptoms. The effects observed are in part due to acidosis and partially to cerebral edema. Visual effects include blurred vision, diplopia, changes in color perception, restriction of visual fields, complete blindness. Ingestion of moderate quantities of methanol also produces metabolic acidosis. Onset of symptoms may be delayed up to 48 hours. 60-200 ml methanol is fatal dose for most adults. Ingestion of as little as 10 ml methanol has caused blindness. With massive overdoses, liver, kidney and heart muscle injuries have been described. SKIN Brief contact is not irritating. Prolonged and/or repeated contact may result in: - local discomfort - local redness INHALATION Short-term harmful health effects are not expected from vapor generated at ambient temperature. However, this material is capable of forming methanol if hydrolyzed. Methanol vapor may cause dizziness, drowsiness, disturbances of vision, and tingling, numbness, and shooting pains in the hands and forearms. Long-term repeated overexposure to methanol vapor concentrations of 3000 ppm or greater may allow a cumulative effect to occur with resulting nausea, vomiting, headache, ringing in the ears, insomnia, trembling, unsteady gait, vertigo, clouded and double vision. Liver and/or kidney injury may occur. Prolonged overexposure at levels of 800-1000 ppm may result in severe eye damage in some persons. EYES May cause irritation. May cause the following effects: - stinging - excess blinking - tear production - excess redness of the conjunctivae

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

May aggravate: - an existing kidney disease - an existing liver disease SUBCHRONIC (TARGET ORGAN ) Liver; Kidney; Heart

Potential chronic health

/ CARCINOGENICITY This product or one of its ingredients present at 0.1% or more is NOT listed as a carcinogen

Principle Routes of Exposure

Eyes; Dermal; Ingestion