| Common Name: | INSTANT HOT PACK / WARM PACK |
| Manufacturer: | RAPID AID CANADA |
| SDS Revision Date: | 3/18/2009 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 1PCE2, 3LPG4, 3UZA7, 8F654, 8PMD0 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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RAPID + AID(TM)
RAPID AID LTD.
4120A SLADEVIEW CRESCENT
UNITS 1 - 4
MISSISSAUGA, ON, L5L 5Z3
RAPID AID INSTANT HOT PACK / WARM PACK
MSDS PREPARATION DATE (DD/MM/YYYY): 18/03/2009
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION 1 - PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: RAPID AID INSTANT HOT PACK / WARM PACK
PRODUCT USE:
PROVIDES RELIEF FOR SORE AND STIFF JOINTS, MUSCLES ACHES AND PAIN, AND
MUSCLE TENSION AND CRAMPS.
CHEMICAL FAMILY: MAGNESIUM SULPHATE, SUPPLIED WITH WATER BAG.
SUPPLIER'S NAME AND ADDRESS:
RAPID AID LTD.
4120A SLADEVIEW CRESCENT
UNITS 1 - 4
MISSISSAUGA, ON, L5L 5Z3
CANADA
MANUFACTURER'S NAME AND ADDRESS: REFER TO SUPPLIER
INFORMATION TELEPHONE NO.: (905) 820-4788
24 HR. EMERGENCY TEL #: (905) 820-4788
| SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
INGREDIENTS CAS # % (WEIGHT) ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL
TWA STEL PEL STEL
NO HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS NONE. N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP
| SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
WHITE, ODORLESS SOLID CHEMICAL SUPPLIED WITH WATER BAG.
THIS PRODUCT MAY BE CONSIDERED A 'MANUFACTURED ARTICLE' OR 'MEDICAL
DEVICE'. HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
MAY RELEASE OXYGEN ABOVE 700 DEG. C (1292 DEG. F), WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO THE COMBUSTION OF OTHER MATERIALS. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY CAUSE ADVERSE BLOOD SYSTEM EFFECTS.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, ACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
ACTIVATION RESULTS IN CHEMICALS MIXING INSIDE THE HOT PACK. THE REACTION
THAT OCCURS IS EXOTHERMIC, CAUSING THE SOLUTION TO BECOME HOT.
IF MISUSED, CAN CAUSE BURNS EVEN AT A LOW TEMPERATURE.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
TARGET ORGANS: NONE KNOWN.
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
INHALATION: NO
SKIN ABSORPTION: NO
SKIN & EYES: YES
INGESTION: NO
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SHORT-TERM (ACUTE) EXPOSURE:
INHALATION: HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE SHORTNESS OF BREATH, TIGHTNESS OF THE CHEST,
A SORE THROAT AND COUGH.
SKIN: HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, ACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
IF MISUSED, CAN CAUSE BURNS EVEN AT A LOW TEMPERATURE.
EYES: HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE STINGING AND TEARING.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, ACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
IF MISUSED, CAN CAUSE BURNS EVEN AT A LOW TEMPERATURE.
INGESTION: HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND
DIARRHEA. INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES MAY CAUSE AN OSMOTIC CATHARSIS
RESULTING IN DIARRHEA AND PROBABLE ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, AS WELL AS
HYPOCALCEMIA (CALCIUM DEFICIENCY IN THE BLOOD).
EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM (CHRONIC) EXPOSURE:
HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE:
NONE KNOWN OR REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
CARCINOGENIC STATUS: SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION, SECTION 11.
ADDITIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS:
NONE KNOWN OR REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION,
SECTION 11.
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: SEE ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION, SECTION 12.
| SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER
NORMAL USAGE.
SKIN CONTACT:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER
NORMAL USAGE.
RECOMMENDED FIRST AID FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL FROM ACTIVATED, DAMAGED
HOT PACK:
FLUSH WITH COOL RUNNING WATER. IF THERMAL BURNS ARE PRESENT:
COOL THE BURN RIGHT AWAY BY FLUSHING GENTLY FLOWING, COOL WATER ON AREA.
