| Common Name: | MERCURY DISPLACEMENT RELAYS |
| Manufacturer: | STRUTHERS-DUNN |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/2/2018 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 12N665, 12N666, 12N667, 12N668, 12N669, 12N670, 12N671, 12N672, 12N673, 12N674, 12N675, 12N676, 12N677 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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STRUTHERS-DUNN
LEADERS IN RELAYS & CONTROLS - SINCE 1923
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARED TO U.S. OSHA, CMA, ANSI, CANADIAN WHMIS 2015 (HPR-GHS) STANDARDS,
SPRING SINGAPORE, EUROPEAN UNION CLP EC 1272/2008, REACH AND THE GLOBAL
HARMONIZATION STANDARD
| 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE AND |  |
OF THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
TRADE NAME (AS LABELED): MERCURY DISPLACEMENT RELAYS
CHEMICAL NAME/CLASS: MANUFACTURED ARTICLE CONTAINING MERCURY
SYNONYMS: MDR
PRODUCT USE:
SWITCHING RESISTIVE, TUNGSTEN AND MOTOR LOADS FOR BOTH AC AND DC
APPLICATIONS
SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET:
U.S. MANUFACTURER'S NAME: STRUTHERS-DUNN, LLC
ADDRESS:
407 EAST SMITH ST. STE. B
TIMMONSVILLE, SC 29161
USA
BUSINESS PHONE:
(843) 346-4427 EXT. 4428 [7 AM TO 5:30 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME (U.S.)]
FACSIMILE (FAX) PHONE: 843-346-4464
EMAIL: NBESS@STRUTHERS-DUNN.COM
EMERGENCY CONTACT: INFOTRAC, INC. (108815)
EMERGENCY PHONE:
(USA AND CANADA) 1-800-535-5053
(INTERNATIONAL) 1-352-323-3500
DATE OF PREPARATION: NOVEMBER 30, 2016
DATE OF REVISION: JANUARY 2, 2018
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF
U.S. OSHA, CANADIAN WHMIS 2015 [HPR-GHS], EUROPEAN UNION REACH AND CLP. IT
IS LOCATED IN APPROPRIATE SECTIONS BASED ON THE GLOBAL HARMONIZATION
STANDARD FORMAT.
NOTE:
THIS PRODUCT IS DEFINED AS AN "ARTICLE" UNDER ALL JURISDICTIONS. REFER TO
SECTION 15 (REGULATORY INFORMATION) FOR SPECIFIC REGULATORY CITATIONS. AS
AN ARTICLE, THIS PRODUCT PRESENTS NEGLIGIBLE HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS
UNDER REASONABLY ANTICIPATED CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A SAFETY
DATA SHEET IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER STANDARDS CITED ABOVE. THIS DOCUMENT IS
PREPARED TO PROVIDE PERSONS USING THIS PRODUCT WITH ADDITIONAL SAFETY
INFORMATION.
| 2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION | |
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION, U.S. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, CANADIAN
WHMIS HPR-GHS 2015, EU REACH AND CLP REGULATION (EC) 1272/2008 LABELING
AND CLASSIFICATION, AND SINGAPORE SPRING REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED UNDER ANY
JURISDICTION.
THE MERCURY IS CONTAINED IN A HERMETICALLY SEALED TUBE, DESIGNED TO
WITHSTAND TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES ENCOUNTERED DURING NORMAL USE. AS A
RESULT, DURING NORMAL USE, THE MERCURY IS FULLY CONTAINED INSIDE THE
RELAY. THE RELAY SHOULD NOT BE CRUSHED, DEFORMED, PUNCTURED, OPENED OR
EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BECAUSE EXPOSURE TO THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN
COULD BE HARMFUL. THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY IS PROVIDED FOR
THE USER'S INFORMATION ONLY SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THAT RESULTS IN THE
RELEASE OF MERCURY.
CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY:
THIS CLASSIFICATION WOULD APPLY ONLY IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF THE
MERCURY CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT.
CLASSIFICATION:
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CAT. 1B, ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY CAT. 2, STOT
(NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM, OTHER ORGANS) RE CAT. 1, AQUATIC ACUTE TOXICITY CAT.
1, AQUATIC CHRONIC TOXICITY CAT. 1
SIGNAL WORD: DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENT CODES: H360D, H330, H372, AND H410
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT CODES:
P201, P202, P260, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P284, P308 + P313,
P304 + P340, P310, P320, P403 + P233, P405, P501
HAZARD SYMBOLS/PICTOGRAMS: GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
HEALTH HAZARD
SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
ENVIRONMENT
SEE SECTION 16 FOR FULL TEXT CLASSIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
THIS PRODUCT A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE THAT CONSISTS OF A PLASTIC AND METAL
COIL ASSEMBLY, COPPER TERMINALS, HIGH VOLTAGE PLASTIC WRAP, METAL SCREWS,
A PLASTIC MOLDED TUBE, A METAL AND PLASTIC PLUNGER GUIDE, A CERAMIC LINER,
A METAL SPRING, AND A SEALED METAL MAGNETIC LINER THAT CONTAINS MERCURY.
HEALTH HAZARDS:
THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE AND PRESENTS NEGLIGIBLE
HEALTH, OR REACTIVITY HAZARDS UNDER TYPICAL USE CONDITIONS. IF THE PRODUCT
IS PUNCTURED, EXPOSED TO DESTRUCTIVE HEATING, CRUSHED OR DESTRUCTION OF
PRODUCT OCCURS, EXPOSURE WITH MERCURY MAY OCCUR. MERCURY IS VERY TOXIC BY
INHALATION, A KNOWN REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN AND CAN CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO
THE NEUROLOGICAL, CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS, LIVER, KIDNEYS
AND OTHER ORGANS. DERMAL EXPOSURE TO MERCURY MAY BE IRRITATING OR
CORROSIVE, AND MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS OR ALLERGIC REACTIONS.
FLAMMABILITY HAZARDS:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE; HOWEVER THE PRODUCT MAY RUPTURE IN FIRE
CONDITIONS. IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE, THIS PRODUCT CAN BURN AND PRODUCE TOXIC
GASES (E.G. MERCURY, METAL OXIDES, HYDROCARBONS AND HARMFUL DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS FROM PLASTICS). DURING A FIRE INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT CARE SHOULD
BE TAKEN TO AVOID INHALATION OF FUMES. REACTIVITY HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS
NOT REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND HANDLING.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE HARM IF RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT;
HOWEVER RELEASE OF THE MERCURY FROM WITHIN THE SEALED TUBE CAN CAUSE ACUTE
AND CHRONIC TOXICITY TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS. MERCURY IS HIGHLY ACUTELY AND
CHRONICALLY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS:
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS MUST WEAR PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (AND
HAVE APPROPRIATE FIRE PROTECTION) SUITABLE FOR THE SITUATION TO WHICH THEY
ARE RESPONDING.
| 3. COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
CHEMICAL NAME CAS # EU % W/W LABEL ELEMENTS
EINECS #
GHS UNDER U.S. OSHA,
CANADIAN WHMIS HPR-GHS &
EU CLASSIFICATION (1272/
2008) AND SINGAPORE
SPRING REGULATIONS
HAZARD STATEMENT CODES:
FORMED PRODUCT, MIXTURE MIXTURE NOT CLASSIFICATION UNDER ALL
CONSISTING OF APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS:
METALS AND
PLASTICS.
CLASSIFICATION:
NOT APPLICABLE
MERCURY 7439-97-6 231-106-7 44 OR 61 EU ECHA HARMONISED
GRAMS CLASSIFICATION AND
LABELLING (ATP01)
CLASSIFICATION:
CLASSIFICATION UNDER ALL
JURISDICTIONS:
CLASSIFICATION:
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY
CAT. 1B, ACUTE
INHALATION TOXICITY CAT.
2, STOT (MULTIPLE
ORGANS) RE CAT. 2,
AQUATIC ACUTE TOXICITY
CAT. 1, AQUATIC CHRONIC
TOXICITY CAT. 4
HAZARD STATEMENT CODES:
H360D, H330, H372, H400,
H410
ADDITIONAL
CLASSIFICATION UNDER
ECHA IN REACH
REGISTRATIONS:
CLASSIFICATION:
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY
CAT. 1B
HAZARD STATEMENT CODES:
H360F
SEE SECTION 16 FOR FULL TEXT OF CLASSIFICATION.
| 4. FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
PROTECTION OF FIRST AID RESPONDERS:
RESCUERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, IF NECESSARY. ONLY TRAINED
PERSONNEL SHOULD ADMINISTER SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND/OR CARDIO-PULMONARY
RESUSCITATION, IF NECESSARY. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT IF MERCURY HAS BEEN
RELEASED AND PERSONS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH IT. WEAR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING, IF NECESSARY. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, SHOES AND LEATHER
GOODS (E.G. WATCHBANDS, BELTS). COMPLETELY DECONTAMINATE CLOTHING, SHOES
AND LEATHER GOODS BEFORE RE-USE OR DISCARD.
DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES:
PERSONS USING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD CONSULT A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL IF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT RESULTS IN INJURY.
SPECIFIC FIRST-AID MEASURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
EYE OR SKIN CONTACT:
IF SKIN OR EYE CONTACT OCCURS TO MERCURY, FLUSH FOR 20 MINUTES. CONTACT
PHYSICIAN OR OTHER MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
INHALATION:
IF ANY ADVERSE EFFECT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF INHALATION OF FUMES FROM
MERCURY DURING FIRE OR OTHER DESTRUCTION OF PRODUCT, REMOVE INDIVIDUAL TO
FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF ADVERSE EFFECT OCCURS AFTER REMOVAL
TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: NOT A POTENTIAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.
IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS:
ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS: SEE SECTION 11.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
NO MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE KNOWN TO BE AGGRAVATED BY THIS PRODUCT. IF
MERCURY HAS BEEN RELEASED, PRE-EXISTING NEUROLOGICAL, CENTRAL OR
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONDITIONS MAY BE EXAGGERATED.
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
TREAT SYMPTOMS AND ELIMINATE EXPOSURE.
NOTES TO PHYSICIANS IN EVENT OF EXPOSURE TO MERCURY:
MANY JURISDICTIONS HAVE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR MERCURY.
THESE REGULATIONS MAY INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PRE- EMPLOYMENT AND PRE-PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS,
PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, CLINICAL TESTS, HEALTH EDUCATION AND
RECORD KEEPING. OBTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION FROM THE APPROPRIATE
GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
NFPA RATING MERCURY:
HEALTH 2
FLAMMABILITY 0
INSTABILITY 0
OTHER
NFPA RATING FORMED PRODUCT:
HEALTH 0
FLAMMABILITY 0
INSTABILITY 0
OTHER
HAZARD SCALE:
0 = MINIMAL
1 = SLIGHT
2 = MODERATE
3 = SERIOUS
4 = SEVERE
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS (IN AIR BY VOLUME, %): NOT APPLICABLE.
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE EXTINGUISHING MATERIALS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS IN THE
FIRE AREA.
UNSUITABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NONE KNOWN.
SPECIAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE. PRODUCTS OF THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION CAN INCLUDE PRODUCE TOXIC GASES (E.G. MERCURY, METAL OXIDES
AND TOXIC FUMES FROM PLASTICS). DAMAGED PRODUCT MAY RESULT IN THE RELEASE
OF TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS.
EXPLOSION SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE:
NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
MERCURY AND ITS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. DO
NOT ENTER WITHOUT WEARING SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR THE
SITUATION. FIREFIGHTER'S NORMAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (BUNKER GEAR) WILL
NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION. CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (E.G.
CHEMICAL SPLASH SUIT) AND POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS (NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) MAY BE NECESSARY.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
IF A RELEASE OF MERCURY HAS OCCURRED, ALL PERSONNEL MUST EVACUATE AREA.
ALL INHALATION OF MERCURY MUST BE AVOIDED.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
FOR CLEAN-UP OF LEAKING MERCURY, PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
USED.
SMALL SPILLS:
WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, SPLASH GOGGLES, RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND
APPROPRIATE BODY PROTECTION.
