Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

UIM CHLORFOAM LIQUID

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Used to clean food processing equipment.

SYNONYMS

"food processing equipment cleaner"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Contact with combustible material may cause fire.
Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.
Causes severe burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Very toxic to aquatic organisms.

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 be irritating to the eye, with prolonged contact causing 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.  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/eye contact and inhalation of vapor/spray mist.  Excessive inhalation of vapours, mists or fumes may cause bronchial  irritation, coughing, laboured breathing, nausea and pulmonary oedema.  Additional effects have included circulatory collapse and confusion,  delirium and coma.  Cases of contact dermatitis have been reported with the use of sodium  hypochlorite. Symptoms include severe itchness associated with skin lesions  and mild eczema.  Prolonged contamination of eyes can result in permanent injury.  Cases of poisoning following ingestion of sodium hypochlorite have been  reported. Symptoms include stomach pains, nausea, vomiting, hypoactivity,  musclar weakness, emaciation, and in severe cases, death.  Systemic effects include fall in blood pressure, delirium and coma.