Heat-Shrinkable Polymeric Products

Hazard statements (CLP)

H320, H335

Code

Statements

H320

Causes eye irritation

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA Emergency Overview NA

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H320 Causes eye irritation during thermal degradation and combustion H335 May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P240 Ground container and receiving equipment. P261 Avoid breathing vapors of thermal degradation and combustion by products. P271 Use only in well ventilated areas. P280 Wear eye protection. P284 In case of inadequate ventilation wear respiratory protection. P370 + P378 In case of fire: Use carbon dioxide, dry chemical, or foam to extinguish.

HMIS® ratings

(US/CN/EU) HEALTH: 1 FLAMMABILITY: 1 REACTIVITY: 0 PROTECTION: See PPE section. NFPA Hazard Classifications (US/CN/EU): HEALTH: 1 FLAMMABILITY: 1 REACTIVITY: 0

Potential health effects

Proper installation of this product creates no known acute or chronic health hazards.

Acute Health Hazards

Eyes Contact with molten material may cause thermal burns. Skin These products are not expected to be a skin irritant. Contact with the molten material may cause thermal burns. Hydrogen fluoride fumes emitted during a fire can react with water to form hydrofluoric acid. Have calcium gluconate available for hydrofluoric acid exposure. Ingestion Ingestion of these products is highly unlikely. There is insufficient information available on this material to predict the effects from ingestion. Inhalation Thermal degradation and combustion byproducts may be toxic and should not be inhaled. (See Comments below and the Thermal Degradation and Combustion Byproducts Section for more specific information.) Newark.com/exclusive-brands Farnell.com/exclusive-brands Element14.com/exclusive-brands Page <1>

Health hazards

None of the ingredients to which users may be exposed and which are present at equal

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Overheating these products to charring or burning may produce vapors that may cause eye, skin, nose and throat irritation. Persons with pre-existing eye, skin or respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma conditions) may be more susceptible to the effects of these vapors.

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Combustion by products may be classified as hazardous under GHS.