MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE / MIXTURE AND SUPPLIER
Product name: Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Other names: None
Product code: 4208462 (10 kg)
Chemical group: Pyrethoid
Recommended use: A ready-to-use insecticidal dusting powder
Formulation: Dust
Supplier: Bayer Environmental Science 鈥? A Business Group of Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd
ABN 87 000 226 022
Address: 391 - 393 Tooronga Road, East Hawthorn
Victoria 3123, Australia
Telephone: (03) 9248 6888
Facsimile: (03) 9248 6800
Website: www.bayercropscience.com.au
Contact: Technical Manager (03) 9248 6888
Emergency
Telephone Number: 1800 033 111 鈥? Orica SH&E Shared Services
2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
NON-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE - NON-DANGEROUS GOOD
May irritate eyes and skin. Not flammable.
Hazard designation: Not hazardous (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission - NOHSC)
Risk phrases: Not applicable
Safety phrases: See Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13
ADG classification: Not classified as dangerous goods.
SUSDP Exempt
classification:
3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Ingredients: CAS Number: Concentration (g/kg):
Permethrin 25:75 [52645-53-1] 10
Talc [14807-96-6] 960
Other ingredients (non hazardous) 30
Note: Mineral talc is used as the dust carrier for this product 鈥? the talc used in manufacture contains no asbestos
fibres.
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
4. FIRST AID MEASURES
If poisoning occurs, immediately contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26), and
follow the advice given. Show this Material Safety Data Sheet to a doctor.
Inhalation: Remove person to fresh air. Keep at rest. Seek medical advice if exposure has been more
than trivial. Administer artificial respiration if breathing has stopped.
Skin contact: Remove all contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash off skin immediately with soap and plenty
of water. Apply vitamin E cream, toilet milks or local anaesthetic creams to reduce irritation
if it occurs. Seek medical advice if irritation persists. Launder contaminated clothing before re-
use.
Eye contact: Immediately rinse eyes thoroughly, including under eyelids, with running water for at least 15
minutes. Seek immediate medical advice.
Ingestion: Wash out mouth with water. Do not induce vomiting. Keep patient at rest and seek medical
advice.
First Aid Facilities: Provide an eyewash station in the workplace.
Symptoms: Burning sensations on the skin, irritation of the mucous membranes, coughing and
sneezing may be experienced. Following severe intoxication, respiratory effects can
include chest tightness, airway hyperreaction, and pulmonary oedema. Possible
circulatory effects include tachycardia, hypotension, and palpitations. Gastrointestinal
symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and salivation.
Potential Central Nervous System effects are dizziness, blurred vision, headache,
listlessness, anorexia, somnolence/coma, seizures/convulsions, tremor, ataxia, and
muscle fasciculations.
Medical attention: There is no specific antidote. Treat symptoms.
Treatment
Basic aid, decontamination, symptomatic treatment and if necessary administration of
antidote.
Note for physicians
Treat large intakes with gastric lavage, and charcoal administration. Use endotracheal
intubation, and artificial respiration (if necessary). Monitor respiratory and cardiac
functions. Observe electrocardiograph, and check for pulmonary oedema in event of
inhalation. Anticonvulsant therapy with diazepam i.v. No antidote known. Treat symptoms.
Recovery should be spontaneous. Elimination by: dialysis, haemo-perfusion.
Contraindication 鈥? adrenergic compounds, atropine. DO NOT confuse with
anticholinesterase compounds. Skin contacted by permethrin must be carefully cleaned
with cleansing milk. Symptoms can be partially alleviated by the application of a vitamin E
or moisturising cream or anaesthetic ointment. For eyes, instil local anaesthetic drops e.g.
1% amethocaine hydrochloride eye drops. Give analgesics as necessary.
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Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
Extinguishing media: Foam, dry chemical or water spray. Do not use water jet from fire hose.
Hazards from In the event of fire, hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide may be
combustion released.
products:
Fire fighters should wear full protective gear, including self-contained breathing apparatus
Precautions for fire (AS/NZS 1716), as toxic and irritating decomposition products may be produced in a fire. If
fighters: it can be done safely, remove intact containers from the fire. Otherwise, use water spray to
cool them. Bund area to prevent contamination of water sources. Dispose of fire control
extinguishing agent and spillage later in a safe manner. Do not release contaminated
water into the environment.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Dealing with spills and disposals may result in the potential for increased personal exposure. Protective clothing and
equipment as described in the PERSONAL PROTECTION section should be worn. Avoid contact with spilled
material or contaminated surfaces. Keep people and animals away. Prevent spill from entering drains, sewers or any
body of water. Sweep up into sealable containers for disposal in accordance with applicable local, state and federal
regulations.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling: Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and skin.
Storage: Store product in the closed, original container in a cool, well-ventilated area away from
direct sunlight.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
Exposure standards: No exposure standard has been assigned by the National Occupational Health and Safety
Commission (Worksafe Australia).
