SDS

SAFETY DATA SHEET
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HARDWOODS (BASS, MAHOGANY, MAPLE, WALNUT, CHERRY) AND ASSOCIATED
SAWDUST
Health Effects from Likely
Routes of Exposure
Inhalation: Breathing in or inhaling wood dust can cause mild
dryness and obstruction of the nasal passages.
Excessive inhalation of wood dust can cause coating
of the lungs, resulting in asphyxiation. Coughing,
wheezing and sneezing, sinusitis and colds may also
result from inhalation.
Ingestion: No information available. Unlikely to occur.
Eye: Dust contact with eyes may cause dryness, irritation,
redness and tearing.
Skin: May cause itching and dermatitis.
Medical Conditions
Generally Aggravated by
Expo sure
Sensitizer notice: Wood dust is a sensitizer and may cause a
specific immune response in some people, known as. Exposure to
a sensitizer, once sensitization has occurred, may manifest itself as
a skin rash or inflammation or as an asthmatic condition, and in
some individuals this reaction can be extremely severe.