LARGE SPILLS:
MINIMUM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, RUBBER
BOOTS, FACE SHIELD, AND TYVEK SUIT. MINIMUM LEVEL OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT FOR RELEASES IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF OXYGEN IS LESS THAN 19.5% OR
IS UNKNOWN MUST BE LEVEL B: TRIPLE-GLOVES (RUBBER GLOVES AND NITRILE
GLOVES OVER LATEX GLOVES), CHEMICAL RESISTANT SUIT AND BOOTS, HARD HAT,
AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. MINIMUM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, RUBBER BOOTS, FACE SHIELD, AND
TYVEK SUIT. MINIMUM LEVEL OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR RELEASES
IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF OXYGEN IS LESS THAN 19.5% OR IS UNKNOWN MUST BE
LEVEL B: TRIPLE-GLOVES (RUBBER GLOVES AND NITRILE GLOVES OVER LATEX
GLOVES), CHEMICAL RESISTANT SUIT AND BOOTS, HARD HAT, AND SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
METHODS FOR CLEAN-UP AND CONTAINMENT:
NO SPECIAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES ARE REQUIRED FOR NON-DAMAGED
RELAYS. DAMAGED RELAYS SHOULD BE PLACED IN A SEALED CONTAINER AND DISPOSED
OF ACCORDING TO ALL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS FOR MERCURY. MERCURY SPILLS OF
ANY QUANTITY SHOULD BE CLEANED-UP SPILL IMMEDIATELY. THE FOLLOWING ARE
SPILL RESPONSE PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF MERCURY HAS
OCCURRED.
SMALL SPILLS:
DUST SPILL WITH CALCIUM POLYSULFIDE TO REDUCE MERCURY VAPOR LOSS DURING
CLEANUP. A SPECIAL MERCURY VACUUM CAN BE USED TO REMOVE THE MERCURY.
COLLECT AND STORE USING A SUCTION PUMP WITH A CAPILLARY TUBE. CALCIUM
POLYSULFIDE WITH EXCESS SULFUR SHOULD BE SPRINKLED INTO CRACKS OR
INACCESSIBLE SITES. KEEP COLLECTED MERCURY IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED BOTTLE FOR
RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.
LARGE SPILLS:
TRAINED PERSONNEL FOLLOWING PRE-PLANNED PROCEDURES SHOULD HANDLE NON-
INCIDENTAL RELEASES. ONLY PERSONS TRAINED IN SPECIFIC PROCEDURES SHOULD
ATTEMPT TO RESPONSE TO SPILLS THAT INVOLVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF RELAYS AND
THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN THEM.
ALL SPILLS:
PLACE ALL SPILL RESIDUE IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER AND SEAL.
DECONTAMINATE THE AREA THOROUGHLY. DISCARD ALL CONTAMINATED RESPONSE
EQUIPMENT OR DECONTAMINATE BEFORE RETURNING SUCH EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE.
DO NOT MIX WITH WASTES FROM OTHER MATERIALS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROCEDURES (SEE SECTION 13, DISPOSAL
CONSIDERATIONS). FOR SPILLS ON WATER, CONTAIN, MINIMIZE DISPERSION AND
COLLECT. DISPOSE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL AND REPORT SPILL PER REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS. NOTIFY GOVERNMENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES AFTER RELEASE OF ANY AMOUNT OF MERCURY.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT ANY SPILL RESIDUE FROM ENTERING SEWER OR CONFINED SPACES.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
THIS PRODUCT, AS SHIPPED, PRESENTS MINIMAL HAZARDS. AVOID DAMAGE TO THE
RELAYS TO PREVENT POSSIBILITY OF RELEASE OF MERCURY. IF A RELEASE OF
MERCURY OCCURS, AVOID ALL INHALATION OR SKIN CONTACT. EVACUATE PERSONNEL
IN AREA AND CONTACT SPILL RESPONSE PERSONNEL.
SPECIAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION:
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CORRECT, REQUIRED WIRE SIZE AND SCREW
CONNECTION TORQUE BE USED FOR THE RELAYS BE USED FOR MOUNTING (VERTICAL
POSITION WITH 10 DEGREES). FOR THE M35 SERIES #6 COPPER WIRE SHOULD BE
USED WITH A MINIMUM TORQUE ON POWER TERMINALS OF 36 IN./LBS. FOR THE M60
SERIES #4 COPPER WIRE SHOULD BE USED WITH A MINIMUM TORQUE ON POWER
TERMINALS OF 50 IN/LBS. FAILURE TO USE THE CORRECT WIRE AND TORQUE CAN
RESULT IN A RUPTURED RELAY, WHICH COULD THEN CAUSE A SPILL OF THE MERCURY
CONTAINED WITHIN THE SEALED METAL TUBE.
REFER TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION:
HTTP://RELAYS.STRUTHERS-DUNN.COM/ASSET/35-60_SERIES.PDF.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE:
RECOMMENDED STORAGE TEMPERATURE IS -40 TO 105 DEG. C (-40 TO 221 DEG. F).
INSPECT ALL INCOMING CONTAINERS BEFORE STORAGE, TO ENSURE CONTAINERS ARE
PROPERLY LABELED AND PRODUCT IS NOT DAMAGED. POST WARNING AND "NO SMOKING"
SIGNS IN STORAGE AND USE AREAS, AS APPROPRIATE. HAVE APPROPRIATE
EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT IN THE STORAGE AREA (SUCH AS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OR
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS).
SPECIFIC END USE(S): INDICATED IN SECTION 1.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS - PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE LIMITS/CONTROL PARAMETERS:
VENTILATION AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
NO ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED FOR HANDLING RELAYS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN DAMAGED.
EXPOSURE LIMITS/CONTROL PARAMETERS:
THE FOLLOWING LIMITS ARE FOR MERCURY ONLY.
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR
CHEMICAL NAME CAS # ACGIH-TLVS OSHA-PELS
TWA STEL TWA STEL
MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3
MERCURY 7439-97-6 0.025 SKIN 0.1 NE
(SKIN)
SEE OSHA STANDARD INTERPRETATION
MEMO
CHEMICAL NAME NIOSH-RELS NIOSH
TWA STEL IDLH OTHER
MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3
MERCURY 0.05, VAPOR 0.1, CEILING 10 (AS Mg) DFG MAKS:
(SKIN) (SKIN) TWA:
0.02 (INHALABLE
FRACTION)
PEAK:
8 MAK 15 MIN. AVERAGE
VALUE, 15 MIN.
INTERVAL, 4 PER SHIFT
DANGER OF
SENSITIZATION OF THE
SKIN DFG MAK
PREGNANCY RISK
CLASSIFICATION: C
CARCINOGEN:
EPA-D, IARC-3,
MAK-3B, TLV-A4
NE: NOT ESTABLISHED.
SEE SECTION 16 FOR DEFINITIONS OF OTHER TERMS USED
ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL
INTERNATIONAL LIMITS ARE IN PLACE FOR MERCURY. EXPOSURE LIMITS CAN CHANGE
OR BE ADDED AND SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR CURRENCY.
MERCURY:
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT:
TWA: 0.05 MG/M3, JAN 1993
AUSTRALIA:
TWA: 0.003 PPM (0.025 MG/M3) (VAPOUR), JUL 2008
AUSTRIA:
MAK-TMW: 0.005 PPM (0.05 MG/M3);
KZW: 0.05 PPM (0.5 MG/M3), 2007
BELGIUM:
TWA: 0.025 MG/M3, SKIN, MAR 2002
DENMARK:
TWA: 0.025 MG (Hg)/M3 (VAPOR), SKIN, MAY 2011
FINLANDE:
TWA: 0.02 MG/M3, SKIN, NOV 2011
FRANCE:
VME: 0.05 MG/M3, SKIN (VAPOR), FEB 2006
GERMANY:
MAK: 0.02 MG/M3, SKIN, SEN, 2011
HUNGARY:
TWA: 0.08 MG (Hg)/M3,
STEL: 0.32 MG (Hg)/M3, SKIN, SEP 2000
ICELAND:
TWA: 0.025 MG/M3, SKIN, NOV 2011
JAPAN:
OEL: 0.025 MG/M3 (VAPOR), MAY 2012
KOREA:
TWA: 0.1 MG/M3, SKIN, 2006
MEXICO:
TWA: 0.05 MG/M3, 2004
THE NETHERLANDS:
MAC-TGG: 0.05 MG/M3, 2003
NEW ZEALAND:
TWA: 0.025 MG/M3, SKIN, JAN 2002
NORWAY:
TWA: 0.05 MG/M3, JAN 1999
PERU:
TWA: 0,025 MG/M3; JUL 2005
POLAND:
MAC (TWA) VAPORS: 0.025 MG/M3,
MAC (STEL) VAPORS: 0.2 MG/M3, JAN 1999
RUSSIA:
TWA: 0.005 MG/M3,
STEL: 0.01 MG/M3, JUN 2003
SWEDEN:
TWA: 0.03 MG/M3, SKIN, JUN2005
SWITZERLAND:
MAK-W: 0.005 PPM (0.05 MG/M3),
KZG-W: 0.04 PPM (0.4 MG/M3), SEN, JAN 2011
TURKEY:
TWA: 0.1 MG/M3, SKIN, JAN 1993
ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
ACGIH BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES:
CURRENTLY, THE FOLLOWING ACGIH BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES (BEIS)
DETERMINED FOR SOME COMPONENTS.
CHEMICAL SAMPLING TIME BEI
DETERMINANT
MERCURY, ELEMENTAL PRIOR TO SHIFT 20 (MICRO)/G CREATININE
MERCURY IN URINE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS
PROVIDED TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN COMPLYING WITH OSHA REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29 CFR SUBPART I (BEGINNING AT 1910.132), EQUIVALENT STANDARDS OF CANADA
(INCLUDING CSA STANDARD Z94.4-02 AND CSA STANDARD Z94.3-02, U.S. OSHA 29
CFR 1910.136 AND THE CANADIAN CSA STANDARD Z195-02, PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR),
STANDARDS OF EU MEMBER STATES (INCLUDING EN 529:2005 FOR RESPIRATORY PPE,
CEN/TR 15419:2006 FOR HAND PROTECTION, AND CR 13464:1999 FOR FACE/EYE
PROTECTION) AND SINGAPORE STANDARDS. PLEASE REFERENCE APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR RELEVANT DETAILS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
NO SPECIAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT
DURING NORMAL USE. IF RELAYS ARE DAMAGED AND MERCURY HAS BEEN RELEASED,
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MUST BE USED.
EYE PROTECTION:
NO SPECIAL EYE PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT. IF RELAYS
ARE DAMAGED OR LEAKING USE SAFETY GOGGLES WHEN HANDLING THE RELAYS.
HAND PROTECTION:
NO SPECIAL HAND PROTECTION IS NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
IF RELAYS ARE DAMAGED OR LEAKING USE WEAR BUTYL RUBBER, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
GLOVES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE GLOVE.
BODY/SKIN PROTECTION:
NO SPECIAL BODY OR SKIN PROTECTION IS NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS
PRODUCT. IF A HAZARD OF INJURY TO THE FEET EXISTS DUE TO FALLING OBJECTS
OR ROLLING OBJECTS USE FOOT PROTECTION, AS DESCRIBED IN U.S. OSHA 29 CFR
1910.136 AND THE CANADIAN CSA STANDARD Z195-02, PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
FORM: MANUFACTURED ARTICLE CONTAINING MERCURY.
COLOR: VARIOUS PARTS HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS.
MOLECULAR FORMULA: MIXTURE.
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: MIXTURE.
ODOR: NOT APPLICABLE.
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER = 1): NOT AVAILABLE.
MELTING/FREEZING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE.
BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
PH: NOT APPLICABLE.
HEAT OF COMBUSTION: NOT AVAILABLE.
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NOT AN OXIDIZER.
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES:
HEATING OR WATER CONTACT MAY CAUSE OVERPRESSURE OF OUTSIDE CASING AND
POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVE RESULT.
COEFFICIENT OF OIL/WATER DISTRIBUTION (PARTITION COEFFICIENT):
NOT APPLICABLE.
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE.
