Han-Ball Grenade - CS Agent

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 SEVERE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD ONLY BE DEPLOYED BY PERSONNEL TRAINED IN ITS PROPER USE. Individual cartridges may ignite if the actuator is released or if the unit is exposed to excess heat. Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon, and Sulfur may be formed. Chemicals in unused product pose no exposure hazards; the overall chemical hazards from single exposures are generally slight. The gas component is temporarily irritating to eyes, skin, and the respiratory tract when in close proximity to a deployed device. California Proposition 65 Warning: See

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 blistering, may occur if internal contents of device come in contact with the skin. Deployed product will cause temporary moderate to severe 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 hexavalent chromium and lead salts, which are considered carcinogenic by the IARC, the NTP, OSHA, the ECHA (ESIS Notation), and the State of California (Proposition 65). Product also contains carbon black, which is listed by the IARC and the State of California. These components pose no exposure risk in handling the unused product, and pose only a very slight risk in normal single deployments.