HMIRC Notices - Decisions and Orders

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW COMMISSION

October 13, 2007

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT

Decisions and orders on claims for exemption

Pursuant to paragraph 18(1)(a) of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, the Chief Screening Officer of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission hereby gives notice of the decisions of the screening officer respecting each claim for exemption and the relevant material safety data sheet (MSDS) listed below.

Claimant	Product Identifier (As shown on the MSDS))	Registry Numbert	MSDS Preparation Date (As shown on the MSDS)	Date of Decision
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC., West Paterson, New Jersey	CYCOM® 306 Structural Prepreg	5664	07/28/2003	August 7, 2007
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC., West Paterson, New Jersey	CYCOM® E-293 Structural Prepreg	5666	07/28/2003	August 7, 2007
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC., West Paterson, New Jersey	CYCOM® 7224 Structural Prepreg (Glass or Aramid Fabric)	5674	07/28/2003	August 7, 2007
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC., West Paterson, New Jersey	CYCOM® 293/FC/Glass Prepreg	5679	07/29/2003	August 7, 2007
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Chicago, Illinois	REDICOTE® C-2914	5912	7/14/2006	July 20, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	844-5559 CHROMA-CHEM® PHTHALO GREEN B/S formerly 844-5559 CHROMA-CHEM® Phthalo Green B/S	6033	03/29/2007	August 15, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	844-7263 CHROMA-CHEM® PHTHALO BLUE I/S	6034	03/29/2007	August 15, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	844-0453 CHROMA-CHEM® QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA	6035	05/08/2007	August 15, 2007
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Chicago, Illinois	ARMOFUEL 133	6046	8/19/2004	July 20, 2007
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Chicago, Illinois	ARMOFUEL 136	6047	8/19/2004	July 20, 2007
Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Houston, Texas	OGA 72015	6060	August 17, 2006	May 4, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 701	6111	4 April 2006	August 31, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 710	6116	11 December 2006	July 25, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 730	6117	12/31/2004	July 31, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 740	6118	7 December 2004	August 31, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 700	6126	12 December 2006	August 31, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 720	6127	11/15/2006	July 31, 2007
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia	TecGARD 750	6128	17 November 2006	August 31, 2007
JFB Hart Coatings Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois	GLOSSTEK 100 PART B	6155	20-April-2005	July 25, 2007
JFB Hart Coatings Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois	GLOSSTEK 400 PART B	6156	21-September-2005	July 25, 2007
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Canada Inc., formerly Borden Chemical - Canada, Division of the Borden Company, Limited, Oshawa, Ontario	StructurFast™ OSC-51KZ	6157	08/05/2005	August 20, 2007
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Canada Inc., formerly Borden Chemical - Canada, Division of the Borden Company, Limited, Oshawa, Ontario	StructurFast™ OSC-200KZ	6168	08/05/2005	August 20, 2007
Stepan Canada, Inc., Longford Mills, Ontario	ZELEC NE PD071	6178	SEP 20/2006	September 12, 2007
Cognis Canada Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario	VERSAMINE —1	6179	10/12/2006	July 23, 2007
Ciba Specialties Canada Inc., Mississauga, Ontario	UNISPERSE DPP ORANGE RA-S	6194	02-Jun-2005	September 17, 2007
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Canada Inc., Oshawa, Ontario	Fentak™ MR0444	6195	08/05/2005	August 29, 2007
Baker Petrolite Corporation, Sugar Land, Texas	TOLAD® 9308 ADDITIVE	6198	5/25/2005	August 20, 2007
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., formerly Air Products & Chemicals Inc. - Chemicals Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania	ANCAMINE® 2505 Curing Agent	6200	11/20/2006	August 30, 2007
3M Canada Company, London, Ontario	SCOTCHKOTE 327 PATCH, BRUSH AND SPRAY GRADE LIQUID EPOXY COATING, PART B	6206	2006/04/21	September 25, 2007
3M Canada Company, London, Ontario	SCOTCHWELD (TM) EC-3964	6207	06/22/2005	September 25, 2007
Baker Petrolite Corporation, Sugar Land, Texas	TOLAD® 3938 ADDITIVE	6233	1/9/2006	August 23, 2007
Nalco Canada Co., Burlington, Ontario	SULFA-CHECK® EC9085A	6240	2007/01/26	September 26, 2007
Nalco Canada Co., Burlington, Ontario	SULFA-CHECK® EC9289A	6241	2007/01/26	September 26, 2007
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Chicago, Illinois	REDICOTE® C-450	6242	7/29/2005	July 20, 2007
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Chicago, Illinois	REDICOTE® C-450-2	6243	7/29/2005	July 20, 2007
Industrial Environmental Coatings Corporation, doing business as Enviroline Group, Pompano Beach, Florida	ENVIROLINE SERIES - HARDENER ENVIROLINE EC 376F HARDENER Formerly Enviroline Series - Hardener A	6244	11/27/06	September 12, 2007
Nalco Canada Co., Burlington, Ontario	EC1009A CORROSION INHIBITOR	6264	2005/09/23	September 21, 2007
MeadWestvaco Corporation, Specialty Chemicals Division, North Charleston, South Carolina	INDULIN® 206	6271	8/22/2006	August 16, 2007
MeadWestvaco Corporation, Specialty Chemicals Division, North Charleston, South Carolina	INDULIN® MQK	6272	4/20/2007	July 27, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	888-0801 COLORTREND® STRONG RED Z	6341	03/30/2007	August 31, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	61-621 V MAGENTA	6359	06/08/2007	September 21, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	888-1810 COLORTREND® YELLOW OXIDE C	6371	06/21/2007	August 31, 2007
ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc., Mulberry, Florida formerly Arr-Maz roducts, L.P., Winter Haven, Florida	AD-here LOF 65-00	6406	2/23/2006	August 28, 2007
Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, Piscataway, New Jersey	UNIPOL (TM) UCAT (TM) UG-150 Catalyst	6632	2006.05.31	August 2, 2007
Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, Piscataway, New Jersey	UNIPOL (TM) UCAT (TM) UG-300 Catalyst	6633	2006.05.31	August 2, 2007
Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, Piscataway, New Jersey	UNIPOL (TM) UCAT (TM) UG-500 Catalyst	6634	2006.05.31	August 2, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	844-0152 CHROMA-CHEM® FLATTING AGENT	6687	06/20/2007	August 29, 2007
Degussa Canada Inc., Brampton, Ontario	844-0982 CHROMA-CHEM® L/F ORANGE	6688	03/27/2007	August 15, 2007

