Safety data sheet, Definition of terms, Health – Radio Shack 640-4321 User Manual
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SAFETY DATA SHEET
Page 6 of 6
MSDS-E-6404321
RadioShack
®
#6404321
RADIOSHACK # 6400022
Prepared to OSHA, ACC, ANSI, NOHSC, WHMIS, 2001/58/EC & 1272/2008/EC Standards
MSDS Revision: 2.0
MSDS Revision Date: 08/22/2012
DEFINITION OF TERMS
A large number of abbreviations and acronyms appear on a MSDS. Some of these that are commonly used include the following:
GENERAL INFORMATION:
CAS No.
Chemical Abstract Service Number
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR:
ACGIH
American Conference on Governmental Industrial Hygienists
TLV
Threshold Limit Value
OSHA
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
FIRST AID MEASURES:
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - method in which a person whose
heart has stopped receives manual chest compressions and breathing
to circulate blood and provide oxygen to the body.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM: HMIS
HEALTH, FLAMMABILITY & REACTIVITY RATINGS:
0
Minimal Hazard
HEALTH
1
Slight Hazard
FLAMMABILITY
2
Moderate Hazard
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
3
Severe Hazard
PERSONAL PROTECTION
4
Extreme Hazard
PERSONAL PROTECTION RATINGS:
A
G
B
H
C
I
D
J
E
K
F
X
Consult your supervisor or SOPs for
special handling directions.
Safety Glasses
Splash Goggles
Face Shield &
Eye Protection
Gloves
Boots
Synthetic Apron
Full Suit
Dust Respirator
Full Face Respirator
Dust & Vapor Half-
Mask Respirator
Full Face
Respirator
Airline Hood/Mask
or SCBA
Note: the dotted circle indicates that this respiratory protective
equipment is required for high concentrations or for large
volume spills or releases of product.
OTHER STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS:
NA
Not Available
NR
No Results
NE
Not Established
ND
Not Determined
ML
Maximum Limit
SCBA
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION: NFPA
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR:
Autoignition
Temperature
Minimum temperature required to initiate combustion in air with no
other source of ignition
LEL
Lower Explosive Limit - lowest percent of vapor in air, by volume, that
will explode or ignite in the presence of an ignition source
UEL
Upper Explosive Limit - highest percent of vapor in air, by volume,
that will explode or ignite in the presence of an ignition source
HAZARD RATINGS:
0
Minimal Hazard
1
Slight Hazard
2
Moderate Hazard
3
Severe Hazard
4
Extreme Hazard
ACD
Acidic
ALK
Alkaline
COR
Corrosive
W
Use No Water
OX
Oxidizer
TREFOIL
Radioactive
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
LD
50
Lethal Dose (solids & liquids) which kills 50% of the exposed
animals s
LC
50
Lethal concentration (gases) which kills 50% of the exposed
animal
ppm
Concentration expressed in parts of material per million parts
TD
lo
Lowest dose to cause a symptom
TCLo
Lowest concentration to cause a symptom
TD
lo
, LD
lo
, & LD
o
or
TC, TC
o
, LC
lo
, & LC
o
Lowest dose (or concentration) to cause lethal or toxic
effects
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
NTP
National Toxicology Program
RTECS
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
BCF
Bioconcentration Factor
TL
m
Median threshold limit
log K
OW
or log K
OC
Coefficient of Oil/Water Distribution
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
WHMIS
Canadian Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
TC
Transport Canada
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DSL
Canadian Domestic Substance List
NDSL
Canadian Non-Domestic Substance List
PSL
Canadian Priority Substances List
TSCA
U.S. Toxic Substance Control Act
EU
European Union (European Union Directive 67/548/EEC)
WGK
Wassergefährdungsklassen (German Water Hazard Class)
WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION (WHMIS) SYSTEM:
A
B
C
D1
D2
D3
E
F
Compressed
Flammable
Oxidizing
Toxic
Irritation
Infectious
Corrosive
Reactive
EC (67/548/EEC) INFORMATION:
C
E
F
N
O
T+
Xi
Xn
Corrosive
Explosive
Flammable
Harmful
Oxidizing
Toxic
Irritant
Harmful
CLP/GHS (1272/2008/EC) PICTOGRAMS:
GHS01
GHS02
GHS03
GHS04
GHS05
GHS06
GHS07
GHS08
GHS09
Explosive
Flammable
Oxidizer
Pressurized
Corrosive
Toxic
Harmful
Irritating
Health
Hazard
Environment