Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

KILLMASTER 20

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Used to control household pests such as cockroaches, termites and a variety of pests on
vegetable, feed, fruit, field and nut crops.

SYNONYMS

"Positive Killmaster", "Positive Pestaid 180", "Killmaster 20 Pesticide", "Killmaster 20
Insecticide", "Insecticide Killmaster", Velsicol, Flick

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Harmful if swallowed.
Possible risk of harm to the unborn child.
HARMFUL - May cause lung damage if swallowed.
Harmful: danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through
inhalation.
Irritating to eyes and skin.
Flammable.
Vapors may cause dizziness or suffocation.
Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long- term adverse effects in the
aquatic environment.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  Accidental ingestion of the material may be harmful; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 150 gram may be fatal or may produce serious damage to the health of the individual.  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  

EYE

  This material can cause eye irritation and damage in some persons.  The material may produce severe irritation to the eye causing pronounced inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  This material can cause inflammation of the skin oncontact in some persons.  Skin contact is not thought to have harmful health effects, however the material may still produce health damage following entry through wounds, lesions or abrasions.  Toxic effects may result from skin absorption.  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

  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.  Inhalation of vapor is more likely at higher than normal temperatures.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are usually by.  inhalation of vapor/spray mist and skin contact/absorption.  Symptoms of chlorpyrifos poisoning may occur, these include cholinesterase  inhibition, headache, fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, weakness,  nausea, cramps, diarrhea, chest discomfort, sweating, miosis, tearing,  salivation, vomiting, cyanosis and muscle twitching, drunkenness,  anaesthetic or narcotic effects.  In advanced cases convulsions, coma, loss of reflexes, and loss of sphincter  control may occur.  Aspiration of vomitus may cause chemical pneumonia. [DOW]  Prolonged skin contact may produce irritation and slight burns.  Eye contact may result in irritation and transient corneal injury.