Notes: 1. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 26, 2003, listed the subject of the claim bearing Registry Number 5679 to be the chemical identity of two ingredients. The subject of the claim on which the screening officer issued the decision is the chemical identity of three ingredients.

2. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 11, 2004, listed the subject of the claims bearing Registry Numbers 6033, 6034 and 6035 to be the chemical identity and concentration of two ingredients, two ingredients and one ingredient respectively. The subjects of the claims on which the screening officer issued the decisions are the chemical identity and concentration of three, three and two ingredients, respectively.

3. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 21, 2005, listed the subject of the claim bearing Registry Number 6117 to be the chemical identity of seven ingredients. The subject of the claim on which the screening officer issued the decision is the chemical identity of six ingredients.

4. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 21, 2005, listed the subject of the claim bearing Registry Number 6179 to be the chemical identity and concentration of three ingredients. The subject of the claim on which the screening officer issued the decision is the chemical identity and concentration of one ingredient.

5. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on November 12, 2005, incorrectly listed the product identifier for the controlled product associated with the claim bearing Registry Number 6198 as Tolad^® Additive. The correct product identifier is TOLAD^® ADDITIVE.

6. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on November 12, 2005, listed the subject of the claims bearing Registry Numbers 6242 and 6243 to be the chemical identity of two ingredients. The subject of the claims on which the screening officer issued the decisions is the chemical identity and concentration of two ingredients.

7. The Notice of Filing published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on November 12, 2005, listed the subject of the claim bearing Registry Number 6244 to be the chemical identity of two ingredients. The subject of the claim on which the screening officer issued the decision is the chemical identity of three ingredients.

There were no submissions from affected parties to the screening officer with respect to any of the above claims for exemption and related MSDSs.

