Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

WARREN & BROWN 960517 PENETRANT

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Aerosol propelled penetrant in a 3- step dye crack or flaw inspection process.

SYNONYMS

"W & B Fluorescent crack detector penetrant", "Flaw detector", "W & B 960571", "Penetrant
for 960519"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Harmful if swallowed.
Irritating to skin.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long- term adverse effects in the aquatic
environment.
Risk of explosion if heated under confinement.

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

  If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage.  

SKIN

  This material can cause inflammation of the skin oncontact in some persons.  Skin contact is not thought to have harmful health effects, however the material may still produce health damage following entry through wounds, lesions or abrasions.  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

  Inhalation may produce health damage*.  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.  Inhalation of vapor is more likely at higher than normal temperatures.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Primary routes of exposure are inhalation and skin/eye contact.  Inhalation of high concentrations of vapour or mist for prolonged periods  may cause dizziness, headache, nausea, central nervous system depression and  in severa cases uncondciousness.  Ingestion may cause headache nausea and vomiting.  Skin contact may result in irritation due to the defatting effects.  WARNING:  Intentional misuse by deliberatedly concentrating and inhaling  contents of aerosol cans may be harmful or fatal.