Benzidine Standard

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview : Harmful to aquatic life. Causes damage to organs. May cause cancer. Toxic if swallowed or in contact with skin. Highly flammable liquid and vapor.

Hazard statements

Categories Classified in accordance with GB Carcinogenicity Category 1A 30000.2-2013 - GB 30000.29-2013 : Specific Target Organ Systemic Toxicity (STOT) - Single Exposure Category 1 Flammable Liquid Category 2 Acute Toxicity - Dermal Category 3 Acute Toxicity - Oral Category 3 Hazardous to the aquatic environment - Acute Category 3 Highly flammable liquid and vapour. Toxic if swallowed or in contact with skin. May cause cancer. Causes damage to organs. Harmful to aquatic life.

Signal word

Danger

Precautionary statements

Preventative Measures : Obtain special instructions before use. Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. No smoking. Keep container tightly closed. Ground/bond container and receiving equipment. Use explosion-proof electrical/ventilation and lighting equipment. Use only non-sparking tools. Take precautionary measures against static discharge. Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. Wash hands and skin thoroughly after handling. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. Avoid release to the environment. Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. Accident response : IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor. IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of soap and water. IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. IF exposed or concerned: Call a POISON CENTER/doctor. IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/attention. Call a POISON CENTER/doctor if you feel unwell. Specific treatment see section 4. Rinse mouth. Take off immediately all contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse. In case of fire: Use extinguishing media in section 5 to extinguish. Safe storage : Keep container tightly closed. Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep cool. Store locked up.

Disposal

Dispose of contents/container according to section 13 of the SDS.

Physical hazards

Highly flammable liquid and vapor. Chemical hazards : Causes damage to organs. May cause cancer. Toxic if swallowed or in contact with skin.

Health hazards

Route of exposure (e.g. inhalation, Inhalation, Skin Contact, Eye Contact, Ingestion skin contact, eye contact, ingestion) : Frequency and duration of No data available exposure (e.g. single, repeated, lifelong) : Severity of the harmful effect (e.g. No data available minor, moderate or severe) : Target organs (e.g. liver, kidneys, Liver, Kidney, and Heart. lungs, skin, etc.) : Category of effect (e.g. irritation, No data available skin allergic reaction, birth defect, tumor, hematological effect, etc.) : Symptoms and signs appearing Coma and death post-exposure : Conditions known to be No data available exacerbated following exposure :

Interactions with other chemicals

No data available capable of increasing toxicity (e.g. methyl ethyl ketone is able to enhance the neurotoxicity of n- hexane):

Environmental hazards

Harmful to aquatic life.

2.3 Other hazards

None Known