Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

YATES ZERO WEEDSPRAY 360 CONCENTRATE

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

DO NOT use until supplied directions for use have been read and understood. Using
protective gear, the concentrate is carefully measured and mixed with water at the
recommended rate. Avoid skin and eye contact with concentrate and the mixed solution.
Application is by agricultural spray. Non- selective herbicide for the home garden.

SYNONYMS

"glyphosate concentrate herbicide"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.
Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long- term adverse effects in the aquatic
environment.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Accidental ingestion of the material may be damaging to the health of the individual.  A 1991 survey of 93 attempted suicides by drinking undiluted Roundup type preparations noted 7 deaths within hours of intakes of 85 to 200 ml. Severe effects shown were pulmonary dysfunction, kidney failure, coma, hypotension requiring pressor amines, repeated seizures, cardiac arrest. 13 of 93 showed only mild effects, nausea, vomiting and recovered within 24 hours 73 of 93 recovered but suffered sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, oral ulcers, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hypotension responsive to intravenous fluids, transient liver or kidney damage, blood in urine. A wide variation in dose response was seen and may be due to a major presence of surfactants. [IPCS Environmental Health Criteria No. 159].  

EYE

  This material can cause eye irritation and damage in some persons.  

SKIN

  This material can cause inflammation of the skin oncontact in some persons.  The material may accentuate any pre-existing dermatitis condition.  Skin contact with the material may damage the health of the individual; systemic effects may result following absorption.  Entry into the blood-stream, through, for example, cuts, abrasions or lesions, may produce systemic injury with harmful effects. Examine the skin prior to the use of the material and ensure that any external damage is suitably protected.  

INHALED

  Inhalation may produce health damage*.  If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons.  Inhalation of vapors or aerosols (mists, fumes), generated by the material during the course of normal handling, may be damaging to the health of the individual.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Long-term exposure to respiratory irritants may result in disease of the airways involving difficult breathing and related systemic problems.  Limited evidence suggests that repeated or long-term occupational exposure may produce cumulative health effects involving organs or biochemical systems.  Long-term administration of glyphosate can cause diarrhea, nasal discharge, stomach bleeding, increased size of the thymus gland, changes to the liver and kidneys and adverse effects on reproduction.