Target Black Magic

Principle Routes of Exposure

Skin Absorption: No Skin Contact: Yes Eye Contact: Yes Ingestion: Yes Inhalation: Yes Emergency Overview: This product is an amorphous glassy slag and before use, it contains no respirable dust. During the blasting process, it may break the abrasive down causing it to form respirable dust. Sand Blasting Products\Coal Sand Blasting - 1 - When abrasive blasting, the abrasive is being used to remove and clean a surface. The substance that has been removed may contain materials that represent health hazards that cannot be addressed in the Material Safety Data Sheet. The employer must ensure that a risk assessment is done before any abrasive blasting activity which may cause release of a harmful level of an air contaminant from a surface or coating containing a toxic heavy metal or asbestos. This blasting abrasive must NOT be reused unless it is being used in a fully enclosed, vented cabinet designed to recirculate the abrasive material.

Potential Acute Health Effects

Inhalation: Inhalation of glass particles may cause irritation to the upper respiratory tract. Exposure may cause sore throat, coughing, sneezing, and the production of phlegm in the throat. Nosebleeds may occur in cases of those with sensitive nose membranes due to abrasion of sensitive tissue. Skin Contact: Abrasive materials are mildly abrasive to skin, but may aggravate tender skin causing rash, cuts or sores. Skin Absorption: Not applicable Eye Contact: Contact with the eye will cause tearing and irritation from the “foreign” object in the eye. Rubbing of the eye may cause abrasion of the cornea. Ingestion: No evidence of ill effects from ingestion of this product.

Potential chronic health

Excessive inhalation of abrasive particulate dust may result in respiratory disease, including silicosis, scarring of lung tissue, cancer, pneumoconiosis, or pulmonary fibrosis. Prolonged contact with abrasives by sensitive skin may result in skin redness, rash and sores.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Respiratory problems may be aggravated by pre-existing lung disease such as bronchitis, emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.