Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

QLD DEPT OF NAT. RESOURCES 1080 PIG STRENGTH SOLUTION

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Dangerous POISON. Available ONLY for industrial and manufacturing purposes. To be used by
or in accordance with directions of accredited pest control officers. Operators to be
trained in procedures for safe use of material. Preparation of feral pig baits.

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Harmful to aquatic organisms.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Accidental ingestion of the material may be severely damaging to the health of the individual; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 5 gram may be fatal.  The lethal dose of fluoroacetate in humans is 2-10 mg/kg. It is easily absorbed from the digestive system but symptoms of poisoning are delayed for up to a few hours. Their onset is usually insidious, and they include apprehension, auditory hallucinations, tingling sensation of the nose, facial twitching and numbness, and other central nervous system effects. Heart failure and depression of breathing and the vasomotor system can cause death.  

EYE

  Although the liquid 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

  Entry into the blood-stream, through, for example, cuts, abrasions or lesions, may produce systemic injury with harmful effects. Examine the skin prior to the use of the material and ensure that any external damage is suitably protected.  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

  Inhalation may produce severe health damage*.  Inhalation of aerosols (mists, fumes), generated by the material during the course of normal handling, may produce severely damaging effects. to the health of the individual. Relatively small amounts absorbed from the lungs may prove fatal.  The material is not thought to produce respiratory irritation (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless inhalation of vapors, fumes or aerosols, especially for prolonged periods, may produce respiratory discomfort and occasionally, distress.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Limited evidence suggests that repeated or long-term occupational exposure may produce cumulative health effects involving organs or biochemical systems.  Repeated occupational exposure to sodium fluoroacetate has been associatedwith kidney disease.