Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

UNIGARD SUPERFLEX***********OBSOLETE**********************

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Waterbased paint used as an exterior coating.

SYNONYMS

"water based acrylic paint Superflex", "waterbased acrylic paint Superflex", "water based
paint Superflex", "waterbased paint Superflex", "acrylic paint Superflex", "exterior
coating Superflex"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Harmful if swallowed.
Irritating to eyes.
Limited evidence of a carcinogenic effect.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Accidental ingestion of the material may be harmful; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 150 gram may be fatal or may produce serious damage to the health of the individual.  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  

EYE

  This material can cause eye irritation and damage in some persons.  The material may produce severe irritation to the eye causing pronounced inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or skin irritation following contact (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  The material may cause skin irritation after prolonged or repeated exposure and may produce on contact skin redness, swelling, the production of vesicles, scaling and thickening of the skin.  

INHALED

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or irritation of the respiratory tract (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable control measures be used in an occupational setting.  Inhalation of vapor is more likely at higher than normal temperatures.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  There has been concern that this material can cause cancer or mutations, but there is not enough data to make an assessment.  

  Principal route of exposure is usually by inhalation of spray mist  and skin/eye contact.  The product is waterbased and relatively non toxic [Unigard].  Inhalation of vapour/spray mist may cause headache, nausea with irritation  of the nose, throat and lungs.  Product contains traces (p.p.m) of odourous acrylic residual monomer. In  normal application concentrations of monomer are unlikely to approach  irritant threshold is a nuisance/minor hazard only.  CAUTION: The chronic health effects of acrylic monomer are under review.