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SECTION VI – HEALTH HAZARD DATA
INHALATION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: UNDUE BREATHLESSNESS, WHEEZING, COUGH AND SPUTUM PRODUCTION.
SKIN AND EYE CONTACT HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: DUST CAN IRRITATE EYES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
WHEN MIXED WITH WATER, THE PRODUCT CAN DRY THE SKIN AND CAUSE ALKALI BURNS. HYPERSENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS MAY DEVELOP
AN ALLERGIC REACTION.
SKIN ABSORPTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: (ACUTE) EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DRYING OF THE SKIN WITH
CONSEQUENT MILD IRRITATION. (CHRONIC) WHEN MIXED WITH WATER, PROLONGED DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SKIN MAY CAUSE MORE
SEVERE SKIN EFFECTS, INCLUDING THICKENING, CRACKING OR FISSURING OF THE SKIN.
INGESTION HEALTH RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: INTERNAL DISCOMFORT OR ILL EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE IF LARGE QUANTITIES
OF THE PRODUCT ARE SWALLOWED.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): (ACUTE) NONE KNOWN. (CHRONIC) PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE
SILICA ( SEE SECTION II ) MAY CAUSE DELAYED INJURY ( SILICOSIS.)
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP? YES IARC MONOGRAPHS? YES OSHA REGULATED? NO
IARC CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF
CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN THE FORMS OF QUARTZ OR CRYSTOBALITE. IARC (GROUP 1) SEE SECTION II.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: INHALATION OF DUST CAN AGGRAVATE RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYE THROUGHLY WITH WATER. CONTINUE FLUSHING EYE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, INCLUDING
UNDER LIDS, TO REMOVE ALL PARTICLES. CALL PHYSICIAN.
SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH COOL WATER AND PH – NEUTRAL SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT. SEE A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION IS
PRESENT .
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, HAVE THE VICTIM DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND CALL A PHYSICIAN.
INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
SECTION VII – PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: USE DRY CLEAN UP METHODS THAT DO NOT DISPERSE THE DUST
INTO THE AIR. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSE OF IN APPROVED SITES ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING: AVOID BREATHING DUST.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, REPRODUCTIVE
OR DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY.
SECTIONS VIII – CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST PARTICLES.
VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN VOLUME AND PATTERN TO MAINTAIN LEVELS BELOW THAT LISTED IN SECTION II.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: USE NEOPRENE RUBBER GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
EYE PROTECTION: USE SAFETY GOGGLES WITH SIDE SHIELDS TO PREVENT EYE CONTACT.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: N/A
WORK / HYGIENIC PRACTICES: WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR USING THE BATHROOM. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
BEFORE REUSE.
SECTION IX – DISCLAIMER
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