Engineering controls: Control process conditions to avoid contact. Use local exhaust ventilation.
Personal Protective Eyes: Avoid contact with the eyes.
Equipment: Clothing: Avoid contact with skin. Wear suitable protective clothing. Protective
clothing must be stored separately from private clothing.
Gloves: Avoid contact with skin. Wear rubber gloves.
Respiratory: Do not inhale dust. Wear an approved respirator to prevent inhalation,
if other control measures are inadequate.
Other: Wash thoroughly after handling. Do not eat, drink or smoke until after
washing. After each day鈥檚 use wash gloves and contaminated clothing.
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Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance: White powder
Odour: No detectable odour
Vapour pressure: Negligible
Vapour density: Not available
Boiling point: Not available
Freezing/melting
point: Not available
Solubility: Practically insoluble
Density: Not applicable
Flash Point: Not available
Flammability: Not flammable
Auto-ignition
temperature: Not available
Octanol/water
partition coefficient:
Not available
Formulation: DP 鈥? Dustable Powder
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Chemical stability: Stable under normal conditions of use.
Conditions to avoid: Avoid iron, alloys, oxidisers, strong acids and halogens.
Incompatible Iron, alloys, oxidisers, strong acids and halogens.
materials:
Hazardous In the event of fire, hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide may be
decomposition released.
products:
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Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
Inhalation: Inhalation of dust may produce respiratory irritation.
Skin contact: May irritate the skin. The material should not be allowed to come into contact with the skin.
Eye contact: Mildly irritating. The material should not be allowed to contact the eyes.
Ingestion: The product is of low toxicity.
ANIMAL TOXICITY DATA - ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Acute:
Oral toxicity: LD50 rat: 1479 mg/kg (Permethrin 25:75 in corn oil)
Dermal toxicity: LD50 rabbit: > 2000 mg/kg (Permethrin)
Inhalation toxicity: LC50 (3 hr) for mice and rats >685 mg/m3 air (permethrin)
Skin irritation: Mild irritant 鈥? rabbit (Permethrin)
Eye irritation: Mild irritant 鈥? rabbit (Permethrin)
Sensitisation: Studies carried out by Bayer on Permethrin technical material indicate that it is not a skin
sensitiser.
Chronic:
Permethrin is not mutagenic, teratogenic or carcinogenic.
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Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
DO NOT contaminate streams, rivers, or waterways with the chemical or used containers.
Fish toxicity: LC50 (96h): 2.5 碌g/L rainbow trout (permethrin)
LC50 (48h): 1.8 碌g/L bluegill sunfish (permethrin)
Daphnia toxicity: LC50 (48h): 0.6 碌g/L (permethrin)
Toxicity to algae: Data not available
Bird toxicity: LD50: >3000 mg/kg chickens (permethrin)
LD50: >9800 mg/kg mallard ducks (permethrin)
LD50: >13500 mg/kg Japanese quail (permethrin)
Bee toxicity: LD50 (24h) (oral): 0.098 碌g/bee; (contact): 0.029 碌g/bee
Environmental fate,
persistence and Permethrin degrades rapidly in soil and water.
degradation:
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Single rinse before disposal. Dispose of rinsings in a disposal pit specifically marked and set up for this purpose
clear of waterways, desirable vegetation and tree roots. Break, crush or puncture and bury empty containers in a
local authority landfill. If no landfill is available, bury the containers below 500 mm in a disposal pit specifically
marked and set up for this purpose clear of waterways, desirable vegetation and tree roots. Empty containers and
product should not be burnt.
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
UN number: Not applicable
Proper shipping
name: Not applicable
Class and Not 鈥渄angerous goods鈥? for transport by road or rail according to the Australian Code for the
Subsidiary Risk: Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail.
Packing Group: Not applicable
EPG: Not applicable
Hazchem code: Not applicable
Marine pollutant: No
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Coopex庐 Insecticidal Dusting Powder Industrial Strength
Date of Issue: September 18th, 2006
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
Registered according to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1988
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority approval number: 33210
16. OTHER INFORMATION
Trademark Coopex庐 is a Registered Trademark of Bayer.
information:
Preparation Replaces March 29th, 2005 edition.
information: Reason for update: Formulation composition, First aid measures, Firefighting measures,
Accidental release measures, Ecological information, Disposal considerations.
Data sources: Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd product safety data and published data
This MSDS summarises our best knowledge of the health and safety hazard information of the product and how to
safely handle and use the product in the workplace. Each user should read this MSDS and consider the information
in the context of how the product will be handled and used in the workplace including in conjunction with other
products.
If clarification or further information is needed to ensure that an appropriate risk assessment can be made, the user
should contact this company.
Our responsibility for products sold is subject to our standard terms and conditions, a copy of which is sent to our
customers and is also available on request.
END OF MSDS
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