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
COMBUSTION: MERCURY, METAL OXIDES AND OTHER TOXIC COMPOUNDS FROM PLASTICS.
HYDROLYSIS: NONE KNOWN.
MATERIALS WITH WHICH SUBSTANCE IS INCOMPATIBLE:
MERCURY IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACETYLENE COMPOUNDS, AMMONIA, STRONG
OXIDIZING AGENTS, METALS (E.G. ALUMINUM, LITHIUM, POTASSIUM, SODIUM,
CALCIUM AND RUBIDIUM) - FORM AMALGAMS, WHICH ARE VIOLENTLY EXOTHERMIC AND
MAY EXPLODE IF TOO MUCH METAL IS ADDED AT ONCE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, METHYL
SILANE OR TETRACARBONYLNICKEL, METHYL AZIDE OR HOT SULFURIC ACID, SILVER
PERCHLORATE, DRY BROMINE, CHLORINE, BORON DIIODOPHOSPHIDE, SODIUM CARBIDE.
MERCURY READILY AMALGAMATES WITH MOST METALS. MERCURY CAN ATTACK COPPER
ALLOYS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTION/POLYMERIZATION:
INTACT RELAYS ARE NOT REACTIVE. MIXTURES OF MERCURY WITH ACETYLENE,
AMMONIA, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, METHYL AZIDE, CHLORATES, NITRATES, OR HOT
SULFURIC ACID CAN BE EXPLOSIVE. POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AVOID DAMAGING RELAYS IN ANY WAY THAT COULD RELEASE MERCURY. AVOID
EXPOSURE TO HEAT, FLAME, OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCE. AVOID OTHER CONDITIONS
AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7 (HANDLING OR STORAGE).
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE:
UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE, THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT POSE A HAZARD BY ANY
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE. IF THE RELAY HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND THE MERCURY
CONTAINED IN A SEALED COMPARTMENT OCCURS, EXPOSURE TO MERCURY CAN OCCUR.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM MERCURY BY
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.
INHALATION:
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND HANDLING, NO INHALATION HAZARD IS
PRESENT. WHEN INHALED, MERCURY IS RAPIDLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
MERCURY CROSSES THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER, AND BECOME OXIDIZED TO THE Hg
(II) OXIDATION STATE. SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF
MERCURY VAPORS CAN LEAD TO BREATHING DIFFICULTY, COUGHING, ACUTE, AND
POTENTIALLY FATAL LUNG DISORDERS. DEPENDING ON THE CONCENTRATION OF
INHALATION EXPOSURE, HEART PROBLEMS, DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEY, LIVER OR NERVES
AND EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN MAY OCCUR. LONG-TERM INHALATION EXPOSURE CAN
CAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WIDE VARIETY OF SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING EXCESSIVE
SALIVATION, GINGIVITIS, ANOREXIA, CHILLS, FEVER, CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES,
ANEMIA, DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS, ABDOMINAL PAINS, FREQUENT URINATION, AN
INABILITY TO URINATE, DIARRHEA, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY (NUMBNESS, WEAKNESS,
OR BURNING SENSATIONS IN THE HANDS OR FEET), TREMORS (ESPECIALLY IN THE
HANDS, FINGERS, EYELIDS, LIPS, CHEEKS, TONGUE, OR LEGS), ALTERATION OF
TENDON REFLEXES, SLURRED SPEECH, VISUAL DISTURBANCES, AND DEAFNESS.
ALLERGIC REACTIONS (I.E. BREATHING DIFFICULTY) MAY ALSO OCCUR IN SENSITIVE
INDIVIDUALS. LIMITED INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO
MERCURY VAPOUR CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND ULCERATION OF THE INSIDE OF THE
MOUTH, SORE GUMS, DROOLING, DIARRHEA, AND OTHER EFFECTS ON THE DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM.
SKIN OR EYE CONTACT:
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND HANDLING, NO SKIN OR EYE HAZARD IS
PRESENT. IF THE RELAY IS PUNCTURED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED SO THAT CONTACT
WITH MERCURY OCCURS, CONTAMINATION OF THE SKIN OR EYES CAN BE HIGHLY
IRRITATING OR CAUSE BURNS. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY LEAD TO ULCERATION OF THE
SKIN. ALLERGIC REACTIONS (I.E. RASHES, WELTS) MAY OCCUR IN SENSITIVE
INDIVIDUALS. LONG-TERM OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MERCURY HAS CAUSED A
GRAYISH-BROWN OR YELLOW DISCOLORATION IN THE EYES OF SOME PEOPLE. THIS
HAZE IS NOT THOUGHT TO AFFECT VISION. A GRAY BAND THROUGH THE CORNEA
(BAND KERATOPATHY) HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN A FEW PEOPLE.
SKIN ABSORPTION:
MERCURY MAY BE ABSORBED VIA INTACT SKIN. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THOSE
DESCRIBED UNDER 'SKIN OR EYE CONTACT'.
INGESTION:
INGESTION IS NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE FOR THIS PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL
HANDLING AND USE. IF MERCURY IS SWALLOWED, SYMPTOMS OF SUCH OVER-EXPOSURE
CAN INCLUDE METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM EFFECTS, AND DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS. METALLIC MERCURY IS NOT USUALLY
ABSORBED SUFFICIENTLY FROM THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT TO INDUCE AN ACUTE,
TOXIC RESPONSE. DAMAGE TO THE TISSUES OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS, AND
OTHER TISSUES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. INGESTION MAY BE FATAL,
DUE TO EFFECTS ON GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND KIDNEYS.
INJECTION:
INJECTION IS NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE FOR THIS PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL
HANDLING AND USE.
HEALTH EFFECTS OR RISKS FROM EXPOSURE:
ACUTE:
THERE IS NO HEALTH HAZARD ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR DURING ROUTINE USE OF THIS
PRODUCT. IF DAMAGE OR HEATING OF THE RELAY OCCURS, CONTACT WITH MERCURY
MAY OCCUR AND MAY CAUSE MODERATE TO SEVERE IRRITATION OF SKIN, EYES AND
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. MERCURY IS HIGHLY TOXIC BY INHALATION. MERCURY CAN BE
ABSORBED VIA INTACT SKIN AND CAUSE SYSTEMIC TOXICITY EFFECTS.
CHRONIC:
IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF EXPOSURE TO MERCURY OCCURS, CHRONIC TOXIC EFFECTS
MAY INCLUDE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE NEUROLOGICAL, CENTRAL NERVOUS AND
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, KIDNEYS AND LIVER.
MERCURY CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION BY SKIN CONTACT. MERCURY IS A
KNOWN HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN AND IS A SUSPECT CARCINOGEN.
TARGET ORGANS:
ACUTE: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, SKIN, EYES (FUMES FROM THERMAL DECOMPOSITION).
CHRONIC: NONE UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE.
TOXICITY DATA:
THE FOLLOWING TOXICITY DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR MERCURY. ONLY AVAILABLE
HUMAN DATA ARE GIVEN IN THIS SDS.
MERCURY:
OPEN IRRITATION TEST (SKIN-WOMAN): 0.5%/1 DAY
LDLO (ORAL-HUMAN): 0.043 ML/KG
GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES
TDLO (ORAL-MAN): 43 MG/KG
BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR;
LIVER: JAUNDICE, OTHER OR UNCLASSIFIED, OTHER CHANGES
TDLO (SKIN-MAN): 129 MG/KG/5 HOURS-CONTINUOUS
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (EAR): TINNITUS;
BEHAVIORAL: HEADACHE;
SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE)
TDLO (SUBCUTANEOUS-WOMAN): 120 MG/KG
MUSCULOSKELETAL: OTHER CHANGES;
SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE)
TDLO (SUBCUTANEOUS-MAN): 254 MG/KG
SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE)
TDLO (SUBCUTANEOUS-MAN): 714 (MICRO)L/KG
SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE)
TDLO (INTRAVENOUS-MAN): 571 (MICRO)L/KG
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: PARESTHESIS;
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA;
SKIN AND APPENDAGES: SWEATING
TDLO (INTRAVENOUS-MAN): 0.023 ML/KG
CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP;
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA;
NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC: BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASE
TDLO (MULTIPLE ROUTES-MAN): 86 (MICRO)L/KG
CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP;
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: PULMONARY EMBOLI;
SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE)
TDLO (MULTIPLE ROUTES-MAN): 0.086 ML/KG
CARDIAC: CHANGE IN RATE;
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: PULMONARY EMBOLI;
KIDNEY/URETER/BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES
TDLO (MULTIPLE ROUTES-MAN): 85,700 (MICRO)L/KG
CARDIAC: PULSE RATE;
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA;
KIDNEY/URETER/BLADDER: RENAL FUNCTION TESTS DEPRESSED
TCLO (INHALATION-HUMAN): 0.2 MG/M3/26 WEEKS-INTERMITTENT
BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA;
BEHAVIORAL: IRRITABILITY;
CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP
TCLO (INHALATION-HUMAN): 0.035 MG/M3/3 YEARS-INTERMITTENT
BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA, IRRITABILITY;
CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP
TCLO (INHALATION-WOMAN): 150 (MICRO)G/M3/46 DAYS
BEHAVIORAL: WAKEFULNESS;
BEHAVIORAL: ANOREXIA (HUMAN);
GASTROINTESTINAL: HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA
TCLO (INHALATION-WOMAN): 54,180 MG/KG
BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS
TCLO (INHALATION-MAN): 44,300 (MICRO)G/M3/8 HOURS
BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS;
LIVER: OTHER CHANGES;
NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC: BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASE
TCLO (INHALATION-MAN): 5 MG/M3/3 HOURS
BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING
NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC: BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASE
TCLO (INHALATION-CHILD): 0.14 MG/M3/12 WEEKS-CONTINUOUS
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD;
VASCULAR: BP LOWERING NOT CHARACTERIZED IN AUTONOMIC SECTION;
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION
CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS (UNREPORTED-MAN): 150 (MICRO)G/M3
DNA DAMAGE (INHALATION-MOUSE): 2.71 UG/L/1 HOUR
CARCINOGENICITY:
DUE TO THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THIS PRODUCT, CARCINOGENICITY IS NOT A
HAZARD FOR THIS PRODUCT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR MERCURY.
MERCURY:
ACGIH TLV-4 (NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN); EPA-D (NOT
CLASSIFIABLE AS TO HUMAN CARCINOGENICITY); IARC-3 (UNCLASSIFIABLE AS TO
CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS); MAK-3B (SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH IN VITRO TESTS
OR ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE YIELDED EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS THAT IS
NOT SUFFICIENT FOR CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE IN ONE OF THE OTHER
CATEGORIES. FURTHER STUDIES ARE REQUIRED BEFORE A FINAL CLASSIFICATION CAN
BE MADE.)
IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT IRRITATING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE OR
HANDLING. MERCURY CAN BE IRRITATION OR CORROSIVE.
SENSITIZATION TO THE PRODUCT:
DERMAL CONTACT WITH MERCURY MAY PRODUCE SENSITIZATION AND ALLERGIC
REACTIONS IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY INFORMATION:
AS AN ARTICLE, THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE MUTAGENIC,
EMBRYOTOXIC, TERATOGENIC, OR REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS IN HUMANS. THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR MERCURY.
MUTAGENICITY:
ANEUPLOIDY AND OTHER CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN
LYMPHOCYTES FROM WHOLE BLOOD CULTURES OF WORKERS OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED TO
MERCURY, INCLUDING PEOPLE WORKING WITH MERCURY AMALGAMS.
