Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION 8 - <20%

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

At varying concentrations used for bleaching and deodourizing of textiles, wood pulp,
hair, fur etc.; source of organic and inorganic peroxides; pulp and paper industry;
plasticizers; rocket fuel; foam rubber. Manufacture of glycerol; antichlor; dyeing;
electroplating; antiseptic, laboratory reagent, epoxidation, hydroxylation, oxidation and
reduction; viscosity control for starch and cellulose derivatives; refining and cleaning
metals; bleaching and oxidizing agent in food; neutralizing agent in wine distillation;
seed disinfectant; substitute for chlorine water and sewage treatment.

SYNONYMS

H2-O2, "60 volume peroxide", "18% peroxide", "40 volume hydrogen peroxide", "12% hydrogen
peroxide", "hydrogen peroxide solution"

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Contact with combustible material may cause fire.
Harmful if swallowed.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.

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

  If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage.  The material may be irritating to the eye, with prolonged contact causing inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  

SKIN

  The material is not thought to produce adverse health effects or skin irritation following contact (as classified using animal models). Nevertheless, good hygiene practice requires that exposure be kept to a minimum and that suitable gloves be used in an occupational setting.  

INHALED

  There is some evidence to suggest that this material, if inhaled, can irritate the throat and lungs of some persons.  Although inhalation is not thought to produce harmful effects, the material may still produce health damage, especially where pre-existing organ (e.g. liver, kidney) damage is evident. Present definitions of harmful or toxic substances are generally confined to doses producing mortality (death) rather than those producing morbidity (disease, ill-  health).  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are usually by skin contact with the material and inhalation of vapor.  Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause drying with cracking,irritation and possible dermatitis following.  As with any chemical product, contact with unprotected bare skin; inhalation of vapor, mist or dust in work place atmosphere; or ingestion in any form, should be avoided by observing good occupational work practice.