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Guidance on Safe Use

Guidance on Safe Use

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First-aid measures

General: Rinse with water
Skin contact: Rinse the skin immediately with lots of water. Get medical attention if any discomfort continues. Use suitable lotion to moisturise skin.
Eye contact: Promptly wash eyes with plenty of water while lifting the eye lids. Continue to rinse for at least 15 minutes and get medical attention. Contact physician if discomfort continues.
Ingestion: Immediately rinse mouth and provide fresh air. Drink plenty of water. Do not give laxatives. Get medical attention.
Recommended personal protective equipment for first aid responders: Not relevant.

Information for health personnel: Treat Symptomatically. Get medical attention if any discomfort continues.
Acute symptoms and effects: Contact with eyes causes severe eye irritation. Contact with skin causes irritation and redness. Inhalation may cause irritation of the upper respiratory airways.
Delayed symptoms and effects: Ingestion may cause damage to the stomach and intestinal mucosa, with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

Medical monitoring for delayed effects: Health surveillance of workers is foreseen in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 98/24/EC, if it is appropriate to the nature of the risk.
Contraindications In case of swallowing, do NOT induce vomiting.
Separate first aid equipment: Facilities at site: Eye wash and safety shower.

Fire-fighting measures

Extinguishing media
Suitable extinguishing media: All types of fire extinguisher may be used. This product is not flammable.

Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture
Fire and explosion hazards: No unusual fire or explosion hazards noted.
Hazardous combustion products: Fire creates: Carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon monoxide (CO). Sulphurous gases (SOx).

Advice for firefighters
Personal protective equipment: In case of fire, wear a self contained breathing apparatus.
Fire fighting procedures: Use water to keep fire-exposed containers cool and disperse vapours.

Accidental release measures

Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
Personal protection measures: Risk of contact: Wear protective gloves and goggles/face shield. Try to limit
any spill. In case of spills, beware of slippery floors and surfaces.

For non-emergency personnel
Emergency procedures: Evacuate personell to well ventilated, safe areas.

For emergency responders
For emergency responders Wear appropriate protective equipment as detailed in section "Exposure controls/personal protection".

Environmental precautions
Environmental precautionary measures: The product dissolves in water and it is readily biodegradable.

Methods and material for containment and cleaning up
Cleaning method: Collect any spilled product and deliver it to a qualified recipient according to local regulations. Small amounts are rinsed away with water. The product will give slippery surface.

Handling and storage

Precautions for safe handling
Handling: Avoid spilling, skin and eye contact. Change contaminated clothing. Containermust be kept tightly closed. Do not eat, drink or smoke when using the product. Provide easy access to water supply and eye wash facilities.

Protective Safety Measures
Advice on general occupational hygiene: First-aid equipment, including eye wash bottle, must be available at the work site. Good personal hygiene is necessary. Wash hands and contaminated areas with water and soap before leaving the work site.

Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
Storage: Maximum storage temperature of 40°C is recommended.

Conditions for safe storage
Requirements for storage rooms and vessels: Seal opened containers and use up as soon as possible.
Storage Temperature: Value: < 40 °C

Use of the substance/preparation: Surfactants for Emulsification and Polymerisation.

Transport information

Land transport (UN RTDG/ADR/RID)

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Special provisions / remarks
Special provisions:
No dangerous goods under transport regulations.

Inland waterway transport (UN RTDG/ADN(R))

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Special provisions / remarks
Remarks:
No dangerous goods under transport regulations.

Marine transport (UN RTDG/IMDG)

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Special provisions / remarks
Remarks:
No dangerous goods under transport regulations.

Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

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Special provisions / remarks
Remarks:
No dangerous goods under transport regulations.

Additional transport information

Additional information
Special provisions / remarks / other:
No dangerous goods under transport regulations.

Exposure controls / personal protection

Control parameters
Other Information about threshold limit values: Value: = mg/kg 100% product
DNEL / PNEC
Recommended monitoring procedures: The measurement of substances at the workplace must be carried out with standarized methods or appropriate methods.

Exposure controls
Limitation of exposure on workplace: An eye wash bottle must be available at the work site. The use of closed processes and personal protective equipments significantly minimize worker exposure to the substance.

Precautionary measures to prevent exposure
Product-related measures to prevent exposure: The implementation of RMMs should ensure that the likelihood of an event occurring due to the LAS hazards is negligible and the risk is considered to be controlled to a level of no concern.

Hand protection
Hand protection: Neoprene, nitrile, polyethylene or PVC.

Eye / face protection
Eye protection: If risk of splashing, wear safety goggles or face shield.

Skin protection
Skin protection (except hands): Wear appropriate clothing to prevent reasonably probable skin contact. Skin protection remark Use appropriate skin cream to prevent drying of skin.

Hygiene / Environmental
Specific hygiene measures: Use appropriate skin cream to prevent drying of skin.

Stability and reactivity

Chemical stability
Stability: The product is stable under the recommended handling and storageconditions.
Possibility of hazardous reactions: None.
Conditions to avoid Avoid: storage at temperatures above 50°C.
Materials to avoid: Strong acids.
Hazardous decomposition products: Not known.

Disposal considerations

Specify the appropriate methods of disposal
Small amounts may be flushed with water to sewer. Larger volumes must be sent to approved plant for destruction. Dispose of waste and residues in
accordance with local authority requirements. Incinerate with provision for removal of effluent gases by scrubber.
EWC waste code EWC: 070699 wastes not otherwise specified