CONTINUE COOLING UNTIL PAIN IS LESSENED AND BURN IS COOLED. LOOSEN
ANYTHING THAT IS TIGHT AS LONG AS IT IS NOT STUCK TO THE BURN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
EYE CONTACT:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER
NORMAL USAGE.
RECOMMENDED FIRST AID FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL FROM ACTIVATED, DAMAGED HOT
PACK:
FLUSH WITH COOL RUNNING WATER. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
ADVICE/ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
FIRST AID IS NORMALLY NOT REQUIRED. HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNDER
NORMAL USAGE.
RECOMMENDED FIRST AID FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED HOT PACK:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. HAVE VICTIM DRINK ONE TO TWO GLASSES OF WATER.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NOTES FOR PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
| SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FIRE HAZARDS/CONDITIONS OF FLAMMABILITY:
NOT FLAMMABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF HANDLING. HEAT OF DECOMPOSITION
MAY CAUSE CLOSED CONTAINERS TO BUILD UP PRESSURE AND EXPLODE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
MAY RELEASE OXYGEN ABOVE 700 DEG. C (1292 DEG. F), WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO THE COMBUSTION OF OTHER MATERIALS.
FLAMMABILITY CLASSIFICATION (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200):
NOT FLAMMABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF HANDLING.
FLASH POINT: N/AP
FLASH POINT METHOD: N/AP
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/AV
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOL.): N/AP
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOL.): N/AP
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
MAY RELEASE OXYGEN ABOVE 700 DEG. C (1292 DEG. F), WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
THE COMBUSTION OF OTHER MATERIALS.
FLAME PROJECTION LENGTH: N/AP
FLASHBACK OBSERVED: N/AP
EXPLOSION DATA:
SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT / STATIC DISCHARGE:
NOT EXPECTED TO BE SENSITIVE TO MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE MEDIA SUITABLE TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE SUCH AS WATER FOG OR FINE SPRAY,
ALCOHOL FOAMS, CARBON DIOXIDE AND DRY CHEMICAL.
SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES/EQUIPMENT:
FIGHT FIRES FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE
PIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA
IF SAFE TO DO SO. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USEFUL IN COOLING EQUIPMENT EXPOSED
TO HEAT AND FLAME.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: SULPHUR OXIDES; MAGNESIUM OXIDES.
NFPA RATING:
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
INSTABILITY 0
SPECIAL HAZARDS NONE.
0 - MINIMAL
1 - SLIGHT
2 - MODERATE
3 - SERIOUS
| SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SECTION 8.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
ENSURE SPILLED PRODUCT DOES NOT ENTER DRAINS, SEWERS, WATERWAYS, OR
CONFINED SPACES.
SPILL RESPONSE/CLEANUP:
PICK UP LOOSE ITEMS, AND PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
RECOMMENDED CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
VENTILATE AREA OF RELEASE. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. COVER ANY
SPILLED MATERIAL WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL, SUCH AS
VERMICULITE OR SAND, THEN PLACE ABSORBENT MATERIAL INTO A CONTAINER FOR
LATER DISPOSAL (SEE SECTION 13). NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES AS
REQUIRED.
PROHIBITED MATERIALS: NONE KNOWN.
SPECIAL SPILL RESPONSE PROCEDURES:
IF A SPILL/RELEASE IN EXCESS OF THE EPA REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS MADE INTO
THE ENVIRONMENT, IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER IN THE
UNITED STATES (PHONE: 1-800-424-8002).
US CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): NONE REPORTED.
| SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
SAFE HANDLING PROCEDURES:
USE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT FROM DAMAGE. IF MISUSED, CAN CAUSE
BURNS EVEN AT A LOW TEMPERATURE. NEVER APPLY THE HOT PACKS DIRECTLY TO
SKIN, WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE BARRIER. IF HEAT PACK BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLY HOT,
REMOVE IMMEDIATELY.
RECOMMENDED HANDLING PROCEDURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS, FUMES OR
DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. AVOID AND CONTROL
OPERATIONS WHICH CREATE HIGH VAPOR OR DUST CONCENTRATIONS. DO NOT INGEST.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLES
AND OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT. INSPECT PERIODICALLY FOR DAMAGE OR LEAKS.
