Flameless Tri-Chamber Grenade, CS

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA EMERGENCY OVERVIEW WARNING! THIS DEVICE CONTAINS AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF TOXIC GAS. KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE AND HEAT SOURCES. DO NOT SUBJECT TO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD ONLY BE DEPLOYED BY PERSONNEL TRAINED IN ITS PROPER USE. AS WITH ALL MUNITIONS, SHRAPNEL MAY BE EXPELLED FROM PRODUCT DURING NON-CONTROLLED IGNITION SUCH AS FIRES. Individual cartridges may ignite if the unit is exposed to extreme heat. Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon, and Sulfur may be formed. The hazards from single exposures are generally slight. The gas component is temporarily incapacitating, and affects eyes, skin, and the respiratory tract when in close proximity to a deployed device.

Potential health effects

INHALATION: Normal handling of the unused product poses no exposure hazards. Temporary respiratory irritation, including coughing and/or wheezing, will occur from exposure to deployed device at close proximity. While particles and vapors from deployed product may be an inhalation hazard, the risk is lessened where single exposures are concerned. Persons with pre-existing respiratory ailments are much more likely to develop cough and wheezing. SKIN: Moderate to severe skin irritation, including some blistering, may occur if internal contents of device come in contact with the skin. Deployed product will cause temporary moderate skin irritation to persons in close proximity; prolonged contact may result is some blistering. Effects of single exposure under normal deployment conditions are usually temporary. EYES: Severe irritation will occur if contents of unused device come in contact with eyes. Moderate to severe eye irritation will occur from exposure to deployed product at a close distance; these effects, while unpleasant, are usually temporary, and will include eye pain, tearing, and redness. INGESTION: Ingestion of deployed product is highly unlikely. Components of unused product are toxic and will cause irritation to throat and gastro- intestinal tract. CARCINOGENICITY: Product contains lead salts, which are considered carcinogenic by the IARC, the NTP, OSHA, the ECHA (ESIS Notation), and the State of California (Proposition 65). These components pose no exposure risk in handling the unused product, and pose only a very slight risk in normal single deployments.