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0 31769 Prcduct Name: UNOCAL UNLEADUPLUS 87 M/H GRADE 02197 rriODUuT CODE NO: 00406 ISSUE DATE 6/ 4/88 PAGE 3 OF 6 SECTION III - POTENTIAL ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS COMMENTS: GASOLINE IS A POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD BASED ON TESTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. FOLLOWUP STUDIES SUGGEST THAT THIS MAY BE A UNIQUE EFFECT IN' MALE RATS. BENZENE, A COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT, IS A KNOWN CANCER (LEUKEMIA) HAZARD. RESULTS OF TESTS IN HUMANS HAVE SHOWN THAT EXPOSURE TO BENZENE CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES IN THE GENETIC MATERIAL (DNA) OF A CELL. THE HUMAN HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THESE CHANGES IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD. BENZENE, BUT NOT GASOLINE, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP AND OSHA. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT GASOLINE POSES ANY HAZARD RELATED TO ITS LOW BENZENE CONTENT. PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING HEART DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS (ARRHYTHMIAS) IF - EXPOSED TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THIS MATERIAL (SEE SECTION II COMMENTS - NOTE TO PHYSICIANS) . I SECTION IV - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: i IF CURRENT VENTILATION PRACTICES ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE SECTION Z), ADDITIONAL VENTILATION OR EXHAUST SYSTEMS MAY BE REQUIRED. WHERE EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES MAY BE PRESENT, SYSTEMS SAFE FOR SUCH LOCATIONS SHOULD BE USED. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: THE USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS ADVISED WHEN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE i ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE SECTION I) . DEPENDING ON THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION, USE A RESPIRATOR OR GAS MASK WITH APPROPRIATE CARTRIDGES AND CANNISTERS (NIOSH APPROVED, IF AVAILABLE) OR SUPPLIED AIR EQUIPMENT. PROTECTIVE GLOVES: THE USE OF GLOVES IMPERMEABLE TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL HANDLED IS ADVISED TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT AND POSSIBLE IRRITATION. EYE PROTECTION: APPROVED EYE PROTECTION TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST POTENTIAL EYE CONTACT, IRRITATION OR INJURY IS RECOMMENDED. OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER BE AVAILABLE IN WORK AREA FOR FLUSHING EYES AND SKIN. IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN AS NEEDED. SECTION V - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID (STABILITY) AVOID CONTACT OF LIQUID, FUMES, OR VAPORS WITH ANY SOURCE OF HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME. INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID) : STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS CHLORINE, PERMANGANATES AND DICHROMATES MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: COMBUSTION MAY YIELD S'9NIFICANT AMOUNTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF OXIDES OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN, BENZENE AND OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.