PROTECT FROM DAMAGE.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: ALCOHOLS
SPECIAL PACKAGING MATERIALS:
ALWAYS KEEP IN CONTAINERS MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS AS THE SUPPLY
CONTAINER.
| SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
VENTILATION AND ENGINEERING MEASURES: USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN AIR CONCENTRATIONS
BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF HANDLING.
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IF THE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE TLV.
ADVICE SHOULD BE SOUGHT FROM RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SPECIALISTS.
SKIN PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHEN USED AS INTENDED.
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
GLOVES IMPERVIOUS TO THE MATERIAL ARE RECOMMENDED. ADVICE SHOULD BE SOUGHT
FROM GLOVE SUPPLIERS.
EYE / FACE PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHEN USED AS INTENDED.
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE JOB.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
AN EYEWASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE
IMMEDIATE WORKING AREA. OTHER EQUIPMENT MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING ON
WORKPLACE STANDARDS.
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS:
HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN COMPRESS IS DAMAGED:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS, FUMES
OR DUST. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. WASH HANDS
BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT.
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVELS:
FOR INDIVIDUAL INGREDIENT EXPOSURE LEVELS, SEE SECTION 2.
| SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE:
WHITE, ODORLESS SOLID CHEMICAL SUPPLIED WITH WATER BAG.
ODOR: ODORLESS
ODOR THRESHOLD: N/AV
pH: N/AV
BOILING POINT: N/AP
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/AV
MELTING/FREEZING POINT:
1120 - 1150 DEG. C
(2048 - 2102 DEG. F)
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: N/AV
VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg @ 20 DEG. C / 68 DEG. F): N/AP
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/AP
EVAPORATION RATE (n-BUTYL ACETATE = 1): N/AP
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC'S): N/AV
VOLATILES (% BY WEIGHT): N/AV
| SECTION 10 - REACTIVITY AND STABILITY DATA | |
STABILITY AND REACTIVITY:
STABLE UNDER THE RECOMMENDED STORAGE AND HANDLING CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED.
CHEMICAL FROM DAMAGED, UNACTIVATED HOT PACK MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS:
MAY RELEASE OXYGEN ABOVE 700 DEG. C (1292 DEG. F), WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
THE COMBUSTION OF OTHER MATERIALS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
NOT EXPECTED UNDER PRESCRIBED STORAGE AND HANDLING CONDITIONS.
DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR AT EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
MATERIALS TO AVOID AND INCOMPATIBILITY:
SEE SECTION 7 (HANDLING AND STORAGE) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
NONE KNOWN, REFER TO HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IN SECTION 5.
| SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
TOXICOLOGICAL DATA:
SEE BELOW FOR INDIVIDUAL INGREDIENT ACUTE TOXICITY DATA.
INGREDIENTS LC50 (4HR) LD50
INH, RAT ORAL DERMAL
NO HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS N/AP N/AP N/AP
CARCINOGENIC STATUS: NOT KNOWN TO BE CARCINOGENIC.
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE OTHER REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
TERATOGENICITY: NOT EXPECTED TO BE A TERATOGEN.
MUTAGENICITY: NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUTAGENIC IN HUMANS.
EPIDEMIOLOGY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SENSITIZATION TO MATERIAL:
NOT EXPECTED TO BE A SKIN OR RESPIRATORY SENSITIZER.
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS: N/AV
IRRITANCY: NOT AN IRRITANT.
OTHER IMPORTANT HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN OR REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
| SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:
THE PRODUCT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER DRAINS OR WATER COURSES, OR BE
DEPOSITED WHERE IT CAN AFFECT GROUND OR SURFACE WATERS.
IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS:
NO DATA IS AVAILABLE ON THE PRODUCT ITSELF.
ECOTOXICOLOGICAL: NO DATA IS AVAILABLE ON THE PRODUCT ITSELF.
| SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
HANDLING FOR DISPOSAL:
HANDLE WASTE ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDATIONS IN SECTION 7.
METHODS OF DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL OR FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY FOR
SPECIFIC RULES.
