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I f t h e y ha ve a h o l e i n t hor n o r i f t h e y a r e s p o n g y , t he y a r e mor e da nge r ous t ha n no gl o ve s a t a l l . 3 . I f y o u r c l o t h e s a r e s p l a s h e d o r we t wi t h E3HTL F l u i d * t a k e t hem o ff* Ihe Fl ui d wi l l soak t hr ough and get on your s ki n. D. E m TO KEEP P OI SOH OUT OF YOUR M0UT5 1 , Do n o t p u t y o u r f i n g e r s i n t o y o u r mo u t h * a n d do n o t h a n d l e a n y t h i n g t h a t geos i n t o your mout h wi t h o u t wa s h i n g yo ur h a n ds c a r e f u l l y . Wa s h t h e h a n d s c a r e f u l l y b e f o r e m e a l s * a n d b e f o r e p u t t i n g t o b d e o o or o t h e r a r t i c l e s i n t o y o u r mo u t h . Us e p l e n t y o f s o a p a n d a br ush, being sur e t o br ush t he ent i r e sur face of t he hands, and under t he n a i l s , sep your finger na i l s shor t and cl ean. E . HOt TO KEEP FROM S R E &M X m g KES M M S B YL F UJ I D 1 . Wh e n e v e r y o u c a n s me l l t h e F l u i d y o u a r e b r e a t h i n g i t i n . Do n o t s t a y i n a ny p l a c e wh e r e y o u c a n s me l l ETHYL F l u i d . I t i s p o s s i b l e t o p r e v e n t s u c h f ume s f r om b e i n g p r e s e n t wh e r e y o u wo r k . Se e t ha t t h i s i s done. I f you can smel l t he Fl u i d t her i s a l e ak* o r t h e r e h a s b e e n a s p i l l . The ma n a g e me n t mu s t b e n o t i f i e d a n d t h e f a u l t y c o n d i t i o n s mu s t b e c o r r e c t e d b e f o r e wo r k i s c o n t i n u e d * I f y o u mus t wo r k f o r a s h o r t t i me i n a p l a c e wh o r e t h e s me l l o f t h e F l u i d i s n o t i c e d , p u t o n a g a s ma s k . Te s t i t t o b e s u r e i t f i t s p r o p e r l y e nd does no t l e a k . I b i s a l l o ws you t o b r e a t h e p ur e a i r * F. CARE OF CBHBRAL BBALf f i - 1 . Sa t r e g u l a r l y o f a we l l m i x e d d i e t . Do n o t go t o wo r k wi t h o u t b r e a k f a s t a n d do no t a dopt u n u s u a l d i e t s , e xc e p t as p r e s c r i b e d by a p h y s i c i a n , f o r s ome s p e c i a l r e a s o n . 2 . Wi e n y o u a r e s i c k i n a n y wa y , wh e t h e r f r o m a b a d s o l d o r a n y o t h e r t h i n g , do n o t wo r k i n t h e m i x i n g p l a n t . Re p o r t t o t h e for eman a nd c o n s u l t a p h y s i c i a n * Si c k n e s s o f any k i n d i s r e a s o n e n o u g h f o r n o t wo r k i n g wi t h l e a d *. 3* Yo u r t e e t h s h o u l d b e k e p t c l e a n a n d i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n * t hem - dai l y#.', b r u s h i n g t h e ' c a r e f u l l y , i f y o u r gums b l e e d w h %o u b r u s h y o u r t e e t h , c o n s u l t y o u r d e n t i s t . Do n o t k e e p o l d s n a g s a n d r o o t s o f t e e t h i n y o u r mo u t h . Ha v e t he m p u l l e d . Th e y a r e a menace t o your h e a l t h . ' . 4 * Ke e p t h e b o we l s r e g u l a r * Wh e n a c a t h a r t i c i s n e e d e d u s e Ep s o m S a l t s o r Ma g n e s i u m Ci t r a t e o r S e i d l i t s Po wd e r s . 5 . Dr i n k wa t e r f r e e l y a n d r e g u l a r l y . 0015750 -5 T?m t s ( ' f / .// S' J' / ' ' '/ . SPECI AL, t e TOl TTOHS ''' - J Sp e c i a l Re g u l a t i o n s a r e i s s u e d c o v e r i n g p h a s e s d u r i n g wh l o h c o n t a c t wi t h Et h y l F l u i d may, b e i n v o l v e d , Th e s e s e p a r a t a s p e c i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s a r e l i s t e d i n d e t a i l b e l o w a n d mus t b e f o l l o we d i n c o mp l e t e d e t a i l b y a l l p e r s o n s wh o ma y b . i n v o l v e d i n a p a r t i c u l a r act ivit y. Re f e r e n c e ' t o Bo o k l e t of Inst r uct ions ' _______ ___ _ _____ _________ TI TLE __ ' _____ P l a c a r d Ava i l - * able for post ing i n accor danc e wi t h Par t 1, par a. 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Re c o mme nda t i o n s . f o r t h e m i x i n g o f Ye s Et h y l F l u i d wi t h Bu l k Ta n k Eq u i p me n t u t i l i s i n g s u p p l i e s i n Ta nk DBm Re c o mme n d a t i o n s f o r t h e m i x i n g o f Et h y l F l u i d wi t h Bu l k Ta n k Equi p me n t , u t i l i s i n g s u p p l i e s i n Dr ums Ye s LR Bi e h a n d l i n g e n d m i x i n g o f Et h y l Ye s Fl uid i n l abor at or ies TCS Re gul a t i o n s gov e r ni ng t he c l e a n i n g Ho b u t I a nd r e p a i r i n g o f s t o r a ge t a n k s wh i c h t h i n k we o u g h t havo ccnt fcinod l eaded gas ol i ne t o pr oduce on * HP SR Re c o mme n d a t i o n s f o r t h e t r a n s p o r t Ho o f Et h y l F l u i d ( b r a n d o f AS H* SHOCK COhPOTJBI)) b y Ro a d , Ra i l a n d S e e , o r Ba r ge ( F i l l i n g o f s ma l l c o n t a i n e r s ) s u g g e s t we r e f e r t o t h i s ' ,.'j m t h i s b o o k l e t . HP cix X *c 0,/0 )p u / V ; "\ \ \ K 0015751