| Common Name: | STERILE GEL SOAKED BURN DRESSINGS |
| Manufacturer: | WATER JEL TECHNOLOGIES |
| SDS Revision Date: | 8/25/2015 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 41CR46, 9JRL6 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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WATER-JEL(R*) TECHNOLOGIES
SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION 1: PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: #015
PRODUCT NAME: STERILE GEL SOAKED BURN DRESSINGS
PRODUCT USE: BURN FIRST AID TREATMENT
MANUFACTURER:
WATER JEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
50 BROAD STREET
CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY 07072
TELEPHONE: 201-507-8300
E-MAIL ADDRESS: WWW.WATERJEL.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: 1-800-275-3433
FAX NUMBER: 201-507-8325
ISSUE DATE: 08-25-2015
| SECTION 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
STERILE GEL SOAKED BURN DRESSINGS ARE NON-WOVEN SUBSTRATES WITH A FLUID
VISCOUS GEL. THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR FIRST AID TREATMENT OF BURNS
TO EASE PAIN AND PROVIDE A BARRIER AGAINST CONTAMINATION UNTIL MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED. THIS PRODUCT IS REGULATED BY THE US FDA AS A
MEDICAL DEVICE. THE SDS IS FOR THE GEL ONLY.
CONSULT THE PACKAGE FOR USE DIRECTIONS AND WARNINGS INFORMATION.
WARNINGS:
FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY.
WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT, AVOID CONTACT WITH THE EYES.
IF SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL HELP OR CONTACT A POISON CONTROL CENTER
IMMEDIATELY.
PHYSICAL HAZARDS:
THIS MIXTURE DOES NOT MEET THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ACCORDING TO OSHA
HAZCOM 2012.
HEALTH HAZARDS:
THIS MIXTURE DOES NOT MEET THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ACCORDING TO OSHA
HAZCOM 2012.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
THIS MIXTURE DOES NOT MEET THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ACCORDING TO OSHA
HAZCOM 2012.
OSHA DEFINED HAZARDS:
THIS MIXTURE DOES NOT MEET THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ACCORDING TO OSHA
HAZCOM 2012.
LABEL ELEMENTS:
HAZARD SYMBOL: NONE
SIGNAL WORD: NONE
HAZARD STATEMENT:
THE MIXTURE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
PREVENTION: NONE REQUIRED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZCOM 2012.
RESPONSE: NONE REQUIRED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZCOM 2012.
STORAGE: NONE REQUIRED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZCOM 2012.
DISPOSAL: NONE REQUIRED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZCOM 2012.
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NONE KNOWN.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: NONE.
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, INFLAMMATION OR DRYNESS.
SKIN ABSORPTION: NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH CLEAR RUNNING WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES;
IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS MIXTURES | |
CHEMICAL NAME COMMON NAME AND SYNONYMS CAS NUMBER %
GLYCERIN 1,2,3, PROPANETRIOL 56-81-5 PROPRIETARY
PROPYLENE GLYCOL 1,2,3, PROPANETRIOL 57-55-6 PROPRIETARY
2-HYDROXYPROPANOL
| SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES | |
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR.
SKIN ABSORPTION: NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH CLEAR RUNNING WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES;
IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: UNLIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE: NO
MEANS OF EXTINCTION:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY,
FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL.
IN FIRES INVOLVING LARGE QUANTITIES OF THIS PRODUCT, THE USE OF LARGE
STREAMS OF WATER SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN FIGHTING FIRES THAT INVOLVE
THIS MATERIAL.
FLASH POINT AND METHOD: NA
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): NA
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): NA
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C): NA
EXPLOSION DATA - SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT:
NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS NOTED.
EXPLOSION DATA - SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE:
NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS NOTED.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CARBON OXIDES. NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX).
NFPA:
HEALTH 1
FIRE 0
REACTIVITY 0
OTHER NA
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEAN UP:
ABSORB SPILL WITH VERMICULITE OR OTHER INERT MATERIAL, THEN PLACE IN A
SEALED CONTAINER FOR CHEMICAL WASTE.
LARGE SPILLS:
FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWER, BASEMENTS
OR CONFINED AREAS. DIKE FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
SMALL SPILLS:
WIPE UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL (E.G. CLOTH, FLEECE). CLEAN SURFACE
THOROUGHLY TO REMOVE RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID DISCHARGE INTO DRAINS AND WATER SOURCES.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT:
KEEP THIS AND OTHER CHEMICALS OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
STORAGE TEMPERATURE:
DO NOT STORE OR MIX WITH STRONG ACIDS OR OXIDIZERS. STORE AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
COMPONENTS ACGIH-TLVS OSHA-PELS NIOSH FORM
GLYCERIN (CAS 57-55-8) NE 5 MG/M3 AEROSOL
PROPYLENE GLYCOL (CAS 57-55-6) 10 MG/M3 NE NE AEROSOL
BIOLOGICAL LIMIT VALUES:
NO BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE LIMITS NOTED FOR THE INGREDIENTS.
VENTILATION AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS
HAND PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
EYE AND FACE PROTECTION:
EYE PROTECTION, AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE CONTACT.
SKIN PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: PRACTICE SAFE WORK HABITS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE WASH STATIONS SHOULD BE NEARBY AND READY TO USE.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: GEL.
PHYSICAL STATE: GEL.
FORM: GEL.
COLOR: OPAQUE, WHITE.
