IMPRAMER Brominated Butyl Rubber

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 Classification of the substance/mixture: Hazard class and category code

Hazard categories

Health Environmental Physical None Flammable Category – Not Classified Data reference: Official Journal of the European Union regarding EU GHS GHS Category table for reference Study/hazard Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 statement Acute Oral mg/kg < 50 mg/kg 50 < 300 mg/kg 300 < 2000 2000 < LD50 Fatal if swallowed Toxic if swallowed mg/kg 5000mg/kg Harmful if May be harmful swallowed if swallowed Acute Dermal 50 mg/kg 50 < 200 mg/kg 200 < 1000 1000 < 2000 2000 < 5000 LD50 Fatal in contact with Fatal in contact mg/kg mg/kg May be skin with skin Toxic in contact Harmful in contact harmful in with skin contact with skin Acute 0.05 mg/L 0.05 < 0.5 mg/L < 1.0 mg/L 1.0 < 5 mg/L See footnote Inhalation 100 ppm/V 100 < 500 ppm/V 500 < 2500 2500 < 20000 below this table Dust LC50 mg/L < 2.0 mg/L ppm/V Gases LC50 Fatal if inhaled 2.0 < 10 mg/L < 20 mg/L Vapours LC50 Toxic if inhaled Harmful if inhaled Flammable Flash point < 23 Flash point > 23 Flash point > 60 Not Applicable liquids degrees C and initial degrees C and degrees C< 60 degrees C < 93 boiling point < 35 initial boiling point degrees C degrees C. Extremely 35 degrees C Flammable liquid Combustible liquid flammable liquid and Highly flammable and vapour vapour liquid and vapour Note: Gases concentration are expressed in parts per million per volume (ppmV) NOTE 1: Category 5 is for mixtures which are of relatively low acute toxicity but which under certain circumstances may pose a hazard to vulnerable populations. These mixtures are anticipated to have an oral or dermal LD50 value in the range of 2000-5000 mg/kg bodyweight or equivalent dose for other routes of exposure. In light of animal welfare considerations, testing in animals in Category 5 ranges is discouraged and should only be considered when there is a strong likelihood that results of such testing would have a direct relevance for protecting human health NOTE 2: These values are designed to be used in the calculation of the ATE for classification of a mixture based on its ingredients and do not represent test results. The values are conservatively set at the lower end of the range of Categories 1 and 2, and at a point approximately 1/10th from the lower end of the range for Categories 3 – 5 GHS Category table for reference: Continued Study/hazard Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 statement Eye Irritation Effects on the cornea, iris or 2A: Effects on the cornea, iris or Not applicable conjunctiva that are not expected to conjunctiva that fully reverse within 21 reverse or that have not fully days reversed within 21 days Causes severe eye irritation Causes severe eye damage 2B Effects on the cornea, iris or conjunctiva that fully reverse within 7 days Causes eye irritation Skin Irritation Destruction of skin tissue, with Mean value of >2.3 > 4.0 for erythema / Mean value of >1.5 < 2.3 sub categorization based on eschar or edema in at least 2 of 3 tested for erythema / eschar or exposure of up to 3 minutes (A), 1 animals from gradings at 24, 48, and 72 edema in at least 2 of 3 hour (B), or 4 hours (C) hours (or on 3 consecutive days after tested animals from gradings Causes severe skin burns and eye onset if reactions are delayed); at 24, 48, and 72 hours (or on 3 damage inflammation that persists to end of the consecutive days after onset if normally 14-day) observation period reactions are delayed) Causes skin irritation Causes mild skin irritation

Environmental hazards

96 hr LC50 (fish) <1 mg/L 48 hr 96 hr LC50 (fish) >1< 10 mg/L 48 hr 96 hr LC50 (fish) >10< 100 Acute Toxicity EC50 (crustacea) < 1 mg/L, 72/96 EC50 (crustacea) >1< 10 mg/L 72/96 hr mg/L 48 hr EC50 (crustacea) Category hr ErC50 (aquatic plants) < 1 mg/L ErC50 (aquatic plants) >1< 10 mg/L 10< 100 mg/L 72/96 hr Very toxic to aquatic life Toxic to aquatic life ErC50 (aquatic plants) >10< 100 mg/L Harmful to aquatic life Flammable Extremely flammable aerosol Flammable aerosol Not Applicable Aerosol Flammable Using the burning rate test, Using the burning rate test, substances Not Applicable solids substances or mixtures other than or mixtures other than metal powders metal powders: (a) wetted zone does wetted zone does not stop fire for at not stop fire and least 4 minutes and (b) burning time < burning time < 45 seconds or 45 seconds or burning rate > 2.2 burning rate > 2.2 mm/second mm/second Using the burning rate test, Using the burning rate test, metal metal powders that have burning time > powders that have burning time < 5 < 10 minutes minutes Flammable solid Flammable Gases, which at 20 degrees C and a Gases, other than those of category 1, Not Applicable gases standard pressure of 101.3 kPA which, at 20 degrees C and a standard are ignitable when in a mixture pressure of 101.3 kPA, have a of 13% or less by volume in air; or flammable range while mixed in air have a flammable range with air Flammable gas of at least 12 percentage points regardless of the lower flammable limit Extremely flammable gas

2.2 Label elements

None

Signal word

None Details of statements

Hazard statements

None Precautionary None

Prevention

Precautionary None

Response

Precautionary None

Storage

Precautionary Follow local regulation

Disposal

This product is a polymer and is not classified as dangerous under criteria of

Other hazards

No significant health hazard in normal industrial use conditions. Contact with melted/heated product may cause thermal burns. Processing vapours, which can irritate eyes and respiratory tract, may form when product is heated to high temperatures. Combustible solid. Products of thermal decomposition – toxic.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Skin Contact Skin Absorption Eye Contact Inhalation Ingestion No Yes DATA REFERENCE: Licensor’s Data

