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41234 DOi639 <br /> UNIC OIL CO. <br /> Product Namei UNOCAL 76 LEADED REGULAR Page [, <br /> Product Code Noz 00300 Issue Date, 05/04/90 <br /> Statusi FINAL <br /> SECTION III - HEALTH HAZARDS/ROUTES OF ENTRY y <br /> I NGESTION ISWALLO4lING): <br /> ASPIRATION HAZARD - THIS MATERIAL CAN ENTER LUNG: DURING SWALLOWING OR VOMITING AND <br /> CAUSE LUNG INFLAMMATION AND DAMAGE. INGESTION OF EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES OF THIS MATERIAL <br /> MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT AND SIGNS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION <br /> (e.g. HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, LOSS OF COORDINATI01l, AND FATIGUE). <br /> rntil��rlrsw, <br /> GASOLINE IS A POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. FOLL014—UP STUDIES SUGGEST <br /> THAT THIS MAY BE A UNIQUE EFFECT III MALE RATS. UNLEADED GASOLINE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED <br /> Atl A POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN BY IARC. BENZENE, A COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT, I5 A KNOWN <br /> i:F,11Ci:C (LEUKEMIA) HAZARD. RESULTS OF TESTS IN HUMANS HAVE SHOWN THAT EXPOSURE TO <br /> y ]sl"11_f:IIE CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES IN THE GENETIC MATERIAL (DNA) OF A CELL. THE <br /> E IitflU.il HEALTH COIISEQUENCES OF THESE CHANGES IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD. BENZE14E HAS BEEN <br /> i 1DE111IFIED AS A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP AND OSHA. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO <br /> 51101.1 THAT GASOLINE POSES ANY HAZARD RELATED TO ITS L014 BENZENE CONTENT. INTENTIONAL <br /> MISUSE BY DELIBERATE INHALATION OF LEADED GASOLINE MAY RESULT IN CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR <br /> CHARACTERIZED BY IRRITABILITY, AGGRESSIVENESS AND HALLUCINATIONS; MORE SEVERE <br /> OVEREXPOSUREMAY RESULT IN TREMORS AND SEIZURES. PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING HEART <br /> DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS (ARRHYTHMIAS) IF EXPOSED TO <br /> HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THIS MATERIAL (SEE SECTION II — NOTE TO PHYSICIANS). <br /> SECTION IV — SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION <br /> VENTILATION: <br /> IF CURRENT VENTILATION PRACTICES ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS <br /> BELOW THE ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE SECTION I), ADDITIONAL VENTILATION OR <br /> EXHAUST SYSTEMS MAY BE REQUIRED. WHERE EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES MAY BE PRESENT, ELECTRICAL <br /> SYSTEMS SAFE FOR SUCH LOCATIONS MUST BE USED. <br /> RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: <br /> THE USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS ADVISED WHEN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE <br /> ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE SECTION 1). DEPENDING ON THE AIRBORNE.CONCENTRATION, <br /> USE A RESPIRATOR OR GAS MASK WITH APPROPRIATE CARTRIDGES AND CANNISTERS (NIOSH <br /> APPROVED, IF AVAILABLE) OR SUPPLIED AIR EQUIPMENT. <br /> PROTECT 'IF GLOVES: <br /> THE USE OF GLOVES IMPERMEABLE TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL HANDLED I5 ADVISED TO PREVENT <br /> SKIN CONTACT AND POSSIBLE IRRITATION. <br /> EYE PROTECTION: <br /> APPROVED EYE PROTECTION TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST POTENTIAL EYE CONTACT, IRRITATION OR <br /> INJURY IS RECOMMENDED. <br /> !'3 OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: <br /> IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER BE AVAILABLE IN THE WORK AREA FOR' ' i', . <br /> FLUSHING EYES AND SKIN, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN AS NEEDED. j <br /> sF <br /> SECTIC14 V - REACTIVITY DATA <br /> REACTI IT : <br /> -- -, -- --STABLE-UilDER-NORMAL-COHDITIONS_OF_STORAGE_AND HANDLING. <br /> F =- <br /> EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. VAPOR MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE. <br /> rope <br />