RCRA:
IF THIS PRODUCT, AS SUPPLIED, BECOMES A WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES, IT MAY
MEET THE CRITERIA OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED UNDER RCRA, TITLE 40 CFR
261. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WASTE GENERATOR TO DETERMINE THE
PROPER WASTE IDENTIFICATION AND DISPOSAL METHOD.
| SECTION 14 - TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
REGULATORY UN SHIPPING CLASS PACKING LABEL
INFORMATION NUMBER NAME GROUP
TDG NONE NOT NOT NONE NO PLACARD
REGULATED. REGULATED REQUIRED
TDG NONE.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
49 CFR/DOT NONE NOT NOT NONE NO PLACARD
REGULATED. REGULATED REQUIRED
49 CFR/DOT NONE.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
ICAO/IATA NONE NOT NOT NONE NO PLACARD
REGULATED. REGULATED REQUIRED
ICAO/IATA NONE.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
| SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
US FEDERAL INFORMATION:
OSHA:
THIS MATERIAL IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS UNDER OSHA REGULATIONS
(29 CFR PART 1910.1200). THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED AN 'ARTICLE' UNDER
29 CFR PART 1910.1200. THIS PRODUCT MAY BE CONSIDERED A 'MANUFACTURED
ARTICLE' OR 'MEDICAL DEVICE'.
CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) (40 CFR 117.302): NONE REPORTED.
SARA TITLE III:
SEC. 302, EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, 40 CFR 355:
NO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ARE PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL.
SARA TITLE III:
SEC. 311 AND 312, MSDS REQUIREMENTS, 40 CFR 370 HAZARD CLASSES:
NONE. UNDER SARA SECTIONS 311 AND 312, THE EPA HAS ESTABLISHED THRESHOLD
QUANTITIES FOR THE REPORTING OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. THE CURRENT THRESHOLDS
ARE 500 POUNDS FOR THE THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ), WHICHEVER IS
LOWER, FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND 10,000 POUNDS FOR ALL OTHER
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.
SARA TITLE III:
SEC. 313, TOXIC CHEMICALS NOTIFICATION, 40 CFR 372:
THIS MATERIAL IS NOT SUBJECT TO SARA NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, SINCE IT
DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY TOXIC CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS ABOVE DE MINIMUS
CONCENTRATIONS.
US STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LAWS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS
KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION:
CANADIAN WHMIS CLASSIFICATION:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A WHMIS CONTROLLED PRODUCT IN CANADA. THIS PRODUCT MAY
BE CONSIDERED A 'MANUFACTURED ARTICLE' OR 'MEDICAL DEVICE'.
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA) INFORMATION:
ALL INGREDIENTS LISTED APPEAR ON THE DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL).
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
| SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
HMIS RATING:
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
* - CHRONIC HAZARD
0 - MINIMAL
1 - SLIGHT
2 - MODERATE
3 - SERIOUS
LEGEND:
ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS
CAS: CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICES
CERCLA:
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF
1980
DOT: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
EPA: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
HMIS: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
HSDB: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DATA BANK
IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
INH: INHALATION
LC: LETHAL CONCENTRATION
LD: LETHAL DOSE
MA: MASSACHUSETTS
MN: MINNESOTA
MSHA: MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
N/AP: NOT APPLICABLE
N/AV: NOT AVAILABLE
NFPA: NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
NIOSH: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
NJ: NEW JERSEY
NTP: NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM
OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PA: PENNSYLVANIA
PEL: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
RCRA: RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
RI: RHODE ISLAND
RTECS: REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
SARA: SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
STEL: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
TDG: CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT & REGULATIONS
TLV: THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES
TWA: TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE
TSCA: TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT
WHMIS: WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
REFERENCES:
1. ACGIH, THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES AND BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES FOR 2008.
2. INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER MONOGRAPHS, SEARCHED 2009.
3. CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, CCINFOWEB DATABASES,
2009 (CHEMPENDIUM AND RTECS).
4. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FROM MANUFACTURER.
5. US EPA TITLE III LIST OF LISTS OCTOBER 2006 VERSION.
6. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 LIST - DECEMBER 19, 2008 VERSION.
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