TERATOGENICITY, EMBRYOTOXICITY AND/OR FETOTOXICITY:
MERCURY IS A DEVELOPMENTAL TOXIN. TWO WELL-REPORTED STUDIES IN RATS HAVE
SHOWN THAT INHALATION EXPOSURE TO MERCURY VAPOUR DURING PREGNANCY CAN
CAUSE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN THE OFFSPRING AT CONCENTRATIONS THAT DO NOT
CAUSE MATERNAL TOXICITY. DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY HAS ALSO BEEN SEEN IN
OTHER STUDIES THAT DID NOT REPORT ON MATERNAL TOXICITY. IN ONE STUDY, RATS
WERE EXPOSED BY INHALATION TO 1.8 MG/M3 MERCURY FROM DAYS 14-19 (1.5 HR/
DAY) OF PREGNANCY, WHILE IN THE OTHER STUDY THEY WERE EXPOSED TO 1.8 MG/M3
FROM DAYS 11-14 AND 17-20 (1 OR 3 HR/DAY) OF PREGNANCY. IN BOTH STUDIES,
THE OFFSPRING HAD ALTERED RESPONSES IN BEHAVIORAL TESTS CONDUCTED AT 3-14
MONTHS OF AGE. THE EXPOSURE CONCENTRATIONS WERE CHOSEN TO AVOID TOXICITY
IN THE MOTHERS AND THE OFFSPRING. THERE WAS NO DECREASE IN MATERNAL WEIGHT
GAIN AND NO OTHER SIGNS OF TOXICITY IN THE MOTHERS. BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
WERE ALSO SEEN IN THE OFFSPRING OF SQUIRREL MONKEYS EXPOSED BY INHALATION
DURING THE LAST TWO THIRDS OF PREGNANCY TO 0.5 OR 1.0 MG/M3 MERCURY VAPOUR
FOR JUST ONE WEEK (4 OR 7 HR/DAY 5 D/WK). MATERNAL TOXICITY WAS NOT
REPORTED. SQUIRREL MONKEYS WERE EXPOSED TO 0 OR 1 MG/M3 MERCURY VAPOUR
STARTING AT WEEK 3-7 (5 D/WEEK) OF PREGNANCY AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE
PREGNANCY. FIVE MONKEYS WERE EXPOSED FOR 4 HR/DAY, FOUR MONKEYS FOR 7 HR/
DAY, AND ONE MONKEY FOR 24 HR/DAY. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN BIRTH WEIGHT IN
THE OFFSPRING OF MERCURY-EXPOSED ANIMALS, A DOSE-RELATED INCREASE IN
ABORTION AND IN DEATH SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH.
THE INCIDENCE OF ABNORMAL PREGNANCIES WAS 60% IN THE MERCURY-EXPOSED
ANIMALS IN COMPARISON WITH 5% IN THE UNTREATED BREEDING COLONY.
EXAMINATION OF THE BRAIN SHOWED SEVERAL CHANGES. MATERNAL TOXICITY WAS NOT
REPORTED. RATS WERE EXPOSED BY NOSE-ONLY INHALATION TO 0 OR 4 MG/M3
MERCURY FROM DAYS 6-15 (2 HR/DAY) OF PREGNANCY. THE MOTHERS GAINED 7% LESS
WEIGHT THAN THE CONTROLS (SIGNIFICANCE NOT REPORTED). NO TREATMENT RELATED
DIFFERENCES IN BODY-WEIGHT OF THE OFFSPRING WERE OBSERVED AND ALL OF THE
ANIMALS APPEARED HEALTHY. IN A SERIES OF TESTS ON NERVE FUNCTION CONDUCTED
ON THE OFFSPRING WHEN THEY WERE ADULTS (140-168 DAYS OF AGE), NO CHANGES
IN RESPONSE WERE OBSERVED.(45) IN A STUDY WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN
ENGLISH, RATS WERE EXPOSED BY INHALATION TO 0 OR 2.5 MG/M3 MERCURY FOR 3
WEEKS (6 HR/DAY) BEFORE PREGNANCY AND FROM DAY 7-20 OF PREGNANCY. THERE
WAS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LIVE FETUSES AT BIRTH AND ALL
OFFSPRING FROM EXPOSED MOTHERS DIED BY THE AGE OF 6 DAYS. MATERNAL WEIGHT
GAIN WAS REDUCED IN THE MERCURY-EXPOSED GROUP, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THE INFORMATION LOCATED IS NOT ADEQUATE TO CONCLUDE THAT MERCURY CAUSES
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. A STUDY IN FEMALE RATS SHOWED SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE
FERTILITY CYCLE BUT NO EFFECTS ON FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY. FEMALE RATS WERE
EXPOSED BY NOSE-ONLY INHALATION TO 0, 1, 2 OR 4 MG/M3 MERCURY FOR 11
CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND ALLOWED TO BREED. THE EXPOSURE TO 4 MG/M3 WAS FOUND
TO BE TOO TOXIC AND THE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON FERTILITY OBSERVED AT THIS DOSE
LEVEL WERE NOT CONSIDERED A REPRODUCTIVE EFFECT. EXPOSURE TO 2 MG/M3
SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE DURATION OF THE FERTILITY (ESTROUS) CYCLE BUT DID
NOT AFFECT FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY AS MATING EFFICIENCY AND IMPLANTATIONS
WERE NOT AFFECTED.(47) IN A STUDY WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH,
FEMALE RATS WERE EXPOSED BY INHALATION TO 0 OR 2.5 MG/M3 FOR 6-8 WEEKS
(6 HR/DAY) BEFORE MATING BUT NOT DURING PREGNANCY. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON
THE NUMBER OF LIVE PUPS AT BIRTH, HOWEVER THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
IN MORTALITY OF THE OFFSPRING OF TREATED MOTHERS DURING THE FIRST 4 DAYS
OF LIFE. THE EXPOSED ANIMALS HAD LONGER FERTILITY (ESTROUS) CYCLES THAN
CONTROLS. DURING THE 2ND AND 3RD WEEKS OF EXPOSURE, EXPOSED ANIMALS
DEVELOPED SIGNS OF MERCURY POISONING.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
MOBILITY IN SOIL:
DUE TO THE FORM OF THIS PRODUCT, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL BE MOBILE IN
THE SOIL.
PERSISTENCE AND BIODEGRADABILITY:
THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR PERSISTENCE OR BIODEGRADABILITY. THE
CASE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BIODEGRADE. MERCURY DOES NOT BIODEGRADE.
BIO-ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL:
THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR BIO-ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. UNDER
NORMAL CONDITIONS, THIS PRODUCT IS CONTAINED AND POSE NO RISK TO PERSONS
OR THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. MERCURY ACCUMULATES IN THE BODY.
ECOTOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM TO PLANT AND ANIMAL
-LIFE; HOWEVER, ALL DISPOSAL SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO CURRENT REGULATIONS.
THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR AQUATIC TOXICITY. ALL RELEASE OF THIS
PRODUCT INTO AN AQUATIC OR TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE PREVENTED. IN
THE EVENT OF BREACH OF THE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS MERCURY,
AN ACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITY HAZARD TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS WILL BE PRESENT.
THE FOLLOWING ARE AQUATIC TOXICITY DATA FOR MERCURY.
MERCURY:
EC50 (DAPHNIA WATER FLEA) 96 HOURS: 5.0 MG/L
LC50 (CYPRINUS CARPIO) 96 HOURS: 0.5 MG/L
LC50 (CYPRINUS CARPIO) 96 HOURS: 0.16 MG/L (SEMI-STATIC])
LC50 (RAINBOW TROUT) 96 HOURS: 0.16-0.90 MG/L
LC50 (BLUEGILL/SUNFISH) 96 HOURS: 0.16-0.90 MG/L
LC50 (CHANNEL CATFISH) 96 HOURS: 0.35 MG/L
RESULTS OF PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENT:
NO DATA AVAILABLE. PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENTS ARE PART OF THE CHEMICAL
SAFETY REPORT REQUIRED FOR SOME SUBSTANCES IN EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION
(EC) 1907/2006, ARTICLE 14.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
CONTROLS SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO PREVENT RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT,
INCLUDING PROCEDURES TO PREVENT SPILLS, ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE AND RELEASE
TO WATERWAYS.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL METHODS:
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL, FEDERAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED DURING WASTE HANDLING:
DO NOT MIX WITH WASTES OF OTHER MATERIALS.
U.S. EPA WASTE NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE.
EWC WASTE CODE:
06 04:
METAL-CONTAINING WASTES OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN 06 03: 06 04 04*
WASTES CONTAINING MERCURY
| 14. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
THIS PRODUCT IS SHIPPED ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION
REGULATIONS LISTED ON THIS SDS:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) SUBCHAPTER C OF THE HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS REGULATIONS,
UN RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS,
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR
THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR,
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (IATA) DANGEROUS GOODS
REGULATIONS,
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO),
TRANSPORT CANADA TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS (TDG),
EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS
GOODS BY ROAD (ADR),
SINGAPORE STANDARD 286: PART A, AND
THIS PRODUCT MAY BE SHIPPED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS,
EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS SPECIFIED IN THE REGULATIONS LISTED ABOVE.
ALWAYS REFER TO THE LATEST TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPPING
THIS PRODUCT AS REGULATIONS MAY HAVE CHANGED.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 49 CFR 172.101:
THIS PRODUCT IS EXEMPTED FROM CLASSIFICATION AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER
REGULATIONS OF THE DOT UNLESS SHIPPED BY AIR OR VESSEL AND AS LONG AS ALL
PROVISIONS OF SPECIAL PROVISION A191 ARE MET (SEE BELOW).
SPECIAL PROVISIONS A191:
NOTWITHSTANDING THE DIVISION 6.1 SUBSIDIARY RISK FOR THIS DESCRIPTION, THE
TOXIC SUBSIDIARY RISK LABEL AND THE REQUIREMENT TO INDICATE THE SUBSIDIARY
RISK ON THE SHIPPING PAPER ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
CONTAINING LESS THAN 5 KG (11 POUNDS) OF MERCURY.
WHEN SHIPPED BY AIR, THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION IS APPLICABLE.
UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 3506
HAZARD MATERIALS DESCRIPTION AND PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION: 8 (CORROSIVE)
PACKING GROUP: NONE
LABEL CODES: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC)
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A191
EXCEPTIONS: 164
PACKAGING: NONE
QUANTITY LIMITATIONS: NO LIMIT
VESSEL STORAGE:
LOCATION: B
OTHER: 40, 97
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK NUMBER (2016): 172
MARINE POLLUTANT:
THE MERCURY COMPONENT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF MARINE POLLUTANT (AS DEFINED
BY 49 CFR 172.101, APPENDIX B).
TRANSPORT CANADA TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER REGULATIONS OF
TRANSPORT CANADA. THE USE OF THE ABOVE U.S. DOT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S.
49 CFR REGULATIONS IS ALLOWED FOR SHIPMENTS THAT ORIGINATE IN THE U.S.
UNDER CANADIAN TDG PROVISION 127, SHIPMENTS NEED NOT BE CLASSIFIED IF THE
MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN THE ARTICLE IS LESS THAN 1 KG.
UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 3506
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
HAZARD CLASS NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION: 8 (CORROSIVE); 6.1 (TOXIC)
PACKING GROUP: NONE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 127
HAZARD LABEL(S) REQUIRED: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC)
EXPLOSIVE LIMIT AND LIMITED QUANTITY INDEX: 5 KG
EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0
ERAP INDEX: NONE
PASSENGER CARRYING SHIP INDEX: NONE
PASSENGER CARRYING ROAD OR RAIL VEHICLE INDEX: NONE
MARINE POLLUTANT:
THE MERCURY COMPONENT MEET THE CRITERIA OF MARINE POLLUTANT UNDER
TRANSPORT CANADA REGULATIONS, AS PER TDG 2.7.
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION SHIPPING INFORMATION (IATA):
THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER RULES OF IATA:
UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 3506
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION: 8 (CORROSIVE); 6.1 (TOXIC)
HAZARD LABEL(S) REQUIRED: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC)
PACKING GROUP: NONE
EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0
PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING INSTRUCTION: 869
PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PKG.:
NO LIMIT
PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING LIMITED QUANTITY PACKING INSTRUCTION:
FORBIDDEN
PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING LIMITED QUANTITY MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY
PER PKG.: FORBIDDEN
CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY PACKING INSTRUCTION: 869
CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PKG.: NO LIMIT
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A48, A69, A191
ERG CODE: 8L
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION SHIPPING INFORMATION (IMO):
THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER THE INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME ORGANIZATION.
