General Information
Revision date
2010-09-06
Product name
TruFuel 50 & 40
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
TruSouth Oil
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW WARNING: Extremely flammable Liquid and vapor may cause flash fire or explosion. The Flash Point is <0 degrees F. * This product is a light amber hydrocarbon liquid. * It has a pungent petroleum odor. The product floats on water. * When burned the product produces carbon monoxide and other asphyxiants during combustion. * Harmful if inhaled and may cause delayed lung injury and overexposure can increase the heart's susceptibility to arrhythmias. * Aspiration hazard if swallowed - can enter lungs and cause damage.
Contains
Benezene - Cancer hazard * Overexposure may cause central nervous system depression and target organ effects. * Keep away from heat, sparks, and flame. * Avoid breathing vapor. High concentrations of vapor reduce oxygen availabile for breathing and may cause suffocation. Use ventilation to keep vapor below exposure limits. * Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Material splashed into the eyes will irritate tissues. Gently flush material from eyes with clean water. * Unprotected exposure to this product will cause skin dryness. * Remove product soaked clothing and wash with mild soap. * As with any petroleum product, avoid mixing this product with strong oxidizers. * Long term exposure to gasoline vapor has caused cancer in laboratory animals. * This product may be toxic to fish but will be toxic to birds and wildlife through ingestion during pelage cleaning. * This product is readily biodegradable in the presence of air and sunlight. * Avoid spills. Spills may present both a physical and an environmental hazard. This material is considered Hazardous by
Potential health effects
PRIMARY ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY Skin and eye contact, Inahalation, and Ingestion EYES This product can cause eye irritation with short-term contact with liquid, mists, or vapor. Symptoms include sting, watering, redness, and swelling. In severe cases, permanent eye damage can result. SKIN This product can cause skin irritation. The severity of irritation will depend on the amount of material that is applied to the skin and the speed and thoroughness that it is removed. It is likely that some components of this materials are able to pass into the body through the skin and may cause similar effects as from breathing or swallowing it. If the skin is damaged, absorption increases. INGESTION If swallowed, this material may irriate the muccous membranes of the mouth, throat, and esophagus. It can be readily absorbed by the stomach and intestinal tract. Symptoms include a burning sensation of the mouth and esophagus, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, staggered gait, drowsiness, loss of consciousness and delirium, as well as additional central nervous systems (CNS) effects. Because the product has a low viscosity, there is danger of aspiration into the lungs during swallowing and vomiting. Aspiration can result in severe lung damage or death. Cardiovascular effects include shallow rapid pulse with pallor followed by redness in face. Also, progressive CNS depression, respiratory insufficiency and ventricular fibrillation leads to death. INHALATION The vapors or fumes from this product may cause respiratory irritation. Symptoms of respiratory irritation may include coughing and difficulty breathing. Breathing this material at concentration above the recommended exposure limits may cause CNS effects. CNS effects may include headache, nasal and respiratory irritation, nausea, drowsiness, breathlessness, fatigue, central nervous system depression, convulsions, loss of consciousness coma, or death. DELAYED OR OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS: Reproduction and Birth Defects: This material is not expected to cause birth defects or other harm to the developing fetus based on animal data. Cancer: Prolonged or repeated exposure to this material may cause cancer. Gasoline has been classified as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Contains benzene, which has been classified as a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and a Group 1 carcinogen (carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Contains ethylbenzene which has been classified as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE May cause damage to the following organs or organ systems that may be aggravated by significant exposure to this amterial or its components include: Skin, respiratory system, liver, kidneys, central nervous system, cardiovascular system and blood -forming system.