Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

W.LATHAM & CO. TILE CLEANER

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Cleaner for marble, terrazzo, granite, slate and tile.

SYNONYMS

"Latham Tile cleaner", "Latham Gold Chem Chemical Cleaner type 33TT", "Concrete
protection gold Chem 33TT cleaner", "alkaline salt cleaner", "tile cleaner", "terrazzo
cleaner", "marble cleaner", "slate cleaner", "alkaline cleaner", "alkaline cleaner
W.Latham", "alkaline cleaner Latham", "alkaline cleaner tile", 11991-1

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Harmful by inhalation.
Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.
May cause long- term adverse effects in the aquatic environment.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects following ingestion (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, adverse systemic effects have been produced following exposure of animals by at least one other route and good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum.  

EYE

  There is evidence that material may produce eye irritation in some persons and produce eye damage 24 hours or more after instillation. Severe inflammation may be expected with pain. There may be damage to the cornea. Unless treatment is prompt and adequate there may be permanent loss of vision. Conjunctivitis can occur following repeated exposure.  The material may produce severe irritation to the eye causing pronounced inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  This material can cause inflammation of the skin oncontact in some persons.  Skin contact is not thought to produce harmful health effects (as classified using animal models). Systemic harm, however, has been identified following exposure of animals by at least one other route and the material may still produce health damage following entry through wounds, lesions or abrasions. Good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  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.  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

  If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons.  The material is not thought to produce respiratory irritation (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless inhalation of the material, especially for prolonged periods, may produce respiratory discomfort and occasionally, distress.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Long-term exposure to the product is not thought to produce chronic effects adverse to the health (as classified using animal models); nevertheless exposure by all routes should be minimized as a matter of course.  Principal routes of exposure are via eye and skin contact and  inhalation of the dust.  Eye contact may cause redness, smarting, tearing, blurred vision and corneal  burns.  Skin contact may produce redness, itchiness, blistering and chemical burns.  Inhalation may cause pain and burning in the nose and throat.  Ingestion of large amounts may produce pain and burning of the mouth, throat  and oesophagus and may attack mucous membranes.  Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and in  extreme cases, circulatory collapse and death.