PERMAGARD III SINGLE COMPONENT URETHANE COATING

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: DANGER! Combustible liquid and vapor. Causes skin irritation. Causes eye irritation. Harmful if inhaled. Vapor and spray mist harmful. Causes nose and throat irritation. Overexposure may cause lung damage. May cause allergic skin and respiratory reaction. Effects may be permanent.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation • Ingestion • Skin contact • Eye contact • Skin absorption Target Organs Potentially • Respiratory Tract Affected by Exposure: • Skin • Central nervous system • Lungs • Eyes • Blood

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Skin allergies. • Individuals with lung or breathing problems or prior reaction to isocyanates must not be exposed to vapor or spray mist. • Lung disease • Eye disorders. • Respiratory disorders, including but not limited to asthma and bronchitis. • Immediate (Acute) Health Effects by Route of Exposure: Inhalation Toxicity: Vapor harmful. May affect the brain or nervous system causing dizziness, headache or nausea. Skin Contact: Causes skin irritation. Sensitizer. Avoid exposure. If sensitized, repeated exposures will result in irritation, reddening, and rashes even for very low exposures. Eye Contact: Causes eye irritation. Long-Term (Chronic) Health Effects: Carcinogenicity: Possible cancer hazard. Contains carbon black which may cause cancer based on animal data. (Risk of cancer depends on duration and level of exposure.) Possible cancer hazard. Contains toluene diisocyanate which may cause cancer based on animal data. (Risk of cancer depends on duration and level of exposure.) Inhalation: Isocyanate vapors or mist at concentrations above the TLV can irritate the mucous membranes in the respiratory tract causing runny nose, sore throat, coughing, chest discomfort, shortness of breath and reduced lung function. Exposure well above the TLV may lead to generally reversible bronchitis, bronchial spasm and pulmonary edema. Repeated overexposure causes sensitization in some individuals resulting in asthma-like symptoms on subsequent exposures below the TLV. Persons with preexisting bronchial hyperactivity can respond to concentrations below the TLV with similar symptoms as well as an asthma attack. NOTICE: Reports have associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain and nervous system damage. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the contents may be harmful or fatal. Skin Contact: Prolonged contact may cause an allergic skin reaction.