WATTYL SPECTROTHANE POLYESTER UNDERCOAT CATALYST
Flammability | 3 | |
Toxicity | 2 | |
Body Contact | 3 | |
Reactivity | 2 | |
Chronic | 2 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Catalyst/ curing agent for polyesters. Highly reactive material. Avoid any contamination.
Mixed and used only as per manufacturers directions.
"Spectro Thane organic peroxide unsaturated polyester resin curing agent", "Type A
diluent mixed MEKP CHP"
Contact with combustible material may cause fire.
Causes burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
HARMFUL - May cause lung damage if swallowed.
Highly flammable.
Vapors may cause dizziness or suffocation.
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. Ingestion may result in nausea, abdominal irritation, pain and vomiting.
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. Eye contact with organic peroxides can cause clouding, redness, swelling and burns of the eye on prolonged contact. The liquid produces a high level of eye discomfort and is capable of causing pain and severe conjunctivitis. Corneal injury may develop, with possible permanent impairment of vision, if not promptly and adequately treated. The material may be irritating to the eye, with prolonged contact causing inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.
Skin contact with the material may damage the health of the individual; systemic effects may result following absorption. The material can produce chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin. Bare unprotected skin should not be exposed to this material. All organic peroxides are irritating to the skin and if allowed to remain on the skin, may produce inflammation; some are allergenic.
Inhalation may produce health damage*. If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons. Central nervous system (CNS) depression may include general discomfort, symptoms of giddiness, headache, dizziness, nausea, anaesthetic effects, slowed reaction time, slurred speech and may progress to unconsciousness. Serious poisonings may result in respiratory depression and may be fatal. Inhalation of quantities of liquid mist may be extremely hazardous, even lethal due to spasm, extreme irritation of larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema. The inhalation of organic peroxide dusts or vapors can produce throat and lung irritation and cause an asthma-like effect. Over-exposure can cause tears, salivation, lethargy, slow breathing, breathing difficulties, headache, weakness, tremor, stupor and swelling of the lung.
Principal routes of exposure are usually by skin contact with the liquid and eye contact with the liquid and inhalation of vapor/spray mist. Persistent exposure over a long period of time to peroxides produces allergic skin reactions ( redness and scaling of the skin ) and asthmatic wheezing. In animal tests chronic exposure of rats repeatedly dosed with MEKP produced marked evidence of cumulative toxicity.