Ready Mixed Concrete

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Skin Corrosion/Irritation: Category 1 Eye Damage/Irritation: Category 1 Sensitization – Skin: Category 1 Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Single Exposure) (Respiratory tract irritation): Category 3

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

Cause severe skin burns and serious eye damage. May cause an allergic skin reaction. May cause respiratory irritation.

Precautionary statements

Wear protective gloves. Wear eye and/or face protection. Avoid breathing dust. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. May cause eye and skin burns. See Section 4 for additional details. May present risk of engulfment. See Section 7 for additional details. Overexposure to wet concrete can cause severe, potentially irreversible tissue (skin, eye, respiratory tract) damage in the form of chemical burns, including third degree burns. The same severe injury can occur if wet or moist skin is exposed to dry Ready Mixed Concrete dust. Clothing wet with moisture from concrete can transmit the caustic effects to the skin, causing chemical burns. Ready Mixed Concrete may cause skin burns with little warning; Continued… discomfort or pain cannot be relied upon to alert a person to a serious injury. Pain or the severity of the burn may not be felt or known until hours after the exposure. Medical conditions which may be aggravated by exposure: Contact with wet concrete may aggravate existing skin conditions. Sensitivity to hexavalent chromium can be aggravated by exposure.

2.3 Other hazards

Not applicable.