Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

KODAK PROSTAR PLUS DEVELOPER

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Professional black and white photographic processing solution.

SYNONYMS

"Prostar Plus Developer", "Prostar Developer", "photographic developer", "Kodak Developer"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Causes burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
May cause SENSITIZATION by skin contact.
Limited evidence of a carcinogenic effect.
Possible risk of irreversible effects.
Toxic to aquatic organisms.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  The material can produce chemical burns within the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract following ingestion.  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  

EYE

  The material can produce chemical burns to the eye following direct contact. Vapors or mists may be extremely irritating.  If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage.  The liquid may produce eye discomfort causing smarting, pain and redness.  

SKIN

  The material can produce chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin.  The liquid may produce skin discomfort following prolonged contact. Defatting and/or drying of the skin may lead to dermatitis.  

INHALED

  If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons.  

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.  Skin contact with the material is more likely to cause a sensitization reaction in some persons compared to the general population.  

  Principal routes of exposure are usually by skin contact/eye contact.  Ingestion of large doses cause gastric irritation, colic and diarrhoea,  depression of the central nervous system and death, as a result of  liberation of sulfur dioxide.  Other symptoms include ringing in the ears, nausea, dizziness, a sense of  suffocation, increased respiration rate, vomiting, pallor, muscular  twitchings, headache, dyspnea, cyanosis, delirium, and collapse;  Contact dermatitis has also been reported.