JASOL METAL BRIGHTENER
Flammability | 0 | |
Toxicity | 4 | |
Body Contact | 4 | |
Reactivity | 0 | |
Chronic | 0 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Aluminium and stainless steel cleaner.
"acid cleaner"
Causes severe burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Very toxic by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed.
Severely toxic effects may result from the accidental ingestion of the material; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 5 gram may be fatal or may produce serious damage to the health of the individual. 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.
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 produce severe irritation to the eye causing pronounced inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.
Skin contact with the material may produce severely toxic effects; systemic effects may result following absorption and these may be fatal. The material can produce severe chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin. Symptoms of exposure may be delayed. Fluorides are easily absorbed through the skin and cause death of soft tissue and erode bone. Healing is delayed and death of tissue may continue to spread beneath skin. The material may accentuate any pre-existing skin condition. 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.
If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons. Acute effects of fluoride inhalation include irritation of nose and throat, coughing and chest discomfort. A single acute over-exposure may even cause nose bleed. Pre-existing respiratory conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis may be aggravated by exposure. Occupational asthma may result from exposure. The material may produce respiratory tract irritation, and result in damage to the lung including reduced lung function.
Principal routes of exposure are by accidental skin and eye contact and by inhalation of vapors especially at higher temperatures. Inhalation of vapour may cause irritation of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat and lungs. Symptoms of exposure may be delayed. Hydrofluoric acid is extremely corrosive and continues to cause tissue necrosis until it has been removed or neutralised. All persons suspected of having burns or of having inhaled hydrofluoric acid MUST be treated promptly and rigorously.