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METHANOL DANGER! FLAMMABLE VAPOR HARMFUL MAY BE FATAL OR CAUSE BLINDNESS IF SWALLOWED CANNOT BE MADE NONPOISONOUS Keep owoy from heal, sparks, and open flame. Keep conlainer closed. Avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vopor. Use only with adequate ventilation. POISON * Call A Physician First Aid If swallowed: Give o tablespoonful of solf in a glass of worm water and repeat until vomit fluid is clear. Give two teospoonfuls of baking soda in a glass of water. Have patient lie down and keep warm. Cover eyes to exclude light. METHANOL MIXTURES ftr products cniining methR*l in prp*rtin sufficient t create hazard became f methanaf cantenf, use applicable irafementi as afca*e, with additian /.- CONTAINS OVER.......................% OF METHANOL The ward "HAMMAILE" may be amitted fram the Statement af Hazards if the praduct has a flash paint akav* lO'f. MCA Chemical Safety Data Shaet SD-22 available FlC 41-1 --Typical hazardous chemical label Courtesy Manufacturing Chemists Assn toxic effects it must come into contact with a body cell The three routes of entry are in halation, skin absorption and ingestion Certain chemical agents that reach the lungs can pass directly into the blood stream and be absorbed over a long period of time Others may stay m the lungs and set up local irritant or damaging action Toxic and irritant dusts can also be ingested m amounts that may cause trouble If toxic dust swallowed with food or saliva is not sol uble in body fluids, it is eliminated directly through the intestinal tract Toxic materials that are readily soluble in body fluids can be absorbed m the digestive system and picked up by the blood A third way in which toxic and irritant substances may enter the system is skin ab sorption Many organic compounds, such as TNT, cyanides, and most aromatic amines, amides, and phenols, can produce systemic poisoning by direct contact with the skin Contact of irritant chemical agents with the skin also may result in skin irritation Inhalation as a route of entry is particularly important because of the rapidity with which a toxic matenal can be absorbed in the lungs, (Text continues on page 1250 ) 1247