INTRODUCTION
PAINTS
seeSolventsandChemicalMaterials-General.
HighlyFlammable,Flammable.
OnePack.Cancontainharmfulortoxicpigments,driersandothercomponentsaswellassolvents.Sprayingshould
onlybecarriedoutwithadequateventilation.
TwoPack.Canalsocontainharmfulandtoxicunreactedresinsandresinhardeningagents.Themanufacturers
instructionsshouldbefollowedandthesectionofpage5onresinbasedadhesives,isocyanatecontainingAdhesives
andFoamsshouldbeconsulted.
Sprayingshouldpreferablybecarriedoutinexhaustedventilatedboothsremovingvapourandspraymistsfromthe
breathingzone.Individualsworkinginboothsshouldwearrespiratoryprotection.Thosedoingsmallscalerepairwork
intheopenshopshouldwearsuppliedairrespirators.
PaintThinners
seeSolvents.
Petrol
seeFuels(Gasolene).
PressurisedEquipment
seeHighPressureAir,LubricationandOilTestEquipment.
ResistanceWelding
seeWelding.
Sealers
seeAdhesivesandSealers.
SOLDER
seeWelding.
Soldersaremixturesofmetalssuchthatthemeltingpointofthemixtureisbelowthatoftheconstituentmetals(nor-
mallyleadandtin).Solderapplicationdoesnotnormallygiverisetotoxicleadfumes,providedagas/airameis
used.Oxy-acetyleneamesshouldnotbeused,astheyaremuchhotterandwillcauseleadfumestobeevolved.
Somefumesmaybeproducedbytheapplicationofanyametosurfacescoatedwithgreaseetc.andinhalationof
theseshouldbeavoided.
Removalofexcesssoldershouldbeundertakenwithcare,toensurethatneleaddustisnotproduced,whichcan
givetoxiceffectsifinhaled.Respiratoryprotectionmaybenecessary.
Solderspillageandlingshouldbecollectedandremovedpromptlytopreventgeneralaircontaminationbylead.
Highstandardsofpersonalhygienearenecessaryinordertoavoidindigestionofleadorinhalationofsolderdust
fromclothing.
SOLVENTS
seeChemicalMaterials-GeneralFuels(Kerosene),Fire.
e.g.Acetone,whitespirit,toluene,xylene,trichlorethane.
Usedincleaningmaterials,de-waxing,paints,plastics,resins,thinnersetc.
HighlyInammable,Flammable.
Skincontactwilldegreasetheskinandmayresultinirritationanddermatitisfollowingrepeatedorprolongedcontact.
Somecanbeabsorbedthroughtheskinintoxicorharmfulquantities.
Splashesintheeyemaycausesevereirritationandcouldleadtolossofvision.
Briefexposuretohighconcentrationsofvapoursormistswillcauseeyeandthroatirritation,drowsiness,dizziness,
headachesandintheworstcircumstances,unconsciousness.
Repeatedorprolongedexposurestoexcessivebutlowerconcentrationsofvapoursormists,forwhichtheremight
notbeadequatewarningindications,cancausemoreserioustoxicorharmfuleffects.
Aspirationintothelungs(e.g.throughvomiting)isthemostseriousconsequenceofswallowing.
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