Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
128-37-0
Name of the chemical
2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol
Concentration
N/A
General Information
Revision date
1991-08-06
Product name
PARAPLAST, EXTRA
CAS No.
1.5
Emergency telephone
800-424-9300
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Company Information
company name
sherwood medical company
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW ------------------ THIS PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED AS ODORLESS WAXY PELLETS. IT CONTAINS PRIMARILY PARAFFIN (>90%), WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRESENT ANY PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. THE ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARAFFIN INCLUDE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION. 40-42861.3.SHERWOOD
Potential health effects
THIS PRODUCT IS A MIXTURE FOR WHICH NO HEALTH EFFECTS DATA EXISTS. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW REPRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL INGREDIENTS; THEREFORE, THE ACTUAL HAZARDS OF THE PRODUCT MAY BE OVERESTIMATED. THE INGREDIENT(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEALTH EFFECTS DESCRIBED IS INDICATED [IN BRACKETS! BY INGREDIENT NUMBER (SEE SECTION 2 FOR A LISTING OF INGREDIENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE NUMBERS). FOR SUPPORTING TOXICOLOGICAL DATA REFER TO SECTION 11. SINCE NO HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE FOR POLYISOBUTYLENE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, OR HYDROCARBON RESIN, THE HAZARDS DESCRIBED BELOW REPRESENT THE HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARAFFIN, THE PRODUCT'S PRIMARY INGREDIENT. 3.1.1 ACUTE EFFECTS: INHALATION: INHALATION OF PARAFFIN WAX FUMES (FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE WAX IS HEATED) MAY IRRITATE THE EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT [1!. INGESTION: THE PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRESENT A HAZARD FROM INGESTION. NO DATA WERE AVAILABLE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF PARAFFIN FROM THIS ROUTE OF EXPOSURE [1!. SKIN: MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRITATION [1!. EYE: MAY CAUSE MILD EYE IRRITATION [1!. 3.1.2 TARGET ORGAN EFFECTS (SUBCHRONIC/CHRONIC): CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS WITH SKIN IRRITATION AND RASH [1!. 3.1.3 CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NO HUMAN OR ANIMAL DATA WERE AVAILABLE ON THE CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS FOLLOWING ORAL OR INHALATION EXPOSURE. HOWEVER, WHEN IMPLANTED IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS, PARAFFIN CAUSED TREMORS OF THE BLADDER AND OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM [1!. 3.1.4 REPRODUCTIVE/TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO HUMAN OR ANIMAL DATA WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE PRODUCT. 3.2 CARCINOGENICITY STATUS: THIS PRODUCT AND ITS PRIMARY INGREDIENT [1! ARE NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA.
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure
NO DATA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT OR ITS PRIMARY INGREDIENT [1!. 40-42861.3.SHERWOOD
