Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

JASOL LAVAKLEEN POWDER************OBSOLETE****************

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Toilet bowl cleaner and deodoriser.

SYNONYMS

"toilet bowl / dunny / lav / cleaner", "Lavaclean (misspelling)"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Causes burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.

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.  The material may produce moderate eye irritation leading to inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  The material can produce 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.  High concentrations cause inflamed airways and watery swellingof the lungs with edema.  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 or eye contact and  inhalation of dust.  Moisture on skin, such as perspiration, may cause burns due to formation of  sulfuric acid.  Ingestion of solids leads to the formation of sulfuric acid in the gastro-  intestinal tract, causing severe irritation and possible nausea, vomiting  and abdominal pain.