UN NO.: 3506
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
HAZARD CLASS NUMBER: 8 (CORROSIVE)
SUBSIDIARY CLASS NUMBER: 6.1 (TOXIC)
HAZARD LABELS: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC)
PACKING GROUP: NONE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 266
LIMITED QUANTITIES: 5 KG
EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0
PACKING INSTRUCTIONS:
INSTRUCTIONS: P003
PROVISIONS: PP90
IBC INFORMATION:
INSTRUCTIONS: NONE
PROVISIONS: NONE
TANKS:
INSTRUCTIONS: NONE
PROVISIONS: NONE
EMS: F-A, S-B
STOWAGE CATEGORY: CATEGORY B, SW2
SEGREGATION: SG24
MARINE POLLUTANT:
THE MERCURY COMPONENT MEET THE CRITERIA OF MARINE POLLUTANT UNDER UN
CRITERIA.
EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS
GOODS BY ROAD (ADR): THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED BY THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION
FOR EUROPE TO BE DANGEROUS GOODS.
UN NO.: 3506
NAME AND DESCRIPTION: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
CLASS: 8
CLASSIFICATION CODE: CT3
PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE
LABELS: 8 + 6.1
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 366
LIMITED QUANTITIES: 5 KG
EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0
PACKING INSTRUCTIONS:
INSTRUCTIONS: P003
SPECIAL PACKING PROVISIONS: PP90
MIXED PACKING PROVISIONS: MP15
PORTABLE TANKS AND BULK CONTAINERS:
INSTRUCTIONS: NONE
PROVISIONS: NONE
TRANSPORT CATEGORY: 3
TUNNEL RESTRICTION CODE: (E)
LOADING, UNLOADING AND HANDLING: CV13, CV28
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NO.: NONE
TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO THE IBC CODE:
SEE THE INFORMATION UNDER THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTION LISTINGS FOR IBC
INFORMATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
MERCURY MEETS THE CRITERIA OF ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO THE
CRITERIA OF THE UN MODEL REGULATIONS (AS REFLECTED IN THE IMDG CODE, ADR,
RID, AND ADN) AS INDICATED IN THIS SECTION.
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
U.S. REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT (PROPOSITION 65):
THE MERCURY COMPONENT IS LISTED ON THE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION LISTS AS A
COMPOUND KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND/OR
DEVELOPMENTAL. THIS PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO CHEMICALS INCLUDING MERCURY,
WHICH IS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS
OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO P65WARNINGS.CA.GOV.
IN ADDITION, TO THE WARNING TEXT PROVIDED ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING SYMBOL MUST
BE DISPLAYED. WHERE THE SIGN, LABEL OR SHELF TAG FOR THE PRODUCT IS NOT
PRINTED USING THE COLOR YELLOW, THE SYMBOL MAY BE PRINTED IN BLACK AND
WHITE. THE SYMBOL SHALL BE PLACED TO THE LEFT OF THE TEXT OF THE WARNING,
IN A SIZE NO SMALLER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE WORD "WARNING".
INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVENTORIES:
THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED AN ARTICLE UNDER THE CHEMICAL INVENTORIES
LISTED BELOW AND CONSEQUENTLY IS EXEMPT FROM LISTING ON THESE INVENTORIES:
U.S. EPA TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA)
CANADIAN DSL INVENTORY
CANADIAN CHEMICAL REGISTRATION REGULATIONS (NDSL/DSL)
EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS/ELINCS)
SINGAPORE CODE OF PRACTICE ON POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
HOWEVER, BASED ON THE RULES ENFORCED WITH REGARDS TO THE MARKETING AND USE
OF CHEMICALS TO MANUFACTURE THIS PRODUCT, EACH CHEMICAL COMPONENT OF THIS
FINISHED PRODUCT HAS BEEN LISTED OR EXEMPT FROM THE LISTED CHEMICAL
INVENTORIES.
OTHER INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
AS AN ARTICLE THIS PRODUCT HAS NO REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FOLLOWING U.S.
AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
U.S. SARA REPORTING & THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) REQUIREMENTS
U.S. CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ)
CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT (PROPOSITION 65)
CANADIAN WHMIS REGULATIONS (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT, 6&7, PART II (SECTIONS
11 AND 12)).
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CEPA) PRIORITIES SUBSTANCES
LISTS
SINGAPORE CODE OF PRACTICE ON POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS:
CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT:
NO DATA AVAILABLE. THE CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT IS REQUIRED FOR SOME
SUBSTANCES ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION (EC) 1907/2006, ARTICLE
14.
SUBSTANCES OF VERY HIGH CONCERN (SVHC) STATUS:
MERCURY IS NOT LISTED. UNDETERMINED FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE RELAYS.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION, U.S. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, CANADIAN
WHMIS HPR-GHS 2015, EU REACH AND CLP REGULATION (EC) 1272/2008 LABELING
AND CLASSIFICATION, AND SINGAPORE SPRING REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED UNDER ANY
JURISDICTION.
THE MERCURY IS CONTAINED IN A HERMETICALLY SEALED TUBE, DESIGNED TO
WITHSTAND TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES ENCOUNTERED DURING NORMAL USE. AS A
RESULT, DURING NORMAL USE, THE MERCURY IS FULLY CONTAINED INSIDE THE
RELAY. THE RELAY SHOULD NOT BE CRUSHED, DEFORMED, PUNCTURED, OPENED OR
EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BECAUSE EXPOSURE TO THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN
COULD BE HARMFUL. THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY IS PROVIDED FOR
THE USER'S INFORMATION ONLY SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THAT RESULTS IN THE
RELEASE OF MERCURY.
CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY:
THIS CLASSIFICATION WOULD APPLY ONLY IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF THE
MERCURY CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT.
EU ECHA HARMONISED CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING (ATP01) CLASSIFICATION:
CLASSIFICATION:
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1B, ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY CATEGORY 2,
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM, OTHER ORGANS)
REPEATED EXPOSURE CATEGORY 1, AQUATIC ACUTE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1, AQUATIC
CHRONIC TOXICITY CATEGORY 1
HAZARD STATEMENT CODS:
H360D: MAY DAMAGE THE UNBORN CHILD.
H330: FATAL IF INHALED.
H372:
CAUSES DAMAGES TO MULTIPLE ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
H410: VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG-LASTING EFFECTS.
ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION UNDER ECHA IN REACH REGISTRATIONS:
CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1B
HAZARD STATEMENT CODS:
H360F: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY.
REFERENCES AND DATA SOURCES: CONTACT THE SUPPLIER FOR INFORMATION.
METHODS OF EVALUATING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION:
BRIDGING PRINCIPLES WERE USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT.
REVISION DETAILS:
REVIEW AND UP-DATE OF SDS TO CURRENT REGULATIONS AS OF JANUARY 2, 2018.
UP-DATE OF GHS CLASSIFICATION IN SECTIONS 3 AND 15; INCLUSION OF
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNINGS RELATED TO MERCURY IN SECTION 15.
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-DUNN PRODUCTS ARE SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BUYERS WILL TEST
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THEIR INTENDED USES. STRUTHERS-DUNN WARRANTS TO THE BUYERS THAT ITS
PRODUCTS ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP, BUT LIMITS ITS
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STRUTHERS-DUNN SOLD IT. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PERSONS
OBTAINING THE PRODUCT FROM THE BUYERS. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY
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AND OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY ON STRUTHERS-DUNN'S PART. UNDER
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EXPENSE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, STRUTHERS-DUNN'S PRODUCTS. STRUTHERS-DUNN
ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO THE VENDEE OR THIRD PERSONS
PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY THE MATERIAL IF REASONABLE SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE NOT
ADHERED TO AS STIPULATED IN THE DATA SHEET. ADDITIONALLY, STRUTHERS-DUNN
ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO VENDEE OR THIRD PERSONS
PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY ABNORMAL USE OF THE MATERIAL EVEN IF REASONABLE
SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. FURTHERMORE, VENDEE ASSUMES THE RISK IN
HIS USE OF THE MATERIAL.
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
A LARGE NUMBER OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS APPEAR ON A SDS. SOME OF
THESE, WHICH ARE COMMONLY USED, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
CAS #:
THIS IS THE CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICE NUMBER THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH
CONSTITUENT.
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR:
CEILING LEVEL:
THE CONCENTRATION THAT SHALL NOT BE EXCEEDED DURING ANY PART OF THE
WORKING EXPOSURE.
DFG MAK GERM CELL MUTAGEN CATEGORIES:
1:
GERM CELL MUTAGENS WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE THE MUTANT FREQUENCY
IN THE PROGENY OF EXPOSED HUMANS.
2:
GERM CELL MUTAGENS WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE THE MUTANT FREQUENCY
IN THE PROGENY OF EXPOSED MAMMALS.
3A:
SUBSTANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO INDUCE GENETIC DAMAGE IN GERM CELLS OF
HUMAN OF ANIMALS, OR WHICH PRODUCE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS IN SOMATIC CELLS OF
MAMMALS IN VIVO AND HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REACH THE GERM CELLS IN AN ACTIVE
FORM.
B:
SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING GERM CELL MUTAGENS BECAUSE OF
THEIR GENOTOXIC EFFECTS IN MAMMALIAN SOMATIC CELL IN VIVO; IN EXCEPTIONAL
CASES, SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO IN VIVO DATA, BUT WHICH ARE
CLEARLY MUTAGENIC IN VITRO AND STRUCTURALLY RELATED TO KNOWN IN VIVO
MUTAGENS.
4:
NOT APPLICABLE (CATEGORY 4 CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES ARE THOSE WITH NON-
GENOTOXIC MECHANISMS OF ACTION. BY DEFINITION, GERM CELL MUTAGENS ARE
GENOTOXIC. THEREFORE, A CATEGORY 4 FOR GERM CELL MUTAGENS CANNOT APPLY. AT
SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT A CATEGORY 4 COULD BE
ESTABLISHED FOR GENOTOXIC SUBSTANCES WITH PRIMARY TARGETS OTHER THAN DNA
[E.G. PURELY ANEUGENIC SUBSTANCES] IF RESEARCH RESULTS MAKE THIS SEEM
SENSIBLE.)
5:
GERM CELL MUTAGENS, THE POTENCY OF WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE SO LOW THAT,
PROVIDED THE MAK VALUE IS OBSERVED, THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO GENETIC RISK FOR
HUMANS IS EXPECTED NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT.
DFG MAK PREGNANCY RISK GROUP CLASSIFICATION:
GROUP A:
A RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE DEVELOPING EMBRYO OR FETUS HAS BEEN UNEQUIVOCALLY
DEMONSTRATED. EXPOSURE OF PREGNANT WOMEN CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE OF THE
DEVELOPING ORGANISM, EVEN WHEN MAK AND BAT (BIOLOGICAL TOLERANCE VALUE FOR
WORKING MATERIALS) VALUES ARE OBSERVED.
GROUP B:
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATES A RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE
DEVELOPING EMBRYO OR FETUS MUST BE CONSIDERED TO BE PROBABLE. DAMAGE TO
THE DEVELOPING ORGANISM CANNOT BE EXCLUDED WHEN PREGNANT WOMEN ARE
EXPOSED, EVEN WHEN MAK AND BAT VALUES ARE OBSERVED. GROUP C: THERE IS NO
REASON TO FEAR A RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE DEVELOPING EMBRYO OR FETUS WHEN MAK
AND BAT VALUES ARE OBSERVED.
GROUP D:
CLASSIFICATION IN ONE OF THE GROUPS A-C IS NOT YET POSSIBLE BECAUSE,
ALTHOUGH THE DATA AVAILABLE MAY INDICATE A TREND, THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT
FOR FINAL EVALUATION.
IDLH-IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND HEALTH:
THIS LEVEL REPRESENTS A CONCENTRATION FROM WHICH ONE CAN ESCAPE WITHIN
30-MINUTES WITHOUT SUFFERING ESCAPE-PREVENTING OR PERMANENT INJURY.
LOQ: LIMIT OF QUANTITATION.
MAK:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES IN THE WORKPLACE.
NE:
NOT ESTABLISHED. WHEN NO EXPOSURE GUIDELINES ARE ESTABLISHED, AN ENTRY OF
NE IS MADE FOR REFERENCE.
