Tosas EDC

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

The product does not need to be labeled in accordance with EC directives or respective national laws. To man Prolonged exposure to emulsion fumes above the recommended occupational exposure standard may cause irritation to the skin, eyes and upper respiratory tract. This application of bitumen emulsions does not require heat and will not result in the above. To Environment Emulsions are not classified as dangerous under current S.A. and EC criteria. Fouling of shorelines and environment. Emulsions have a high solubility in water thus they should be kept away from natural sources, e.g. dams, streams, etc. This Emulsion is not dangerous or harmfull to mining environments as the bitumenous residue occurs naturaly in the form of rock asphalt or lake asphalt in other parts of the world. At a low dosage rate used in the dust sepresion on mines the gradual build up of bitumenous residue will result in an in situ ”asphalt” surfacing construction. This will eventually appear like a surfaced road under the mining trafic. Safety Hazards Not classified as flammable but will burn once the water phase has evaporated off. Contact of hot bitumen with emulsion leads to violent expansion and high potential for boil over. However this is highly unlikely in a mining environment and applies to road constuction and road binder transport in general.