YORK BENZANIL BLUE 2RLL LIQUID 50***OBSOLETE***
Flammability | 0 | |
Toxicity | 2 | |
Body Contact | 0 | |
Reactivity | 0 | |
Chronic | 0 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Used mainly as an industrial dye.
"blue dye", dye, "blue liquid dye", "blue 2RLL liquid"
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.
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).
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.
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.
Principal routes of exposure are by skin contact/absorption and inhalation. Exposure to o-dianisidine based dyes should be limited and this should include substituting less toxic dyes, establishing engineering controls, ensuring good housekeeping procedures and industrial hygiene practices, establishing restricted areas and providing a medical monitoring program. [NIOSHTIC] The IARC has listed o-dianisidine as a potential animal carcinogen. WARNING: o-dianisidine-based dyes have been found to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals, affecting the urinary bladder and intestines. Specific toxicity effects in humans are not established but certain dyes are mutagenic. Periodic medical surveillance should be carried out on workers and this should include hepatic (liver) function tests and urinalysis examinations. [ILO Encyclopaedia] Removal of contact lenses after an eye injury should only be undertaken by skilled personnel.