6850C-100

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: • Pellets with slight or no odor • Spilled material may create slipping hazard • Can burn in a fire creating dense, toxic smoke • Molten plastic can cause severe thermal burns • Fumes produced during melt processing may cause eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. Severe over-exposure may result in nausea, headache, chills, and fever. See below for additional effects. • Secondary operations, such as grinding, sanding, or sawing can produce dust which may present an explosion or respiratory hazard. Skin Contact: Eye Contact Not a hazard with pellets during normal industrial use. Resin particles, like other inert materials, are mechanically irritating to eyes. Inhalation Processing fumes from PPE resin are not considered toxic. In acute inhalation tests, laboratory rats were exposed to processing fumes at concentrations exaggerating those that would likely occur in workplace situations. During the exposure periods (6 hour duration) signs of eye and nasal irritation were observed. These signs of irritation disappeared shortly after the animals were removed from the exposure chamber. No deaths or signs of toxicity were noted during the fume exposure period. There were no distinct or consistent treatment related tissue or organ changes noted in gross necropsies. Pellet inhalation unlikely due to physical form. Ingestion Pellet ingestion unlikely due to physical form.

Further information

Cool skin rapidly with cold water after contact with molten material. Heating can release hazardous gases. Hazardous fumes can also occur in post-processing operations.