Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

ZIMMITE SULPHURIC ACID SG 1.287

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Laboratory reagent.

SYNONYMS

H2-SO4, H2SO4, "sulfuric acid"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Contact with water liberates toxic gas.
Causes severe burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  The material can produce severe 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 severe 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 material may produce moderate eye irritation leading to inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  The material can produce severe chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin.  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.  High concentrations cause inflamed airways and watery swellingof the lungs with edema.  The material may produce respiratory tract irritation, and result in damage to the lung including reduced lung function.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are usually by skin contact with the material, eye contact with the material, accidental ingestion and inhalation of vapor.  Repeated minor exposure to mists can cause erosion of teeth and  inflammation of the upper respiratory tract leading to chronic bronchitis.  Repeated skin contact with dilute solutions may cause dermatitis.  Workers chronically exposed to sulfuric acid mists may show various  skin lesions, tracheobronchitis, stomatitis, conjunctivitis and gastritis.  Strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid can cause cancer.