Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

JOHNSON GUNK BUSTER

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Commercial acid cleaner.

SYNONYMS

"phosphoric acid cleaner"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Causes burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Harmful to aquatic organisms, may cause long- term adverse effects in the
aquatic environment.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  The material can produce 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 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.  

SKIN

  The material can produce chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin.  

INHALED

  If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons.  Not normally a hazard due to non-volatile nature of product.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  There is some evidence that inhaling this product is more likely to cause a sensitization reaction in some persons compared to the general population.  

  Principal route of exposure is usually by skin/eye contact.  Inhalation of vapour or mist may cause choking, coughing, headache, weakness  and dizziness. Prolonged or repeated inhalation of vapour or mist may cause  pulmonary oedema (lung damage) and cyanosis.  Ingestion of large quantity may cause severe abdominal pains, thirst,  acidemia, difficult breathing, convulsions, collapse, shock and death.  The product does not cause phosphorus poisoning.