ODOR: MEDICINAL SCENT.
PH: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
BOILING POINT: 212 DEG. F
MELTING POINT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT: N/A
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.997
WATER SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE.
PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
VISCOSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
% VOLATILE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
THE PRODUCT IS STABLE AND NON-REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE AT NORMAL CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS:
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: EXTREME HEAT.
MATERIALS TO AVOID: STRONG OXIDANTS AND STRONG ACIDS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE:
THE HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION PROVIDED IS FOR HANDLING THIS PRODUCT IN AN
OCCUPATIONAL SETTING.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
ACUTE:
THE PRIMARY HEALTH EFFECT THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN AN OCCUPATIONAL
SETTING IS MILD IRRITATION OF CONTAMINATED SKIN. ACCIDENTAL INGESTION MAY
BE HARMFUL. ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY, IRRITATION CAN IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. EYE CONTACT WILL CAUSE IRRITATION.
CHRONIC: NE
TARGET ORGANS:
ACUTE: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE: SKIN, EYES.
CHRONIC:
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE: SKIN.
INHALATION:
ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY DUE TO FORM OF PRODUCT, VAPORS MAY SLIGHTLY IRRITATE THE
NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY ALLEVIATED UPON BREATHING
FRESH AIR.
SKIN CONTACT:
SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE BURNING SENSATION, STINGING, ITCHING AND TINGLING.
EYE CONTACT:
EYE CONTACT CAN CAUSE IRRITATION, STINGING, REDNESS AND TEARING.
INGESTION:
INGESTION IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT ROUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL OVEREXPOSURE. ACUTE
INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF THIS PRODUCT OR CHRONIC INGESTION MAY
CAUSE ADVERSE SYMPTOMS THAT MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
IRRITANCY OF THE PRODUCT:
THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE MILD TO MODERATE IRRITATION ON DAMAGED SKIN.
SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT EXPECTED.
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT LIKELY DUE TO FORM OF PRODUCT.
LD50/LC50:
PROPYLENE GLYCOL (CAS 57-55-6):
ORAL (RAT): 2200 MG/K
DERMAL (RABBIT): 20800 MG/K
GLYCERIN (MIST):
ORAL (RAT): 12,600 MG/KG
SUBCUTANEOUS (RAT): NOT AVAILABLE
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC OR ACGIH.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
MUTAGENIC/EMBRYO TOXICITY:
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT REPORTED TO CAUSE MUTAGENIC OR
EMBRYONIC EFFECTS IN HUMANS.
TERATOGENICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE EFFECT OF THIS
PRODUCT ON PLANTS OR ANIMALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PRODUCT MAY BE HARMFUL
TO CONTAMINATED TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC PLANT LIFE IN LARGE QUANTITIES. THE
FOLLOWING AQUATIC TOXICITY DATA CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR COMPONENTS OF THIS
PRODUCT:
PROPYLENE GLYCOL:
EC50 GREEN ALGAE (DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS): 19000 MG/L 96 HOURS
EC50 WATER FLEA (DAPHNIA MAGNA): 43500 MG/L 48 HOURS
LC50 FATHEAD MINNOW (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS): 46500 MG/L 96 HOURS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
CONTROLS SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO PREVENT RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT,
INCLUDING PROCEDURES TO PREVENT SPILLS, ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE AND RELEASE
TO WATERWAYS.
NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT IS KNOWN TO HAVE OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:
COLLECT OR DISPOSE IN SEALED CONTAINERS AT LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SITE.
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT CLASSIFICATION: NOT REGULATED FOR DOMESTIC TRANSPORT.
IATA CLASSIFICATION: NOT REGULATED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT.
IMDG CLASSIFICATION: NOT REGULATED FOR INTERNATIONAL WATER TRANSPORT.
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT): NOT REGULATED.
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT):
NOT LISTED.
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT) 304:
NOT REGULATED.
SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: NOT REGULATED.
SARA 313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: NOT LISTED.
STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROP 65:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH, OR ANY OTHER REPRODUCTIVE DEFECTS.
NEW JERSEY RTK:
GLYCERIN (CAS 56-81-5)
PROPYLENE GLYCOL (CAS 57-55-6)
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: NOT LISTED.
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: PROPYLENE GLYCOL (CAS 57-55-6)
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
COUNTRY OR REGION INVENTORY NAME LISTED
AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES NO
CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST (DSL) YES
CANADA NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST (NDSL) NO
CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES YES
IN CHINA (IECSC)
EUROPE EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES YES
(EINECS)
EUROPE EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES NO
(ELINCS)
JAPAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICAL NO
SUBSTANCES (ENCS)
KOREA EXISTING CHEMICALS LIST (ECL) YES
NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND INVENTORY YES
PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS AND NO
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (PICCS)
UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY NO
& PUERTO RICO
NOTE:
A "YES" INDICATES THAT ALL COMPONENTS COMPLY WITH THE INVENTORY
REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY.
A "NO" INDICATES THAT ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF THE PRODUCT ARE NOT LISTED
OR EXEMPT FROM LISTING ON THE INVENTORY ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING
COUNTRY.
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
ISSUE DATE: 08-25-2015
VERSION: 02
DISCLAIMER:
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) IS ACCURATE TO
THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A
GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION,
DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY
SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL
DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION
WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR PROCESSES.
NAME: STERILE GEL SOAKED BURN DRESSINGS