Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate Hazard Summary
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Common Name: METHYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE CAS Number: 137-05-3 RTK Substance number: 1241 DOT Number: None Date: April 1986 Revision: February 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HAZARD SUMMARY * Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate can affect you when breathed in * ODOR THRESHOLD = 2.2 ppm. and may be absorbed through the skin. * The range of accepted odor threshold values is quite * Contact can irritate and burn the skin and eyes. broad. Caution should be used in relying on odor alone as * Breathing Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate can irritate the nose a warning of potentially hazardous exposures. and throat causing coughing and wheezing. * Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate may cause a skin allergy. If WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS allergy develops, very low future exposure can cause NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is itching and a skin rash. 2 ppm averaged over a 10-hour workshift and * Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate may cause an asthma-like 4 ppm not to be exceeded during any 15 minute allergy. Future exposure can cause asthma attacks with work period. shortness of breath, wheezing, cough, and/or chest tightness. ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is 0.2 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift. IDENTIFICATION Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate, also called “Super Glue,” is a thick * The above exposure limits are for air levels only. When clear liquid with an irritating odor. It is used in adhesives and skin contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even in dentistry. though air levels are less than the limits listed above. REASON FOR CITATION WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE * Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate is on the Hazardous Substance * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust List because it is cited by ACGIH and NIOSH. ventilation at the site of chemical release. If local exhaust * Definitions are provided on page 5. ventilation or enclosure is not used, respirators should be worn. HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE BEING * Wear protective work clothing. EXPOSED * Wash thoroughly immediately after exposure to Methyl 2- The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers Cyanoacrylate and at the end of the workshift. to label chemicals in the workplace and requires public * Post hazard and warning information in the work area. In employers to provide their employees with information and addition, as part of an ongoing education and training training concerning chemical hazards and controls. The effort, communicate all information on the health and federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200, safety hazards of Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate to potentially requires private employers to provide similar training and exposed workers. information to their employees. * Exposure to hazardous substances should be routinely evaluated. This may include collecting personal and area air samples. You can obtain copies of sampling results from your employer. You have a legal right to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. * If you think you are experiencing any work-related health problems, see a doctor trained to recognize occupational diseases. Take this Fact Sheet with you. METHYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE page 2 of 6 This Fact Sheet is a summary source of information of all Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and potential and most severe health hazards that may result from present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the damage already done are not a substitute for controlling substance and other factors will affect your susceptibility to exposure. any of the potential effects described below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION Mixed Exposures Acute Health Effects * Because smoking can cause heart disease, as well as lung The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur cancer, emphysema, and other respiratory problems, it may immediately or shortly after exposure to Methyl 2- worsen respiratory conditions caused by chemical Cyanoacrylate: exposure. Even if you have smoked for a long time, stopping now will reduce your risk of developing health * Contact can irritate and burn the skin and eyes. problems. * Breathing Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate can irritate the nose and throat causing coughing and wheezing. WORKPLACE CONTROLS AND PRACTICES Chronic Health Effects Unless a less toxic chemical can be substituted for a hazardous The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at substance, ENGINEERING CONTROLS are the most some time after exposure to Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate and can effective way of reducing exposure. The best protection is to last for months or years: enclose operations and/or provide local exhaust ventilation at the site of chemical release. Isolating operations can also Cancer Hazard reduce exposure. Using respirators or protective equipment is * According to the information presently available to the less effective than the controls mentioned above, but is New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, sometimes necessary. Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. In evaluating the controls present in your workplace, consider: (1) how hazardous the substance is, (2) how much of the Reproductive Hazard substance is released into the workplace and (3) whether * According to the information presently available to the harmful skin or eye contact could occur. Special controls New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, should be in place for highly toxic chemicals or when Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate has not been tested for its ability significant skin, eye, or breathing exposures are possible. to affect reproduction. In addition, the following control is recommended: Other Long-Term Effects * Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate may cause a skin allergy. If * Where possible, automatically pump liquid Methyl 2- allergy develops, very low future exposure can cause Cyanoacrylate from drums or other storage containers to itching and a skin rash. process containers. * Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate may cause an asthma-like allergy. Future exposure can cause asthma attacks with Good WORK PRACTICES can help to reduce hazardous shortness of breath, wheezing, cough, and/or chest exposures. The following work practices are recommended: tightness. * Workers whose clothing has been contaminated by MEDICAL Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate should change into clean clothing promptly. Medical Testing * Contaminated work clothes should be laundered by individuals who have been informed of the hazards of If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the exposure to Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate. following are recommended: * Eye wash fountains should be provided in the immediate work area for emergency use. * Evaluation by a qualified allergist, including careful * If there is the possibility of skin exposure, emergency exposure history and special testing, may help diagnose shower facilities should be provided. skin allergy. * On skin contact with Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate, * Lung function tests. These may be normal if the person is immediately wash or shower to remove the chemical. At not having an attack at the time of the test. the end of the workshift, wash any areas of the body that may have contacted Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate, whether or not known skin contact has occurred. METHYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE page 3 of 6 * Do not eat, smoke, or drink where Methyl 2- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Cyanoacrylate is handled, processed, or stored, since the chemical can be swallowed. Wash hands carefully before Q: If I have acute health effects, will I later get chronic eating, drinking, smoking, or using the toilet. health effects? A: Not always. Most chronic (long-term) effects result PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT from repeated exposures to a chemical. WORKPLACE CONTROLS ARE BETTER THAN Q: Can I get long-term effects without ever having short- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. However, for term effects? some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entry, jobs A: Yes, because long-term effects can occur from repeated done only once in a while, or jobs done while workplace exposures to a chemical at levels not high enough to controls are being installed), personal protective equipment make you immediately sick. may be appropriate. Q: What are my chances of getting sick when I have been OSHA 1910.132 requires employers to determine the exposed to chemicals? appropriate personal protective equipment for each hazard and A: The likelihood of becoming sick from chemicals is to train employees on how and when to use protective increased as the amount of exposure increases. This is equipment. determined by the length of time and the amount of material to which someone is exposed. The following recommendations are only guidelines and may not apply to every situation. Q: When are higher exposures more likely? A: Conditions which increase risk of exposure include Clothing physical and mechanical processes (heating, pouring, * Avoid skin contact with Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate. Wear spraying, spills and evaporation from large surface areas protective gloves and clothing. Safety equipment such as open containers), and "confined space" suppliers/ manufacturers can provide recommendations on exposures (working inside vats, reactors, boilers, small the most protective glove/clothing material for your rooms, etc.). operation.