Each of the claims for exemption listed above was found to be valid. The screening officer reached this decision after reviewing the information in support of the claim, having regard exclusively to the criteria found in section 3 of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Regulations. Having regard for the various data readily available in the literature and any information provided by the claimant, the screening officer found that the respective MSDS in respect of which the claims bearing Registry Numbers 6240, 6241, 6242, 6243, 6359 and 6371 were filed complied with the applicable disclosure requirements of the Hazardous Products Act and the Controlled Products Regulations.

Having regard for the various data readily available in the literature and any information provided by the claimant, the screening officer found that the respective MSDS in respect of which the remaining claims were filed did not comply with the applicable disclosure requirements of the Hazardous Products Act and the Controlled Products Regulations.

Subsequent to the issuance of the decisions on the claims bearing Registry Numbers 6341 and 6359, the claimant advised the Commission that it was voluntarily disclosing on the respective MSDS the chemical identity and concentration of the ingredient for which the exemptions had been granted.

Registry Number 5664

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of an additional hazardous ingredient in the controlled product, together with its CAS Registry Number, percent concentration and Exposure Limit Values;

2. Remove the statement indicating that the reader should look in section 2 for the exposure limits pertaining to the odour threshold;

3. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause respiratory sensitization in workers.

Registry Number 5666

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of an additional hazardous ingredient in the controlled product, together with its percent concentration;

2. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for skin contact, disclose a statement to the effect that the skin should be washed with water for 20 minutes or until the chemical is removed;

3. Remove the statement indicating that the reader should look in section 2 for the exposure limits pertaining to the odour threshold.

Registry Number 5674

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been classified as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC);

2. Remove the statement indicating that the reader should look in section 2 for the exposure limits pertaining to the odour threshold.

Registry Number 5679

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Remove the inference that the ingredient known as organo phosphites alkylphenols was a part of the claim for exemption;

2. Disclose the presence of an additional hazardous ingredient in the controlled product, together with its percent concentration;

3. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for skin contact, disclose a statement to the effect that the skin should be washed with water for 20 minutes or until the chemical is removed.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDS-of-Record respecting this particular claim, the claimant provided the Commission with a copy of a revised version. This revised version of the MSDS was not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Registry Number 5912

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the percent concentration of certain hazardous ingredients in an acceptable manner;

2. Disclose LD₅₀ values for two of the confidential hazardous ingredients in an acceptable manner;

3. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause fetotoxic effects in laboratory animals;

4. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D2A.

Registry Numbers 6033 to 6035, inclusive

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of an additional confidential hazardous ingredient in the controlled product;

2. Registry Number 6034: Add oxides of nitrogen and chlorine to the list of hazardous combustion or decomposition products;

3. Registry Numbers 6033 and 6035: Add oxides of chlorine to the list of hazardous combustion or decomposition products.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDSs-of-Record respecting these particular claims, the claimant provided the Commission with copies of revised versions. These revised versions of the MSDSs were not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Registry Number 6046

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose correct information concerning the proper storage conditions for the controlled product.

Registry Number 6047

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Add inhalation and ingestion as routes of entry;

2. Disclose the Exposure Limit Values ACGIH TLV–TWA = 200 ppm and ACGIH TLV–STEL = 400 ppm for isopropanol;

3. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product is incompatible with aluminum and that an explosion may result if this ingredient is mixed with the controlled product;

4. Disclose an LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 16.4 mL/kg and an LC₅₀ (4 hours, rat) value of 17 000 ppm for isopropanol;

5. Remove the statement that the controlled product is practically non-toxic in contact with the skin;

6. Disclose that chronic inhalation of an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause adverse testicular and kidney effects in laboratory animals;

7. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause fetotoxic effects in laboratory animals;

8. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D2A.

Registry Number 6060

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Correct the impression that benzene, cumene, xylene, 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and N-propylbenzene are regulated components of the controlled product;

2. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for ingestion, add a statement such as the following: If vomiting occurs naturally, have casualty lean forward to reduce the risk of aspiration.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDS-of-Record respecting this particular claim, the claimant provided the Commission with a copy of a revised version. This revised version of the MSDS was not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Registry Number 6111

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause developmental effects in laboratory animals at maternally toxic dose levels;

2. Disclose LD₅₀ values for one of the confidential hazardous ingredients in an acceptable manner.

Registry Number 6116

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of phenol, 4-dodecyl in the controlled product, its CAS Registry Number 104-43-8 and its percent concentration;

2. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D2A.

