EHS 123

Guidance on Safe Use

First-aid measures

Emergency measure - Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. Treat symptomatically. Seek medical

advice.

Emergency measure - Eyes: Immediately flush eyes with water for 15 minutes while

holding eyelids open. Seek medical advice immediately.

Emergency measure - Skin: Immediately wash thoroughly with soap and rinse with water.

Seek medical advice.

Emergency measure - Ingestion: Seek medical advive immediately.

Fire-fighting measures

Recommended extinguishing agent: Foam, dry powder or CO2 for the imported preparation.

Product arising from burning: The substance is combustible and will burn if involved in a

fire, evolving noxious fumes (eg oxides of carbon and

nitrogen).

Product determined by test: N

Protective equipment: Full protective clothing and self-contained breathing

apparatus must be worn.

Fight the fire from a safe distance or protected location.

Accidental release measures

Emergency measures in case of spillage: Evacuate personnel from immediate vicinity.

Wear appropriate PPE.

Absorb spillages of solutions with a suitable inert material

(eg. sand or soil). Carefully transfer the spillage to waste

containers, or use a sealed industrial vacuum machine.

Containers filled with waste material must be labelled in

the same way as the original substance containers.

Clean the spillage area with soap and water. Do not direct

washings to the drain.

Dispose of waste material in accordance with local

regulations by incineration.

Handling and storage

Handling: The substance should be stored, handled and used under

conditions of good industrial hygiene and in conformity with

any local regulations in order to avoid exposure.

Engineering controls are necessary to reduce exposure to the

substance.

When exposure cannot be prevented or adequately controlled

appropriate personal protective equipment should be worn.

Such protective equipment should conform to the appropriate

international or national standards as follows;

Chemical protective gloves to Standard EN374

Chemical protective clothing to Standard EN368

Eye protection to Standard EN166.

Furthermore, when respiratory protective equipment has to be

used, it must be capable of adequately controlling exposure,

be suitable for the purpose, and conform to the appropriate

international or national standards, such as a dust mask

conforming to EN149 FFP1.

These measures should be regarded as a minimum.

Storage: Store in a dry, well-ventilated area away from bright light

and sources of ignition.

Keep containers tightly closed when not in use.

Packaging of the substance and or preparation: Imported as a component of a liquid preparation in sealed

drums or sealed tote-tanks.

Transport information

Shipping

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Shipping

Remarks

Marine transport (UN RTDG/IMDG)

Shipping

Remarks

Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

Shipping

Special provisions / remarks

Remarks:

Transport code: See below
Transport: The products containing the substance all have UN1993
designation for transportation based upon the flash point of
the solvent. Normal precautions for flammable chemicals is
required.


Avoid crushing the containers. In the event of a spillage,
observe the warning labels on the container.

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Stability and reactivity

Danger other than fire: None reported.

Chemical reaction with water: The material does not undergo a hazardous reaction with

water; however water accelerates the conversion back to the

starting material from which it is prepared.

Dust explosion: There is a potential dust explosion hazard from the neat

organic powder. However, the substance is imported only as a

component of a liquid formulation, and is not available in

the neat powder form.

Dust explosion determined by test: N

Disposal considerations

Industry - Possibility of recovery/recycling: Discharge to the environment will be minimal. Recovery from

minor spillages or accidental discharge is not economically

or technically feasible, and such waste material will be

disposed of by incineration or landfill.

In principle, it may be possible to recover larger spillages

of uncontaminated material for subsequent use.

Industry - Possibility of neutralisation: The notification tests have shown that the substance is

harmful by oral ingestion, potentially clastogenic and

harmful to the environment.

No chemical treatment is practicable to neutralise the

hazardous health properties.

The dust hazard will be negated by use of the material, in

the EU, in the form of the aqueous preparation.

No chemical treatment is practicable to neutralise the

hazardous environmental properties.

Industry - Possibility of destruction: controlled discharge: Contaminated containers or spillages of solutions mixed with

inert material (eg. sand or soil) should be disposed of by

incineration in accordance with local regulations.

Industry - Possibility of destruction - incineration: The substance can be disposed of by incineration by burning

under controlled conditions at a licensed waste treatment

processor in accordance with local regulations. Stack gases

should be scrubbed, because noxious fumes (eg. carbon and

nitrogen oxides) could be formed.

Industry - Possibility of destruction - water purification: The substance should not normally be discharged directly to

the sewage system or the aqueous environment. However,

adverse effects  on sewage treatment systems would be

unlikely.

Public at large - Possibility of recovery/recycling: Not applicable. The substance will not enter the public

domain.