BRAKEWASH 250

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW IMMEDIATE CONCERNS: DANGER! Poison. Flammable. Contains methanol. Cannot be made non- poisonous. Liquid and vapor harmful. May be fatal or cause blindness if swallowed. Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Use only in well ventilated areas.

Potential health effects

EYES: Can cause moderate eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness, and swelling of eyes. Can injure eye tissue. SKIN: Prolonged or repeated contact can result in defatting and drying of the skin which may result in skin irritation and dermatitis (rash). INGESTION: POISONOUS. May be fatal or cause blindness if swallowed. Ingestion may have a narcotic effect including signs of CNS depression such as dizziness, headache, drowsiness, loss of coordination, and fatigue. INHALATION: Excessive exposure to this product may cause headache, CNS depression, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of appetite, irritation of the respiratory tract, drunkeness, unconsciousness, or death. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE ACUTE TOXICITY: Irritation as noted above. Early to moderate CNS depression may be evidenced by giddiness, headache, dizziness, and nausea; in extreme cases, unconsciousness and death may occur. Target Organ Effects: Prolonged and repeated exposure to n-hexane may cause peripheral neuropathy by damaging peripheral nerve tissue (that of the arms and legs) and result in muscular weakness and loss of sensation. Overexposure to this material (or its components) has been suggested as a cause of the following effects in laboratory animals: mild, reversible liver effects, mild, reversible kidney effects, nasal damage, nervous system damage, testis damage, lung damage. Overexposure to this material (or its components) has been suggested as a cause of the following effects in humans: visual impairment, central nervous system effects.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Pre-existing disorders of the following organ(s) or organ system(s) may be aggravated by exposure to this material: respiratory tract, eye, skin, lung (for example, asthma-like conditions), central nervous system, nervous system, male reproductive system. COMMENTS HEALTH: Can cause optic nerve damage (blindness).