Registry Number 6117

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of an additional confidential hazardous ingredient in the controlled product by replacing the words "WHMIS Regulated?: No" with "WHMIS Regulated?: Yes" in relation to the ingredient referred to on the MSDS as alkyl phenol and by clearly indicating that the chemical identity of that ingredient is included in the claim for exemption;

2. Change the statement "WHMIS Regulated?: No" shown in conjunction with the ingredient disclosed as petroleum distillates(1) to "WHMIS Regulated?: Yes";

3. Change the statement "WHMIS Regulated?: Yes" shown in conjunction with the ingredient disclosed as petroleum distillates(3) to "WHMIS Regulated?: No";

4. Disclose that chronic exposure to an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause adverse effects on the nervous system of laboratory animals;

5. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause developmental effects in laboratory animals at maternally toxic dose levels.

Registry Numbers 6118 and 6126

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause developmental effects in laboratory animals at maternally toxic dose levels;

2. Registry Number 6118: Disclose LD₅₀ values for one of the confidential hazardous ingredients in an acceptable manner;

3. Registry Number 6126:

(a) In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for ingestion, add a statement such as the following: If vomiting occurs naturally, have casualty lean forward to reduce the risk of aspiration;

(b) In relation to the period of time shown on the MSDS for flushing the skin with water should skin contact occur, delete the current reference to fifteen minutes and replace it with a time of "at least thirty minutes."

Registry Number 6127

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of additional confidential hazardous ingredients in the controlled product by replacing the words "WHMIS Regulated?: No" with "WHMIS Regulated?: Yes" in relation to the ingredients referred to on the MSDS as petroleum distillates, alkylphosphorothioate and long chain alkyl amine and by clearly indicating that the chemical identities of those ingredients are included in the claim for exemption.

Registry Number 6128

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the generic chemical identity of an additional confidential hazardous ingredient in the controlled product, disclose its concentration in an acceptable manner and disclose that the real chemical identity is included in the claim for exemption;

2. In relation to the period of time shown on the MSDS for flushing the skin with water should skin contact occur, delete the current reference to fifteen minutes and replace it with a time of "at least thirty minutes";

3. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to be corrosive to the eyes of laboratory animals.

Registry Numbers 6155 and 6156

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose oxides of carbon and nitrogen as hazardous combustion products;

2. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 5.4 mL/kg and an LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 10 mL/kg for dipropylene glycol methyl ether;

3. Registry Number 6155:

(a) Remove the statement indicating the controlled product is reactive with metals and acids;

(b) Remove the statement indicating the controlled product will undergo hazardous polymerization.

Registry Numbers 6157 and 6168

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Correct the implication that the exposure limit values disclosed for the confidential hazardous ingredient inorganic base are ACGIH TLV and OSHA PEL values;

2. Registry Number 6168:

(a) Disclose the presence of methanol in the controlled product, its CAS Registry Number 67-56-1 and its percent concentration;

(b) Disclose that inhalation of an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause teratogenic effects in laboratory animals.

Registry Number 6178

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Add oxides of nitrogen to the list of hazardous combustion products.

Registry Number 6179

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 3.25 mL/kg and an LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 2.52 mL/kg for 4-tert-butylphenol;

2. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 980 mg/kg and an LC₅₀ (4 hours, female rat, aerosol) value of 0.8 mg/L for m-xylylenediamine;

3. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for inhalation, disclose a statement to the effect that trained personnel should immediately administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the heart has stopped;

4. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause mutagenic effects in mammalian cells, in vitro;

5. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D1B.

Registry Number 6194

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDS-of-Record respecting this particular claim, the claimant provided the Commission with a copy of a revised version. This revised version of the MSDS was not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Registry Number 6195

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose that ingredients in the controlled product have been shown to cause skin irritation in laboratory animals;

2. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause eye corrosion in laboratory animals;

3. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for ingestion, remove the statement to give a casualty large quantities of water to drink;

4. In relation to the period of time shown on the MSDS for flushing the eyes with water should eye contact occur, delete the current reference to "fifteen minutes" and replace it with a time of "at least thirty minutes";

5. Add oxides of nitrogen to the list of hazardous decomposition products;

6. Disclose an LC₅₀ (4 hours, female rat) value of 450 ppm for one of the confidential hazardous ingredients;

7. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has shown positive results in a screening test for mutagenicity;

8. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D1A.

