Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

QUAKER MICROCUT 19-LC

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Used as a cutting oil/metal working fluid.

SYNONYMS

"Quaker 19 - LC", "19-LC Quaker", "19-LC Quaker", "19-LC Microcut", "19-LC Microcut",
"Microcut Quaker", "cutting fluid"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Although ingestion is not thought to produce harmful effects, the material may still be damaging to the health of the individual following ingestion, especially where pre-  existing organ (e.g. liver, kidney) damage is evident. Present definitions of harmful or toxic substances are generally based on doses producing mortality (death) rather than those producing morbidity (disease, ill-health). Gastrointestinal tract discomfort may produce nausea and vomiting. In an occupational setting however, ingestion of insignificant quantities is not thought to be cause for concern.  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  

EYE

  Although the material is not thought to be an irritant, direct contact with the eye may produce transient discomfort characterized by tearing or conjunctival redness (as with windburn).  

SKIN

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or skin irritation following contact (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  

INHALED

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or irritation of the respiratory tract (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable control measures be used in an occupational setting.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  The principal routes of exposure are usually by skin contact  absorption and to a lesser extent inhalation. Chronic exposure to glycol  ether may cause toxid effects.  The risk of skin irritation exposure is significantly reduced if direct  personal contact is avoided. The low vapour pressure and volatility of mineral  oil at room temperature present a negligible vapour hazard under normal  working conditions. Swallowing may cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.  Aspiration of vomitus may cause chemical pneumonitis.  A small but definite risk of occupational skin cancer shows in workers exposed  to persistent skin contamination by oils over a period of years.  Carcinogenicity relates to the P.N.A. (P.A.H) conent.      [API]  WARNING: Mineral oils have been classified by IARC as Group 1 - CARCINOGENIC  TO HUMANS and Group 3 - not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.                      [RTECS 1987]  Use strict occupational hygiene practices to avoid all personal contact.