CREOSOTE TREATED WOOD

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: Handling may cause splinters. Preservative treatment may cause eye and skin irritation. Observe good hygiene and safety practices when handling this product. Creosote and wood dust are classed as carcinogens. Do not use this product until MSDS has been read and understood.

Health hazards

SKIN: Contact with skin can result in irritation which when not washed off or when accentuated by sunlight, can result in minor burns (i.e. sunburn). EYES: Overexposure to product vapors can result in irritation. Eye contact with treated or untreated wood dust or preservative can result in irritation, which in the absence of recommended first aid can result in minor burns to the eyes. INHALATION: Finely divided wood dust, treated or untreated, may cause nose, throat or lung irritation and other respiratory effects. Preservative vapor may cause respiratory tract irritation. If exposed in a closed space, vapors may produce headache, drowsiness, and possible weakness and incoordination. INGESTION: Swallowing treated sawdust may cause mouth, throat and stomach irritation. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can occur. DELAYED EFFECTS CREOSOTE PRESERVATIVE Prolonged and repeated skin exposure over many years in the absence of recommended hygiene practices may lead to changes in skin pigmentation, benign skin growths and may in some cases, result in skin cancer. Additionally, inhalation of creosote vapors may present a lung cancer hazard. UNTREATED WOOD DUST OR SAWDUST: Wood dust has been classified as carcinogenic to humans (IARC-Group 1). Wood dust will most likely occur during the cutting of the treated wood and should not be expected during the normal handling. Ingredients found on one of the