NIC: NOTICE OF INTENDED CHANGE.
NIOSH CEILING:
THE EXPOSURE THAT SHALL NOT BE EXCEEDED DURING ANY PART OF THE WORKDAY. IF
INSTANTANEOUS MONITORING IS NOT FEASIBLE, THE CEILING SHALL BE ASSUMED AS
A 15-MINUTE TWA EXPOSURE (UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED) THAT SHALL NOT BE
EXCEEDED AT ANY TIME DURING A WORKDAY.
PEL-PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT:
OSHA'S PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS. THIS EXPOSURE VALUE MEANS EXACTLY THE
SAME AS A TLV, EXCEPT THAT IT IS ENFORCEABLE BY OSHA. THE OSHA PERMISSIBLE
EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE BASED IN THE 1989 PELS AND THE JUNE, 1993 AIR
CONTAMINANTS RULE (FEDERAL REGISTER: 58: 35338-35351 AND 58: 40191). BOTH
THE CURRENT PELS AND THE VACATED PELS ARE INDICATED. THE PHRASE, "VACATED
1989 PEL," IS PLACED NEXT TO THE PEL THAT WAS VACATED BY COURT ORDER.
SKIN: USED WHEN A THERE IS A DANGER OF CUTANEOUS ABSORPTION.
STEL-SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT:
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT, USUALLY A 15-MINUTE TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE (TWA)
EXPOSURE THAT SHOULD NOT BE EXCEEDED AT ANY TIME DURING A WORKDAY, EVEN IF
THE 8-HR TWA IS WITHIN THE TLV-TWA, PEL-TWA OR REL-TWA.
TLV-THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE:
AN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF A SUBSTANCE THAT REPRESENTS CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT NEARLY ALL WORKERS MAY BE REPEATEDLY
EXPOSED WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECT. THE DURATION MUST BE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING
THE 8-HOUR.
TWA-TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE:
TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION FOR A CONVENTIONAL 8-HR (TLV,
PEL) OR UP TO A 10-HR (REL) WORKDAY AND A 40-HR WORKWEEK.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM HAZARD RATINGS:
THIS RATING SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL PAINT AND COATING
ASSOCIATION AND HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY INDUSTRY TO IDENTIFY THE DEGREE OF
CHEMICAL HAZARDS.
HEALTH HAZARD:
0 (MINIMAL HAZARD:
NO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK, IRRITATION OF SKIN OR EYES NOT ANTICIPATED.
SKIN IRRITATION: ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRITATING. PII OR DRAIZE = "0".
EYE IRRITATION:
ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRITATING, OR MINIMAL EFFECTS WHICH CLEAR IN <24 HOURS
[E.G. MECHANICAL IRRITATION]. DRAIZE = "0".
ORAL TOXICITY LD50 RAT: <5000 MG/KG.
DERMAL TOXICITY LD50RAT OR RABBIT: <2000 MG/KG.
INHALATION TOXICITY 4-HRS LC50 RAT: <20 MG/L.)
1 (SLIGHT HAZARD:
MINOR REVERSIBLE INJURY MAY OCCUR; SLIGHTLY OR MILDLY IRRITATING.
SKIN IRRITATION: SLIGHTLY OR MILDLY IRRITATING.
EYE IRRITATION: SLIGHTLY OR MILDLY IRRITATING.
ORAL TOXICITY LD50 RAT: >500-5000 MG/KG.
DERMAL TOXICITY LD50RAT OR RABBIT: >1000-2000 MG/KG.
INHALATION TOXICITY LC50 4-HRS RAT: >2-20 MG/L)
2 (MODERATE HAZARD: TEMPORARY OR TRANSITORY INJURY MAY OCCUR.
SKIN IRRITATION: MODERATELY IRRITATING; PRIMARY IRRITANT; SENSITIZER.
PII OR DRAIZE >0, <5.
EYE IRRITATION:
MODERATELY TO SEVERELY IRRITATING AND/OR CORROSIVE; REVERSIBLE CORNEAL
OPACITY; CORNEAL INVOLVEMENT OR IRRITATION CLEARING IN 8-21 DAYS.
DRAIZE >0, <25.
ORAL TOXICITY LD50 RAT: >50-500 MG/KG.
DERMAL TOXICITY LD50RAT OR RABBIT: >200-1000 MG/KG.
INHALATION TOXICITY LC50 4-HRS RAT: >0.5-2 MG/L.)
3 (SERIOUS HAZARD:
MAJOR INJURY LIKELY UNLESS PROMPT ACTION IS TAKEN AND MEDICAL TREATMENT IS
GIVEN; HIGH LEVEL OF TOXICITY; CORROSIVE.
SKIN IRRITATION:
SEVERELY IRRITATING AND/OR CORROSIVE; MAY DESTROY DERMAL TISSUE, CAUSE
SKIN BURNS, DERMAL NECROSIS. PII OR DRAIZE > 5-8 WITH DESTRUCTION OF
TISSUE.
EYE IRRITATION:
CORROSIVE, IRREVERSIBLE DESTRUCTION OF OCULAR TISSUE; CORNEAL INVOLVEMENT
OR IRRITATION PERSISTING FOR MORE THAN 21 DAYS. DRAIZE >80 WITH EFFECTS
IRREVERSIBLE IN 21 DAYS.
ORAL TOXICITY LD50 RAT: >1-50 MG/KG.
DERMAL TOXICITY LD50RAT OR RABBIT: >20-200 MG/KG.
INHALATION TOXICITY LC50 4-HRS RAT: >0.05-0.5 MG/L.);
4 (SEVERE HAZARD:
LIFE-THREATENING; MAJOR OR PERMANENT DAMAGE MAY RESULT FROM SINGLE OR
REPEATED EXPOSURE.
SKIN IRRITATION:
NOT APPROPRIATE. DO NOT RATE AS A "4", BASED ON SKIN IRRITATION ALONE.
EYE IRRITATION:
NOT APPROPRIATE. DO NOT RATE AS A "4", BASED ON EYE IRRITATION ALONE.
ORAL TOXICITY LD50 RAT: <1 MG/KG.
DERMAL TOXICITY LD50RAT OR RABBIT: <20 MG/KG.
INHALATION TOXICITY LC50 4-HRS RAT: <0.05 MG/L).
FLAMMABILITY HAZARD:
0 (MINIMAL HAZARD-MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN IN AIR WHEN EXPOSURE TO A
TEMPERATURE OF 815.5 DEG. C [1500 DEG. F] FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES.);
1 (SLIGHT HAZARD-MATERIALS THAT MUST BE PRE-HEATED BEFORE IGNITION CAN
OCCUR. MATERIAL REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PRE-HEATING, UNDER ALL AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS BEFORE IGNITION AND COMBUSTION CAN OCCUR,
INCLUDING:
MATERIALS THAT WILL BURN IN AIR WHEN EXPOSED TO A TEMPERATURE OF 815.5
DEG. C (1500 DEG. F) FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES OR LESS; LIQUIDS, SOLIDS
AND SEMISOLIDS HAVING A FLASH POINT AT OR ABOVE 93.3 DEG. C [200 DEG. F]
(E.G. OSHA CLASS IIIB, OR; MOST ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS [E.G. WOOD,
PAPER, ETC.];
2 (MODERATE HAZARD-MATERIALS THAT MUST BE MODERATELY HEATED OR EXPOSED TO
RELATIVELY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BEFORE IGNITION CAN OCCUR. MATERIALS
IN THIS DEGREE WOULD NOT, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, FORM HAZARDOUS
ATMOSPHERES IN AIR, BUT UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OR MODERATE
HEATING MAY RELEASE VAPOR IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
ATMOSPHERES IN AIR, INCLUDING: LIQUIDS HAVING A FLASH-POINT AT OR ABOVE
37.8 DEG. C [100 DEG. F]; SOLID MATERIALS IN THE FORM OF COURSE DUSTS
THAT MAY BURN RAPIDLY BUT THAT GENERALLY DO NOT FORM EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES;
SOLID MATERIALS IN A FIBROUS OR SHREDDED FORM THAT MAY BURN RAPIDLY AND
CREATE FLASH FIRE HAZARDS (E.G. COTTON, SISAL, HEMP; SOLIDS AND SEMISOLIDS
THAT READILY GIVE OFF FLAMMABLE VAPORS.);
3 (SERIOUS HAZARD- LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS THAT CAN BE IGNITED UNDER ALMOST ALL
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. MATERIALS IN THIS DEGREE PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
ATMOSPHERES WITH AIR UNDER ALMOST ALL AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, OR, UNAFFECTED
BY AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ARE READILY IGNITED UNDER ALMOST ALL CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING:
LIQUIDS HAVING A FLASH POINT BELOW 22.8 DEG. C [73 DEG. F] AND HAVING A
BOILING POINT AT OR ABOVE 38 DEG. C [100 DEG. F] AND BELOW 37.8 DEG. C
[100 DEG. F] [E.G. OSHA CLASS IB AND IC]; MATERIALS THAT ON ACCOUNT OF
THEIR PHYSICAL FORM OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE
MIXTURES WITH AIR AND ARE READILY DISPERSED IN AIR [E.G., DUSTS OF
COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS, MISTS OR DROPLETS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS]; MATERIALS
THAT BURN EXTREMELY RAPIDLY, USUALLY BY REASON OF SELF-CONTAINED OXYGEN
[E.G. DRY NITROCELLULOSE AND MANY ORGANIC PEROXIDES]);
4 (SEVERE HAZARD-MATERIALS THAT WILL RAPIDLY OR COMPLETELY VAPORIZE AT
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND NORMAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OR THAT ARE READILY
DISPERSED IN AIR, AND WHICH WILL BURN READILY, INCLUDING:
FLAMMABLE GASES; FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC MATERIALS; ANY LIQUID OR GASEOUS
MATERIAL THAT IS LIQUID WHILE UNDER PRESSURE AND HAS A FLASH POINT BELOW
22.8 DEG. C [73 DEG. F] AND A BOILING POINT BELOW 37.8 DEG. C [100 DEG. F]
[E.G. OSHA CLASS IA; MATERIAL THAT IGNITE SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN EXPOSED TO
AIR AT A TEMPERATURE OF 54.4 DEG. C [130 DEG. F] OR BELOW
[E.G. PYROPHORIC]).
PHYSICAL HAZARD:
0 (WATER REACTIVITY: MATERIALS THAT DO NOT REACT WITH WATER.
ORGANIC PEROXIDES:
MATERIALS THAT ARE NORMALLY STABLE, EVEN UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS AND WILL
NOT REACT WITH WATER.
EXPLOSIVES:
SUBSTANCES THAT ARE NON-EXPLOSIVE. UNSTABLE COMPRESSED GASES: NO RATING.
PYROPHORICS:
NO RATING. OXIDIZERS: NO "0" RATING ALLOWED.
UNSTABLE REACTIVES:
SUBSTANCES THAT WILL NOT POLYMERIZE, DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE OR SELF-REACT.);
1 (WATER REACTIVITY: MATERIALS THAT CHANGE OR DECOMPOSE UPON EXPOSURE TO
MOISTURE.
ORGANIC PEROXIDES:
MATERIALS THAT ARE NORMALLY STABLE, BUT CAN BECOME UNSTABLE AT HIGH
TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. THESE MATERIALS MAY REACT WITH WATER, BUT WILL
NOT RELEASE ENERGY. EXPLOSIVES: DIVISION 1.5 & 1.6 SUBSTANCES THAT ARE
VERY INSENSITIVE EXPLOSIVES OR THAT DO NOT HAVE A MASS EXPLOSION HAZARD.
COMPRESSED GASES: PRESSURE BELOW OSHA DEFINITION.
PYROPHORICS:
NO RATING. (OXIDIZERS: PACKAGING GROUP III; SOLIDS: ANY MATERIAL THAT IN
EITHER CONCENTRATION TESTED, EXHIBITS A MEAN BURNING TIME LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO THE MEAN BURNING TIME OF A 3:7 POTASSIUM BROMATE/CELLULOSE
MIXTURE AND THE CRITERIA FOR PACKING GROUP I AND II ARE NOT MET.
