General Information
Revision date
2002-12-24
Product name
The above mentioned products are dense castables
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
These products are monolithic refractories used in lining industrial furnaces, high temperature processing, kilns and metal melting applications
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Company Information
company name
FRANCE
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
ACUTE EFFECTS Mild mechanical irritation to skin, eyes and upper respiratory system may result from exposure. These effects are usually temporary. When mixed with water, an increase in pH will occur. Alkaline mix may be irritating to skin and could cause damage to eyes. Pre-existing skin and respiratory conditions including dermatitis, asthma or chronic lung disease might be aggravated by exposure. CHRONIC RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS These products may contain minimal amounts of crystalline silica. Prolonged/repeated inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust may cause delayed lung injury (silicosis). IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) states that there is "sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of inhaled crystalline silica in the form of quartz or cristobalite from occupational sources to classify crystalline silica as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)" (Monograph V 68). In making the overall evaluation the Working Group noted however that carcinogenicity in humans was not detected in all industrial circumstances studied.
