WIS SALES EZI-WELD 701 FLUX
Flammability | 0 | |
Toxicity | 2 | |
Body Contact | 2 | |
Reactivity | 0 | |
Chronic | 3 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Welding flux.
"welding flux paste", "steel flux", "Ezi-weld flux", "WIS welding flux", "WIS 701 flux"
Harmful if swallowed.
Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas.
May impair fertility.
May cause harm to the unborn child.
Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.
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.
This material can cause eye irritation and damage in some persons. Fumes from welding/brazing operations may be irritating to the eyes.
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.
If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons. Although inhalation is not thought to produce harmful effects, the material may still produce health damage, especially where pre-existing organ (e.g. liver, kidney) damage is evident. Present definitions of harmful or toxic substances are generally confined to doses producing mortality (death) rather than those producing morbidity (disease, ill- health).
Ample evidence exists from experimentation that reduced human fertility is directly caused by exposure to the material. Ample evidence exists, from results in experimentation, that developmental disorders are directly caused by human exposure to the material.
Principal routes of exposure are usually by skin contact/absorption and inhalation of fumes from welding. Extended exposure to inorganic fluorides causes fluorosis, which includes signs of joint pain and stiffness, tooth discoloration, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea or constipation, weight loss, anemia, weakness and general unwellness. There may also be frequent urination and thirst. Redness, itchiness and allergy-like inflammation of the skin and mouth cavity can occur. The central nervous system may be involved. Sodium borates are absorbed slowly through intact and skin and very rapidly through broken skin but not to a sufficient extent to cause poisoning. Chronic absorption may lead to boron deposition in the liver, brain, bone and adipose tissue. Chronic dust inhalation may lead to inflammation of the respiratory mucous membranes and conjunctivitis. (ILO Encyclopaedia) A significant hazard associated with the product is the inhalation of welding fumes. On heating fluoride gases are produced; these are highly irritating to the respiratory tract and in high concentrations are corrosive.