XYLENE

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Potential health effects

Eye: May cause mild eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, and redness Skin: May cause skin irritation. Prolonged or repeated contact may dry the skin. Symptoms may include redness, burning, drying, and cracking of skin, and skin burns. Passage of this material into the body through the skin is possible, but it is unlikely that this would result in harmful effects during safe handling and use. Ingestion: Swallowing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Swallowing large amounts may be harmful. This material can get into the lungs during swallowing or vomiting. This results in lung inflammation and other lung injury. Inhalation: Breathing of vapor is possible.Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing large amounts may be harmful. Symptoms usually occur at air concentrations higher than the recommended exposure limits(See Section 3). Chronic Overexposure Information: Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the product may be harmful or fatal. Reports have associated repeated and prolonged overexposure to solvents with permanent brain, nervous system, liver and kidney damage. Teratology and Reproduction Information: This material may be harmful to the human fetus based on positive test results with laboratory animals. Page 2 of 6 Aggravation of Pre-Existing Conditions: Persons thought to have heart or respiratory problems should seek medical advice before using solvents of any kind. If signs of allergy develop (breathing difficulty, eye itching, prolonged itching or redness of the skin, headaches, dizziness, etc.) discontinue use of product immediately and consult a physician. Caution: Drinking alcohol shortly before, during or after exposure to some solvents may cause indesirable effects. Label Hazard Statement: DANGER: Harmful or fatal if swallowed. Flammable liquid and vapor. Vapor Harmful. Keep away from sparks, heat and flames. Use outdoors if possible. If you must use indoors, open all windows and outside doors, use only with moving fresh air cross ventilation over the work area and across floor. Vapors flow along floors, under doors and may ignite explosively. Do not smoke. Before use shut off electricity to all outlets, switches, fans, motors, tools, stoves, heaters and appliances.