Health hazards

Source Directive 2005/69/CE and Annex XVII Reg. CE

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

code. GHS Category: Health Environmental Physical None Flammable Category – Not Classified Data reference: Official Journal of the European Union regarding EU GHS GHS Category table for reference: Study/hazard Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 statement Acute Oral < 5 mg/kg > 5 < 50 mg/kg > 50 < 300 mg/kg > 300 < 2000 > 2000 < LD50 Fatal if swallowed Toxic if swallowed mg/kg 5000mg/kg Harmful if May be harmful swallowed if swallowed Acute Dermal < 50 mg/kg > 50 < 200 mg/kg > 200 < 1000 > 1000 < 2000 > 2000 < 5000 LD50 Fatal in contact with Fatal in contact mg/kg mg/kg May be skin with skin Toxic in contact Harmful in contact harmful in with skin contact with skin Acute < 0.05 mg/L > 0.05 < 0.5 mg/L > 0.5 < 1.0 mg/L > 1.0 < 5 mg/L See footnote Inhalation < 100 ppm/V > 100 < 500 ppm/V > 500 < 2500 >2500 < 20000 below this table Dust LC50 <0.5 mg/L >0.5 < 2.0 mg/L ppm/V Gases LC50 Fatal if inhaled > 2.0 < 10 mg/L > 10 < 20 mg/L Vapours LC50 Toxic if inhaled Harmful if inhaled Flammable Flash point < 23 Flash point > 23 Flash point > 60 Not Applicable liquids degrees C and initial degrees C and degrees C< 60 degrees C < 93 boiling point < 35 initial boiling point degrees C. degrees C. Extremely > 35 degrees C. Flammable liquid Combustible liquid flammable liquid and Highly flammable and vapour vapour liquid and vapour Note: Gases concentration are expressed in parts per million per volume (ppmV). NOTE 1: Category 5 is for mixtures which are of relatively low acute toxicity but which under certain circumstances may pose a hazard to vulnerable populations. These mixtures are anticipated to have an oral or dermal LD50 value in the range of 2000-5000 mg/kg bodyweight or equivalent dose for other routes of exposure. In light of animal welfare considerations, testing in animals in Category 5 ranges is discouraged and should only be considered when there is a strong likelihood that results of such testing would have a direct relevance for protecting human health. NOTE 2: These values are designed to be used in the calculation of the ATE for classification of a mixture based on its ingredients and do not represent test results. The values are conservatively set at the lower end of the range of Categories 1 and 2, and at a point approximately 1/10th from the lower end of the range for Categories 3 – 5. GHS Category table for reference: Continued Study/hazard Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 statement Eye Irritation Effects on the cornea, iris or 2A: Effects on the cornea, iris or Not applicable conjunctiva that are not expected to conjunctiva that fully reverse within 21 reverse or that have not fully days. reversed within 21 days. Causes severe eye irritation. Causes severe eye damage. 2B : Effects on the cornea, iris or conjunctiva that fully reverse within 7 days. Causes eye irritation. Skin Irritation Destruction of skin tissue, with Mean value of >2.3 > 4.0 for erythema / Mean value of >1.5 < 2.3 sub categorization based on eschar or edema in at least 2 of 3 tested for erythema / eschar or exposure of up to 3 minutes (A), 1 animals from gradings at 24, 48, and 72 edema in at least 2 of 3 hour (B), or 4 hours (C). hours (or on 3 consecutive days after tested animals from gradings Causes severe skin burns and eye onset if reactions are delayed); at 24, 48, and 72 hours (or on 3 damage. inflammation that persists to end of the consecutive days after onset if (normally 14-day) observation period. reactions are delayed). Causes skin irritation. Causes mild skin irritation. Environment: 96 hr LC50 (fish) <1 mg/L 48 hr 96 hr LC50 (fish) >1< 10 mg/L 48 hr 96 hr LC50 (fish) >10< 100 Acute Toxicity EC50 (crustacea) < 1 mg/L, 72/96 EC50 (crustacea) >1< 10 mg/L 72/96 hr mg/L 48 hr EC50 (crustacea) Category hr ErC50 (aquatic plants) < 1 mg/L ErC50 (aquatic plants) >1< 10 mg/L >10< 100 mg/L 72/96 hr Very toxic to aquatic life Toxic to aquatic life ErC50 (aquatic plants) >10< 100 mg/L Harmful to aquatic life Flammable Extremely flammable aerosol Flammable aerosol Not Applicable Aerosol Flammable Using the burning rate test, Using the burning rate test, substances Not Applicable solids substances or mixtures other than or mixtures other than metal powders: metal powders: (a) wetted zone does (a) wetted zone does not stop fire for at not stop fire and least 4 minutes and (b) burning time < (b) burning time < 45 seconds or 45 seconds or burning rate > 2.2 burning rate > 2.2 mm/second mm/second Using the burning rate test, Using the burning rate test, metal metal powders that have burning time > powders that have burning time < 5 5 < 10 minutes minutes Flammable solid Flammable Gases, which at 20 degrees C and a Gases, other than those of category 1, Not Applicable gases standard pressure of 101.3 kPA: which, at 20 degrees C and a standard (a) are ignitable when in a mixture pressure of 101.3 kPA, have a of 13% or less by volume in air; or flammable range while mixed in air. (b) have a flammable range with air Flammable gas of at least 12 percentage points regardless of the lower flammable limit. Extremely flammable gas GHS Label: None Signal word: None Details of statements: Hazard None Statements Precautionary None Statement