WIRE DRYER AEROSOL

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

WHMIS information: This product is a WHMIS Controlled Product. It meets one or more of the criteria for a controlled product provided in Part IV of the Canadian Controlled Products Regulations (CPR).

WHMIS Classification

Class A (Pressurized containers); Class B5 (Flammable Aerosols); Class D1A (Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects, Very Toxic Material); Class D2A (Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects, Very Toxic Material); Class D2B (Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects, Toxic Material).

2.2 Label elements

Phrases recommended to appear on a supplier label, can be found in Section 15 WHMIS symbols required on a supplier label: Emergency Overview Amber aerosol spray. Petroleum odour. WARNING! Flammable aerosol. Contents under pressure. Containers may explode if heated. POISON! May be fatal if too much is inhaled. Harmful or fatal if absorbed through the skin. Harmful if swallowed. May be an aspiration hazard. Can enter the lungs and cause damage. May cause nausea, vomiting, headache and other central nervous system effects. Causes skin and eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation. Contains material which can cause damage to the blood system, the liver and the kidneys. Contains material which may cause cancer, based on animal data. Contains material that may be harmful in the environment.

Potential health effects

Signs and symptoms of short-term (acute) exposure Inhalation : May cause irritation to the nose, throat and upper respiratory tract. Symptoms may include pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness and other central nervous system effects. Inhalation in very high concentrations may result in blood system effects, such as red blood cell fragility. May be fatal if extremely high quantities are inhaled, which are not expected under normal conditions of use. Skin : May cause moderate skin irritation. May be absorbed and cause symptoms similar to those for inhalation. If product is sprayed directly on skin, symptoms of frostbite may be experienced including numbness, prickling and itching. Eyes : Causes severe eye irritation. May cause burning sensation, redness and tearing (watering). Spraying the product directly into the eyes may cause freezing, and could cause eye damage. Ingestion : May cause severe irritation to the mouth, throat and stomach. Ingestion may cause symptoms similar to inhalation. May be an aspiration hazard. Aspiration into the lungs during swallowing or subsequent vomiting may cause chemical pneumonitis, which can be fatal. Effects of long-term (chronic) exposure Prolonged or repeated contact may cause drying, cracking and defatting of the skin. Repeated overexposure to naphthalene may cause destruction of red blood cells with anemia, fever, jaundice and kidney and liver damage.

Contains

2-butoxyethanol. Chronic overexposure to 2-butoxyethanol may cause liver, kidney and blood damage. Effects appear to be species specific. Humans are less sensitive to these effects. Carcinogenic status : Possible cancer hazard. See TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION, Section 11. Additional health hazards : See TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION, Section 11.

Environmental effects

Contains material that may be harmful in the environment. See ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION, Section 12.