LIQUIDS:
ANY MATERIAL THAT EXHIBITS A MEAN PRESSURE RISE TIME LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO
THE PRESSURE RISE TIME OF A 1:1 NITRIC ACID (65%)/CELLULOSE MIXTURE AND
THE CRITERIA FOR PACKING GROUP I AND II ARE NOT MET.
UNSTABLE REACTIVES:
SUBSTANCES THAT MAY DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE OR SELF-REACT, BUT ONLY UNDER
CONDITIONS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE AND/OR PRESSURE AND HAVE LITTLE OR NO
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION OR EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
SUBSTANCES THAT READILY UNDERGO HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION IN THE ABSENCE OF
INHIBITORS.)
2 (WATER REACTIVITY: MATERIALS THAT MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
ORGANIC PEROXIDES:
MATERIALS THAT, IN THEMSELVES, ARE NORMALLY UNSTABLE AND WILL READILY
UNDERGO VIOLENT CHEMICAL CHANGE, BUT WILL NOT DETONATE. THESE MATERIALS
MAY ALSO REACT VIOLENTLY WITH WATER. EXPLOSIVES: DIVISION 1.4 - EXPLOSIVE
SUBSTANCES WHERE THE EXPLOSIVE EFFECT ARE LARGELY CONFINED TO THE PACKAGE
AND NO PROJECTION OF FRAGMENTS OF APPRECIABLE SIZE OR RANGE ARE EXPECTED.
AN EXTERNAL FIRE MUST NOT CAUSE VIRTUALLY INSTANTANEOUS EXPLOSION OF
ALMOST THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE.
COMPRESSED GASES:
PRESSURIZED AND MEET OSHA DEFINITION BUT <514.7 PSI ABSOLUTE AT 21.1 DEG.
C (70 DEG. F) [500 PSIG]. PYROPHORICS: NO RATING.
OXIDIZERS:
PACKING GROUP II SOLIDS:
ANY MATERIAL THAT, EITHER IN CONCENTRATION TESTED, EXHIBITS A MEAN BURNING
TIME OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THE MEAN BURNING TIME OF A 2:3 POTASSIUM
BROMATE/CELLULOSE MIXTURE AND THE CRITERIA FOR PACKING GROUP I ARE NOT MET.
LIQUIDS:
ANY MATERIAL THAT EXHIBITS A MEAN PRESSURE RISE TIME LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO
THE PRESSURE RISE OF A 1:1 AQUEOUS SODIUM CHLORATE SOLUTION (40%)/
CELLULOSE MIXTURE AND THE CRITERIA FOR PACKING GROUP I ARE NOT MET.
UNSTABLE REACTIVES:
SUBSTANCES THAT MAY POLYMERIZE, DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE, OR SELF-REACT AT
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND/OR PRESSURE, BUT HAVE A LOW POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION OR EXPLOSION. SUBSTANCES THAT READILY FORM
PEROXIDES UPON EXPOSURE TO AIR OR OXYGEN AT ROOM TEMPERATURE);
3 (WATER REACTIVITY: MATERIALS THAT MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS WITH
WATER.
ORGANIC PEROXIDES:
MATERIALS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DETONATION OR EXPLOSIVE REACTION, BUT
REQUIRE A STRONG INITIATING SOURCE, OR MUST BE HEATED UNDER CONFINEMENT
BEFORE INITIATION; OR MATERIALS THAT REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH WATER.
EXPLOSIVES:
DIVISION 1.2 - EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES THAT HAVE A FIRE HAZARD AND EITHER A
MINOR BLAST HAZARD OR A MINOR PROJECTION HAZARD OR BOTH, BUT DO NOT HAVE
A MASS EXPLOSION HAZARD.
COMPRESSED GASES:
PRESSURE >514.7 PSI ABSOLUTE AT 21.1 DEG. C (70 DEG. F) [500 PSIG].
PYROPHORICS: NO RATING.
OXIDIZERS:
PACKING GROUP I SOLIDS:
ANY MATERIAL THAT, IN EITHER CONCENTRATION TESTED, EXHIBITS A MEAN BURNING
TIME LESS THAN THE MEAN BURNING TIME OF A 3.:2 POTASSIUM BROMATE/CELLULOSE
MIXTURE.
OXIDIZERS:
LIQUIDS: ANY MATERIAL THAT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITES WHEN MIXED WITH CELLULOSE
IN A 1:1 RATIO, OR WHICH EXHIBITS A MEAN PRESSURE RISE TIME LESS THAN THE
PRESSURE RISE TIME OF A 1:1 PERCHLORIC ACID (50%)/CELLULOSE MIXTURE.
UNSTABLE REACTIVES:
SUBSTANCES THAT MAY POLYMERIZE, DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE OR SELF-REACT AT
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND/OR PRESSURE AND HAVE A MODERATE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION OR EXPLOSION.);
4 (WATER REACTIVITY: MATERIALS THAT REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH WATER WITHOUT
REQUIRING HEAT OR CONFINEMENT. ORGANIC PEROXIDES: MATERIALS THAT ARE
READILY CAPABLE OF DETONATION OR EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION AT NORMAL
TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES.
EXPLOSIVES:
DIVISION 1.1 & 1.2-EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES THAT HAVE A MASS EXPLOSION HAZARD
OR HAVE A PROJECTION HAZARD. A MASS EXPLOSION IS ONE THAT AFFECTS ALMOST
THE ENTIRE LOAD INSTANTANEOUSLY.
COMPRESSED GASES: NO RATING.
PYROPHORICS: ADD TO THE DEFINITION OF FLAMMABILITY "4".
OXIDIZERS:
NO "4" RATING. UNSTABLE REACTIVES: SUBSTANCES THAT MAY POLYMERIZE,
DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE OR SELF-REACT AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND/OR PRESSURE
AND HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION OR
EXPLOSION.).
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD RATINGS:
HEALTH HAZARD:
0 (MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, WOULD OFFER NO HAZARD
BEYOND THAT OF ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS): GASES AND VAPORS WHOSE
LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 10,000 PPM. DUSTS
AND MISTS WHOSE LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 200
MG/L. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN
2000 MG/KG. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN
2000 MG/KG. MATERIALS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRITATING TO THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
1 (MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
IRRITATION):
GASES AND VAPORS WHOSE LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN
5,000 PPM BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10,000 PPM. DUSTS AND MISTS WHOSE LC50
FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 10 MG/L BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 200 MG/L. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY IS
GREATER THAN 1000 MG/KG BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2000 MG/KG. MATERIALS
WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 500 MG/KG BUT LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 2000 MG/KG. MATERIALS THAT CAUSE SLIGHT TO MODERATE IRRITATION
TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
2 (MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY
INCAPACITATION OR RESIDUAL INJURY): GASES AND VAPORS WHOSE LC50 FOR
ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 3,000 PPM BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL
TO 5,000 PPM. DUSTS AND MISTS WHOSE LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS
GREATER THAN 2 MG/L BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 MG/L. MATERIALS WHOSE
LD50 FOR ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 200 MG/KG BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 1000 MG/KG. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY IS
GREATER THAN 50 MG/KG BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 500 MG/KG. ANY LIQUID
WHOSE SATURATED VAPOR CONCENTRATION AT 20 DEG. C (68 DEG. F) IS EQUAL TO
OR GREATER THAN ONE-FIFTH ITS LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY, IF ITS
LC50 IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5000 PPM AND THAT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA
FOR EITHER DEGREE OF HAZARD 3 OR DEGREE OF HAZARD 4. COMPRESSED LIQUEFIED
GASES WITH BOILING POINTS BETWEEN -30 DEG. C (-22 DEG. F) AND -55 DEG. C
(-66.5 DEG. F) THAT CAUSE SEVERE TISSUE DAMAGE, DEPENDING ON DURATION OF
EXPOSURE. MATERIALS THAT ARE RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS. MATERIALS THAT CAUSE
SEVERE, BUT REVERSIBLE IRRITATION TO THE EYES OR ARE LACHRYMATORS.
MATERIALS THAT ARE PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANTS OR SENSITIZERS.
3 (MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN CAUSE SERIOUS OR
PERMANENT INJURY):
GASES AND VAPORS WHOSE LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN
1,000 PPM BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3,000 PPM. DUSTS AND MISTS WHOSE LC50
FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 0.5 MG/L BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 2 MG/L. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY IS GREATER
THAN 40 MG/KG BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 200 MG/KG. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50
FOR ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY IS GREATER THAN 5 MG/KG BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO
50 MG/KG. ANY LIQUID WHOSE SATURATED VAPOR CONCENTRATION AT 20 DEG. C (68
DEG. F) IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ONE-FIFTH ITS LC50 FOR ACUTE
INHALATION TOXICITY, IF ITS LC50 IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3000 PPM AND
THAT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR DEGREE OF HAZARD 4. COMPRESSED
LIQUEFIED GASES WITH BOILING POINTS BETWEEN -30 DEG. C (-22 DEG. F) AND
-55 DEG. C (-66.5 DEG. F) THAT CAUSE FROSTBITE AND IRREVERSIBLE TISSUE
DAMAGE. MATERIALS THAT ARE RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS. CRYOGENIC GASES THAT
CAUSE FROSTBITE AND IRREVERSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE. MATERIALS THAT ARE
CORROSIVE TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MATERIALS THAT ARE CORROSIVE TO THE
EYES OR CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE CORNEAL OPACITY. MATERIALS THAT ARE CORROSIVE
TO THE SKIN.
4 (MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN BE LETHAL):
GASES AND VAPORS WHOSE LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 1,000 PPM. DUSTS AND MISTS WHOSE LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION
TOXICITY IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.5 MG/L. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50 FOR ACUTE
DERMAL TOXICITY IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 40 MG/KG. MATERIALS WHOSE LD50
FOR ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 MG/KG. ANY LIQUID WHOSE
SATURATED VAPOR CONCENTRATION AT 20 DEG. C (68 DEG. F) IS EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN ONE-FIFTH ITS LC50 FOR ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY, IF ITS LC50
IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1000 PPM.
FLAMMABILITY HAZARD:
0 MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN UNDER TYPICAL FIRE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
INTRINSICALLY NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CONCRETE, STONE, AND SAND:
MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN IN AIR WHEN EXPOSED TO A TEMPERATURE OF 816
DEG. C (1500 DEG. F) FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES IN ACCORDING WITH ANNEX D.
1 MATERIALS THAT MUST BE PREHEATED BEFORE IGNITION CAN OCCUR. MATERIALS IN
THIS DEGREE REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE PREHEATING, UNDER ALL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
CONDITIONS, BEFORE IGNITION AND COMBUSTION CAN OCCUR: MATERIALS THAT WILL
BURN IN AIR WHEN EXPOSED TO A TEMPERATURE OF 816 DEG. C (1500 DEG. F) FOR
A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX D. LIQUIDS, SOLIDS AND SEMI
SOLIDS HAVING A FLASH POINT AT OR ABOVE 93.4 DEG. C (200 DEG. F) (I.E.
