Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Eye: Contact with liquid or vapor may result in irritation, redness, tearing, and blurred vision. Skin: May cause mild skin irritation. Prolonged or repeated contact may dry the skin. Symptoms may include redness, burning, drying and cracking of skin, and skin burns. Swallowing: Ingestion of this material may cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Aspiration of this material into the lungs due to vomiting may produce chemical pneumonitis which can be fatal. Inhalation: Excessive inhalation of vapors may cause nasal and respiratory irritation, acute nervous system depression, fatigue, weakness, nausea, headache, and dizziness. Symptoms usually occur at air concentrations higher than the recommended exposure limits (SeeSection 8). Chronic Effects of Overexposure (Long Term): Styrene: Excessive overexposure to styrene has been found to cause the following effects in humans and may aggravate pre-existing disorders of these organs; central nervous system effects, effects on hearing, mild effects on color vision and respiratory tract damage. Cancer Information: Styrene is listed as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program’s 12th report on carcinogens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified styrene as a group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans). This classification is not based on evidence that styrene may be carcinogenic, but rather on a revised definition for Group 2B, and consideration of new data on styrene oxide (Group 2A). This material may contain trace amounts of chemicals considered to be carcinogenic by OSHA, (Benzene, IARC-Group 1). Other Health Effects: NOTICE: Reports have associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain and nervous system damage. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the contents may be harmful or fatal. Primary Route(s) of Entry: Inhalation, Skin contact, Eye contact, Ingestion, skin absorption.