Registry Number 6198

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Correct the impression that 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and naphthalene are regulated components of the controlled product;

2. Add chlorides to the list of hazardous combustion products;

3. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 3 200 mg/kg for heavy aromatic naphtha.

Registry Number 6200

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the pH of the controlled product;

2. Disclose that acute dermal exposure to an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause necrosis to the liver in laboratory animals and a strong anaesthetic effect to the skin in humans;

3. Disclose the Exposure Limit Value ACGIH TLV–TWA = 0.1 mg/m³ for benzene-1,3-dimethanamine.

Registry Number 6206

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the percent concentration of certain of the hazardous ingredients in an acceptable manner;

2. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for eye contact, disclose a statement to the effect that the eyes should be flushed continuously with water for at least 30 minutes;

3. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for skin contact, disclose a statement to the effect that the skin should be flushed with water for at least 30 minutes. Also disclose a statement to the effect that trained personnel should immediately administer artificial respiration or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if breathing has stopped or the heart has stopped;

4. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for inhalation, disclose a statement to the effect that trained personnel should immediately administer artificial respiration or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if breathing has stopped or the heart has stopped;

5. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for ingestion, remove the statement to give two glasses of water to drink and add advice to the effect that the casualty should lean forward should vomiting occur in order to reduce the risk of aspiration. Disclose a statement to the effect that trained personnel should immediately administer artificial respiration or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if breathing has stopped or the heart has stopped;

6. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 980 mg/kg, an LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 2 000 mg/kg and an LC₅₀ (4 hours, female rat, aerosol) value of 0.8 mg/L for m-xylene-alpha,alpha'-diamine;

7. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 1.57 g/kg and LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 4 mL/kg for (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane;

8. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause mutagenic effects in mammalian and bacterial cells, in vitro;

9. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D2A.

Registry Number 6207

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for eye contact, disclose a statement to the effect that the eyes should be flushed with water for at least 20 minutes or until the chemical is removed;

2. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for skin contact, disclose a statement to the effect that the skin should be flushed with water for at least 20 minutes or until the chemical is removed;

3. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for inhalation, disclose a statement to the effect that trained personnel should immediately administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the heart has stopped;

4. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for ingestion, disclose a statement to the effect that trained personnel should immediately administer artificial respiration or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if breathing has stopped or the heart has stopped;

5. Disclose that metal containers should be grounded when transferring large quantities of the controlled product;

6. Disclose the lower LC₅₀ (4 hours, female rat) value of 19.0 mg/L for toluene;

7. Disclose the lower LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 1.60 mL/kg for 4-(diglycidylamino) phenyl glycidyl ether;

8. Correctly identify the ACGIH TLV–TWA and TLV–STEL values for the ingredient methyl ethyl ketone;

9. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause skin irritation in laboratory animals;

10. Disclose that chronic inhalation of an ingredient in the controlled product has caused colour vision loss in humans and has been shown to cause hearing loss in laboratory animals;

11. Disclose that chronic ingestion of an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause permanent hearing loss in laboratory animals;

12. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has shown positive results in a screening test for mutagenicity;

13. Disclose that acetylsalicylic acid and hexane synergistically enhance the hearing loss caused by inhalation exposure to toluene in laboratory animals.

Registry Number 6233

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Correct the impression that 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and xylene are regulated components of the controlled product.

Registry Number 6244

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of nonyl phenol in the controlled product, its CAS Registry Number 85452-15-3 and its percent concentration;

2. Disclose the presence of phenol, 4,4'(methylethylidene) bis in the controlled product, its CAS Registry Number 80-05-7 and its percent concentration;

3. Disclose the percent concentration of xylene in an acceptable manner;

4. Disclose an Exposure Limit Value for one of the confidential hazardous ingredients;

5. Disclose the Exposure Limit Value ACGIH TLV–TWA = 0.025 mg/m³ (respirable fraction) A2 for crystalline silica;

6. Correct the impression that the controlled product is merely moderately irritating as opposed to being a corrosive material;

7. In relation to the first aid information shown on the MSDS for ingestion, delete the statement to give water to drink;