CLASS IIIB LIQUIDS). LIQUIDS WITH A FLASH POINT GREATER THAN 35 DEG. C (95
DEG. F) THAT DO NOT SUSTAIN COMBUSTION WHEN TESTED USING THE METHOD OF
TESTING FOR SUSTAINED COMBUSTIBILITY, PER 49 CFR 173, APPENDIX H OR THE UN
RECOMMENDATION ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS, MODEL REGULATIONS
(CURRENT EDITION) AND THE RELATED MANUAL OF TESTS AND CRITERIA (CURRENT
EDITION). LIQUIDS WITH A FLASH POINT GREATER THAN 35 DEG. C (95 DEG. F) IN
A WATER-MISCIBLE SOLUTION OR DISPERSION WITH A WATER NON-COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUID/SOLID CONTENT OF MORE THAN 85 PERCENT BY WEIGHT. LIQUIDS THAT HAVE
NO FIRE POINT WHEN TESTED BY ASTM D 92 STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR FLASH AND
FIRE POINTS BY CLEVELAND OPEN CUP, UP TO A BOILING POINT OF THE LIQUID OR
UP TO A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE SAMPLE BEING TESTED SHOWS AN OBVIOUS
PHYSICAL CHANGE. COMBUSTIBLE PELLETS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE DIAMETER OF
GREATER THAN 2 MM (10 MESH). SOLIDS CONTAINING GREATER THAN 0.5 PERCENT
BY WEIGHT OF A FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT ARE RATED BY THE CLOSED UP
FLASH POINT OF THE SOLVENT. MOST ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
2 MATERIALS THAT MUST BE MODERATELY HEATED OR EXPOSED TO RELATIVELY HIGH
AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BEFORE IGNITION CAN OCCUR. MATERIALS IN THIS DEGREE
WOULD NOT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FORM HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES WITH AIR, BUT
UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OR UNDER MODERATE HEATING COULD RELEASE
VAPOR IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES WITH AIR:
LIQUIDS HAVING A FLASH POINT AT OR ABOVE 37.8 DEG. C (100 DEG. F) AND
BELOW 93.4 DEG. C (200 DEG. F) (I.E. CLASS II AND CLASS IIIA LIQUIDS.)
SOLID MATERIALS IN THE FORM OF POWDERS OR COARSE DUSTS OF REPRESENTATIVE
DIAMETER BETWEEN 420 MICRONS (40 MESH) AND 2 MM (10 MESH) THAT BURN
RAPIDLY BUT THAT GENERALLY DO NOT FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES IN AIR. SOLID
MATERIALS IN FIBROUS OR SHREDDED FORM THAT BURN RAPIDLY AND CREATE FLASH
FIRE HAZARDS, SUCH AS COTTON, SISAL AND HEMP. SOLIDS AND SEMISOLIDS THAT
READILY GIVE OFF FLAMMABLE VAPORS. SOLIDS CONTAINING GREATER THAN 0.5
PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT ARE RATED BY THE
CLOSED CUP FLASH POINT OF THE SOLVENT.
3 LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS THAT CAN BE IGNITED UNDER ALMOST ALL AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. MATERIALS IN THIS DEGREE PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
ATMOSPHERES WITH AIR UNDER ALMOST ALL AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OR, THOUGH
UNAFFECTED BY AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, ARE READILY IGNITED UNDER ALMOST ALL
CONDITIONS:
LIQUIDS HAVING A FLASH POINT BELOW 22.8 DEG. C (73 DEG. F) AND HAVING A
BOILING POINT AT OR ABOVE 37.8 DEG. C (100 DEG. F) AND THOSE LIQUIDS
HAVING A FLASH POINT AT OR ABOVE 22.8 DEG. C (73 DEG. F) AND BELOW 37.8
DEG. C (73 DEG. F) AND BELOW 37.8 DEG. C (100 DEG. F) (I.E. CLASS IB AND
IC LIQUIDS). MATERIALS THAT, ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR PHYSICAL FORM OR
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR AND ARE
READILY DISPERSED IN AIR. FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS WITH A
REPRESENTATIVE DIAMETER LESS THAN 420 MICRONS (40 MESH). MATERIALS THAT
BURN WITH EXTREME RAPIDITY, USUALLY BY REASON OF SELF-CONTAINED OXYGEN
(E.G. DRY NITROCELLULOSE AND MANY ORGANIC PEROXIDES). SOLIDS CONTAINING
GREATER THAN 0.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT
ARE RATED BY THE CLOSED CUP FLASH POINT OF THE SOLVENT.
4 MATERIALS THAT WILL RAPIDLY OR COMPLETELY VAPORIZE AT ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE AND NORMAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OR THAT ARE READILY DISPERSED IN
AIR AND WILL BURN READILY:
FLAMMABLE GASES. FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC MATERIALS. ANY LIQUID OR GASEOUS
MATERIALS THAT IS LIQUID WHILE UNDER PRESSURE AND HAS A FLASH POINT BELOW
22.8 DEG. C (73 DEG. F) AND A BOILING POINT BELOW 37.8 DEG. C (100 DEG. F)
(I.E. CLASS IA LIQUIDS). MATERIALS THAT IGNITE WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR, SOLIDS
CONTAINING GREATER THAN 0.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A FLAMMABLE OR
COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT ARE RATED BY THE CLOSED CUP FLASH POINT OF THE
SOLVENT.
INSTABILITY HAZARD:
0 MATERIALS THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE NORMALLY STABLE, EVEN UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS:
MATERIALS THAT HAVE AN ESTIMATED INSTANTANEOUS POWER DENSITY (PRODUCT OF
HEAT OF REACTION AND REACTION RATE) AT 250 DEG. C (482 DEG. F) BELOW 0.01
W/ML. MATERIALS THAT DO NOT EXHIBIT AN EXOTHERM AT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 500 DEG. C (932 DEG. F) WHEN TESTED BY DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING
CALORIMETRY.
1 MATERIALS THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE NORMALLY STABLE, BUT THAT CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES: MATERIALS THAT HAVE AN
ESTIMATED INSTANTANEOUS POWER DENSITY (PRODUCT OF HEAT OF REACTION AND
REACTION RATE) AT 250 DEG. C (48 DEG. F) AT OR ABOVE 0.01 W/ML AND BELOW
10 W/ML.
2 MATERIALS THAT READILY UNDERGO VIOLENT CHEMICAL CHANGE AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES: MATERIALS THAT HAVE AN ESTIMATED INSTANTANEOUS
POWER DENSITY (PRODUCT OF HEAT OF REACTION AND REACTION RATE) AT 250 DEG.
C (482 DEG. F) AT OR ABOVE 10 W/ML AND BELOW 100W/ML.
3 MATERIALS THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE CAPABLE OF DETONATION OR EXPLOSIVE
DECOMPOSITION OR EXPLOSIVE REACTION, BUT THAT REQUIRE A STRONG INITIATING
SOURCE OR THAT MUST BE HEATED UNDER CONFINEMENT BEFORE INITIATION:
MATERIALS THAT HAVE AN ESTIMATED INSTANTANEOUS POWER DENSITY (PRODUCT OF
HEAT OF REACTION AND REACTION RATE) AT 250 DEG. C (482 DEG. F) AT OR ABOVE
100 W/ML AND BELOW 1000 W/ML. MATERIALS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THERMAL OR
MECHANICAL SHOCK AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
4 MATERIALS THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE READILY CAPABLE OF DETONATION OR
EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION OR EXPLOSIVE REACTION AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES:
MATERIALS THAT HAVE AN ESTIMATED INSTANTANEOUS POWER DENSITY (PRODUCT OF
HEAT OF REACTION AND REACTION RATE) AT 250 DEG. C (482 DEG. F) OF 1000
W/ML OR GREATER. MATERIALS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO LOCALIZED THERMAL OR
MECHANICAL SHOCK AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR:
MUCH OF THE INFORMATION RELATED TO FIRE AND EXPLOSION IS DERIVED FROM THE
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA).
FLASH POINT:
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT WHICH A LIQUID GIVES OFF SUFFICIENT VAPORS TO FORM
AN IGNITABLE MIXTURE WITH AIR.
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE:
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE REQUIRED TO INITIATE COMBUSTION IN AIR WITH NO
OTHER SOURCE OF IGNITION.
LEL:
THE LOWEST PERCENT OF VAPOR IN AIR, BY VOLUME, THAT WILL EXPLODE OR IGNITE
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
UEL:
THE HIGHEST PERCENT OF VAPOR IN AIR, BY VOLUME, THAT WILL EXPLODE OR
IGNITE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
HUMAN AND ANIMAL TOXICOLOGY:
POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARDS AS DERIVED FROM HUMAN DATA, ANIMAL STUDIES, OR
FROM THE RESULTS OF STUDIES WITH SIMILAR COMPOUNDS ARE PRESENTED.
DEFINITIONS OF SOME TERMS USED IN THIS SECTION ARE:
LD50:
LETHAL DOSE (SOLIDS & LIQUIDS) WHICH KILLS 50% OF THE EXPOSED ANIMALS
LC50: LETHAL CONCENTRATION (GASES) WHICH KILLS 50% OF THE EXPOSED ANIMALS
PPM:
CONCENTRATION EXPRESSED IN PARTS OF MATERIAL PER MILLION PARTS OF AIR OR
WATER
MG/M3:
CONCENTRATION EXPRESSED IN WEIGHT OF SUBSTANCE PER VOLUME OF AIR
MG/KG:
QUANTITY OF MATERIAL, BY WEIGHT, ADMINISTERED TO A TEST SUBJECT, BASED ON
THEIR BODY WEIGHT IN KG.
OTHER MEASURES OF TOXICITY INCLUDE:
TDLO, THE LOWEST DOSE TO CAUSE A SYMPTOM AND TCLO THE LOWEST CONCENTRATION
TO CAUSE A SYMPTOM; TDO, LDLO, AND LDO, OR TC, TCO, LCLO, AND LCO, THE
LOWEST DOSE (OR CONCENTRATION) TO CAUSE LETHAL OR TOXIC EFFECTS.
CANCER INFORMATION:
THE SOURCES ARE:
IARC: THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
NTP: THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM
RTECS:
THE REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, OSHA AND CAL/OSHA.
IARC AND NTP RATE CHEMICALS ON A SCALE OF DECREASING POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
HUMAN CANCER WITH RANKINGS FROM 1 TO 4. SUBRANKINGS (2A, 2B, ETC.) ARE
ALSO USED.
OTHER INFORMATION:
BEI:
ACGIH BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES, REPRESENT THE LEVELS OF DETERMINANTS
WHICH ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE OBSERVED IN SPECIMENS COLLECTED FROM A HEALTHY
WORKER WHO HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS TO THE SAME EXTENT AS A WORKER
WITH INHALATION EXPOSURE TO THE TLV.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY INFORMATION:
A MUTAGEN IS A CHEMICAL THAT CAUSES PERMANENT CHANGES TO GENETIC MATERIAL
(DNA) SUCH THAT THE CHANGES WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH GENERATION LINES. AN
EMBRYO TOXIN IS A CHEMICAL THAT CAUSES DAMAGE TO A DEVELOPING EMBRYO (I.E.
WITHIN THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF PREGNANCY IN HUMANS), BUT THE DAMAGE DOES
NOT PROPAGATE ACROSS GENERATIONAL LINES. A TERATOGEN IS A CHEMICAL THAT
CAUSES DAMAGE TO A DEVELOPING FETUS, BUT THE DAMAGE DOES NOT PROPAGATE
ACROSS GENERATIONAL LINES. A REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN IS ANY SUBSTANCE THAT
INTERFERES IN ANY WAY WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
EC IS THE EFFECT CONCENTRATION IN WATER.
BCF:
BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR, WHICH IS USED TO DETERMINE IF A SUBSTANCE WILL
CONCENTRATE IN LIFEFORMS WHICH CONSUME CONTAMINATED PLANT OR ANIMAL
MATTER.
TLM:
MEDIAN THRESHOLD LIMIT; COEFFICIENT OF OIL/WATER DISTRIBUTION IS
REPRESENTED BY LOG KOW OR LOG KOC AND IS USED TO ASSESS A SUBSTANCE'S
BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
U.S. AND CANADA:
ACGIH:
AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS, A PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION WHICH ESTABLISHES EXPOSURE LIMITS. THIS SECTION EXPLAINS THE
IMPACT OF VARIOUS LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON THE MATERIAL.
EPA IS THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
NIOSH IS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, WHICH
IS THE RESEARCH ARM OF THE U.S.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA).
WHMIS IS THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM.
DOT AND TC ARE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE TRANSPORT
CANADA, RESPECTIVELY.
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA)
THE CANADIAN DOMESTIC/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL/NDSL)
THE U.S. TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA)
MARINE POLLUTANT STATUS ACCORDING TO THE DOT
THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
(CERCLA OR SUPERFUND); AND VARIOUS STATE REGULATIONS. THIS SECTION ALSO
INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE PRECAUTIONARY WARNINGS WHICH APPEAR ON THE
MATERIAL'S PACKAGE LABEL. OSHA - U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION.
MERCURY DISPLACEMENT RELAY (MDR) SDS