WINTER PRO PLASTIC CEMENT

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

DANGER Flammable liquid and vapour. May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. Harmful if swallowed. May cause respiratory irritation or drowsiness or dizziness. Causes skin irritation. Causes eye irritation. Keep away from heat, sparks, open flames and hot surfaces. No smoking. Use explosion proof electrical equipment. Use only non-sparking tools. Take

Precautionary statements

against static discharge. Do not eat or drink when using this product. Do not breath vapours. Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Wear protective gloves, eye protection and an organic vapour respirator. Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed. Keep cool. Store locked up. Dispose of container in accordance with local, regional and national regulations. SECTION III: COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS NAME CAS # % WEIGHT EXPOSURE LIMIT (ACGIH) TLV-TWA TLV-STEL Asphalt 8052-42-4 30-60 0.5 mg/m³ Not established Stoddard Solvent 8052-41-3 10-30 100 ppm Not established Effects of Short-Term (Acute) Exposure Asphalt: Repeated or prolonged contact may cause irritation. (2) INHALATION Stoddard solvent: Vapours or mist can cause irritation and central Stoddard solvent: See effects described below. nervous system (CNS) effects, such as headache, dizziness, intellectual Asphalt: Exposure is not expected by this route of entry under normal impairment and fatigue. (1) product use. Asphalt: Exposure is not expected by this route of entry under normal NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS product use. Stoddard solvent: Chronic organic solvent intoxication is the name given SKIN CONTACT to a pattern of nervous system effects resulting from heavy exposure to a Stoddard solvent: Stoddard solvent is a moderate skin irritant, based on variety of organic solvents. It is a rare condition and seems to develop animal information. Repeated or prolonged exposure may result in only after repeated overexposures. Symptoms include headache, contact dermatitis. (1) dizziness, reduced memory, tiredness, and joint pain, sleep disturbance, pain, numbness, and tingling in the fingers and toes, decreased manual Asphalt: Asphalt may cause irritation to the skin. (2) dexterity, depression, irritability, emotional instability, reduced ability to EYE CONTACT concentrate and nausea. The severe forms of chronic organic solvent Stoddard solvent: The vapour, mist and liquid can cause mild eye intoxication may be reversible or only slowly reversible. Studies of irritation. The liquid has caused mild irritation in an animal study. (1) painters suggest that long-term exposure (mean exposure 22 to 27 years) to organic solvents, such as Stoddard solvent, may cause chronic organic Asphalt: Asphalt, in this form is not expected to cause eye irritation. (2) solvent intoxication. These painters were exposed to many different INGESTION chemicals, over many years, and it is not possible to relate these effects to Stoddard solvent: Animal studies indicate the oral toxicity of Stoddard any one chemical. (1) solvent is low. However, it is very hazardous if even a few ml are Asphalt: No information available. aspirated (breathed into the lungs). Aspiration can occur easily with Stoddard solvent during ingestion or vomiting. It can cause severe lung BLOOD EFFECTS injury and may even be fatal. Ingestion is not a typical route of Stoddard solvent: Decreased bone marrow cell production (aplastic occupational exposure. (1) anaemia) has been seen in people exposed repeatedly for long periods (months to years) to Stoddard solvent. This condition was fatal in 4 of 5 Asphalt: No information available. case reports. It has been suggested that the presence of benzene may have Effects of Long-Term (Chronic) Exposure been responsible for the aplastic anaemia. Benzene exposure is recognized as a cause of aplastic anaemia. Current commercial products SKIN CONTACT of Stoddard solvent contain only trace amounts of benzene (less than 10 Stoddard solvent: Repeated or prolonged contact with the skin can cause ppm). (1) irritation. Case reports indicate that when Stoddard solvent is allowed to remain in close contact with skin, as when clothing wet with Stoddard Asphalt: No information available. solvent is worn, blisters and sores may develop. (1) LIVER AND KIDNEY EFFECTS EYE CONTACT Stoddard solvent: There is one case report of a worker developing kidney Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, injury after intense, unprotected skin and inhalation exposures to if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. If eye irritation persists, get Stoddard solvent 6 hours/day for one year. The worker experienced medical advice. significant acute toxicity as a result of this exposure. There is one case INHALATION report (1940) of a worker developing liver injury, as well as anaemia and Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. Call a stomach disorders, after working with his hands immersed or wet with poison center if you feel unwell. Stoddard solvent for 3 months. The worker was employed in the dry- cleaning industry and was exposed to other chemicals at the same time. SWALLOWING An association of liver injury with exposure to organic solvents, such as Immediately call a poison center. Do NOT induce vomiting. Rinse Stoddard solvent, was found in one study of house painters. The painters mouth. were also exposed to many other chemicals and it is not possible to draw any conclusion from this study. (1)