8. In relation to the period of time shown on the MSDS for flushing the skin with water should skin contact occur, delete the current reference to fifteen minutes or until the product is removed and replace it with a time of thirty minutes;

9. Delete the statement indicating that crystalline silica is classified as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and disclose that titanium dioxide has been classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) by IARC;

10. Disclose that chronic ingestion of an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause hearing loss in laboratory animals;

11. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to cause mutagenic effects in mammalian cells, in vitro;

12. Remove any reference to a time frame of 15 minutes only for the flushing recommendation for first aid measures in cases of eye contact;

13. Disclose LD₅₀ values and an upper bound to the LC₅₀ value for one of the confidential hazardous ingredients;

14. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 1 390 mg/kg and an LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 2 140 mL/kg for nonyl phenol;

15. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, female rat) value of 3 300 mg/kg and an LD₅₀ (dermal, rabbit) value of 3 mL/kg for phenol, 4,4'(methylethylidene) bis;

16. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 3 523 mg/kg and an LC₅₀ (4 hours, rat) value of 6 700 ppm for xylene;

17. Disclose an LD₅₀ (oral, rat) value of 1 230 mg/kg and an LC₅₀ (8 hours, rat) value of 1 000 ppm for benzyl alcohol.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDS-of-Record respecting this particular claim, the claimant provided the Commission with a copy of a revised version. This revised version of the MSDS was not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Registry Number 6264

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose that acute ingestion of an ingredient of the controlled product has been shown to cause necrosis and haemorrhaging in the brain;

2. Disclose that an ingredient in the controlled product has been shown to be mutagenic, in vivo;

3. If the WHMIS classifications are stated on the MSDS, disclose that the controlled product is also in class D1B.

Registry Number 6271

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the flash point as well as its method of determination.

Registry Number 6272

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the format and content of the MSDS.

Registry Number 6341

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Add oxides of nitrogen and chlorine to the list of hazardous decomposition or combustion products.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDS-of-Record respecting this particular claim, the claimant provided the Commission with a copy of a revised version. This revised version of the MSDS was not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Registry Number 6406

The claimant has been ordered to amend certain aspects of the content of the MSDS.

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been further ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose an appropriate type of rubber or other material for the gloves to be worn when handling this material.

Registry Numbers 6632 to 6634, inclusive

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose oxides of carbon as hazardous combustion products.

Registry Number 6687

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Add oxides of sulphur to the list of hazardous combustion products.

Registry Number 6688

In the opinion of the screening officer, certain information should have been shown on the MSDS. The claimant has been ordered to amend the MSDS as indicated below.

1. Disclose the presence of two additional hazardous ingredients in the controlled product, together with their CAS Registry Numbers and percent concentrations;

2. Add oxides of nitrogen and chlorine to the list of hazardous decomposition or combustion products.

Acknowledgement: Subsequent to the review of the MSDS-of-Record respecting this particular claim, the claimant provided the Commission with a copy of a revised version. This revised version of the MSDS was not, however, reviewed by the screening officer.

Having regard to the foregoing, and pursuant to section 17 of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, notice is hereby given that the screening officer has, for each of the above-noted claims, with the exceptions of those claims bearing Registry Numbers 6240, 6241, 6242, 6243, 6359 and 6371, directed the claimant to comply with the provisions of the Hazardous Products Act and the Controlled Products Regulations within 30 days from the expiry of the appeal period, except that the information in respect of which the claim for exemption was made does not have to be disclosed, and to provide a copy of the amended MSDS to the screening officer within 40 days of expiry of the appeal period.

Pursuant to paragraph 18(1)(b) of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, this notice includes certain information which, in the opinion of the screening officer, should have been shown on the relevant MSDS.

Pursuant to subsection 24(1) of the Controlled Products Regulations, amended MSDSs must be available in both official languages.

Section 20 of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act affords the opportunity to a claimant or any affected party, within the meaning of subsection 2(2) of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Regulations, to appeal a decision or order of a screening officer. To initiate the appeal process, a Statement of Appeal (Form 1) as prescribed by the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act Appeal Board Procedures Regulations must be completed and delivered within 45 days of the publication of this notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, to the Acting Chief Appeals Officer at the following address: Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission, 427 Laurier Avenue W, 7th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1M3, 613-941-2945.

R. BOARDMAN
Chief Screening Officer

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