Flame-Retardant Zero-Halogen Heat-Shrinkable Polymeric Products

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: This product is not hazardous during proper installation, as directed by product installation guides. If overheated to degradation, most significantly if the product burns, thermal degradation and combustion byproducts may be toxic and should not be inhaled. The thermal degradation and combustion byproducts will depend on the base polymer used, and may include, but are not limited to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, aldehydes (including formaldehyde), acetic acid, low molecular weight hydrocarbons, silicon dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen and sulfur.

Potential health effects

Proper installation of this product creates no known acute or chronic health hazards.

Acute Health Hazards

EYES: This product is not expected to be an eye irritant. Contact with molten material may cause thermal burns. SKIN: This product is not expected to be a skin irritant. Contact with the molten material may cause thermal burns. No harmful effects are expected from skin absorption of this product. INGESTION: Ingestion of this product is highly unlikely. There is insufficient information available on this material to predict the effects from ingestion INHALATION: Thermal degradation and combustion byproducts may be toxic and should not be inhaled. (See comments below and the Thermal Degradation and Combustion Byproducts Section for more specific information.).

Health hazards

None of the ingredients to which users may be exposed and which are present at equal to or greater than 0.1% of the product, are listed by OSHA, NTP, or IARC as suspect carcinogens.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Overheating the product to charring or burning may produce vapors that may cause eye, skin, nose and throat irritation. Persons with pre-existing eye, skin, or respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma conditions) may be more susceptible to the effects of these vapors.