ASPHALT - DEFERRED SET

Hazard statements (CLP)

H304

Code

Statements

H304

May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

1272/2008 NOT classified as dangerous in accordance with the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations. However, please note the following: Deferred set asphalt contains flux oil, which may be present in quantities of up to approximately 2%. Flux oil in liquid state carries a risk of aspiration, which can lead to rapid and possibly fatal lung damage, and has the hazard classification: Xn R-65 Harmful: may cause lung damage if swallowed’ (In accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC) GHS08 Health Hazard H304: May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways (in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1272/2008) Once the flux oil is mixed with bitumen and aggregate, it is not expected to be likely to enter the lungs, so the finished product ‘Deferred Set Asphalt is not classified as dangerous. The following additional hazards should also be considered: • Deferred set asphalt is produced at elevated temperatures (up to a typical maximum of 120°C). Hot materials may burn the skin. • Fumes from Asphalt are unlikely to be hazardous when laid in open air situations, but there may be a risk to health by continuous inhalation of high vapour concentrations which might arise in poorly ventilated, confined or semi-confined spaces. • Dusts containing Respirable Crystalline Silica (quartz) present a greater hazard. Long-term exposure to respirable dust can lead to respiratory system damage and disease. Respirable crystalline silica has been associated with the lung disease silicosis. • The quartz content of the product will vary, and is related to the type of aggregate used in the production of the asphalt. Advice on the quartz content and other chemical information is available from the supplying unit.