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Brand Information
Product Name: Benjamin Moore Fresh Start All Purpose Exterior Alkyd Primer
Form: liquid
Product Category: Home Maintenance » Primer » exterior, alkyd/oil
Home Maintenance » Primer » exterior, alkyd
Customer Service: 800-344-0400
Date Entered: 2001-08-13
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Manufacturer
Manufacturer: Benjamin Moore & Co
Address: 101 Paragon Drive
City: Montvale
State: NJ
Zip Code: 07645
Telephone Number: 800-344-0400
Toll Free Number: 888-236-6667
Date Info Verified: 2008-01-09
Related Items: Products by this manufacturer
The following information (Health Effects, Handling/Disposal, and Ingredients) is taken from the product label and/or the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) prepared by the manufacturer. The National Library of Medicine does not test products nor does it evaluate information from the product label or the MSDS.
Health Effects
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Warnings: COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. Contains Stoddard Solvent and Crystalline Silica.
VAPOR HARMFUL. CAUSES EYE, SKIN, NOSE, AND THROAT IRRITATION. Repeated and prolonged exposure to solvents may lead to permanent brain and nervous system damage. Eye watering, headaches,
nausea, dizziness and loss of coordination are signs that solvent levels
are too high. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling
the contents may be harmful or fatal. Crystalline Silica can cause cancer
when in the respirable form (spray mist or sanding dust).
Keep away from heat and flame. Use only with adequate ventilation. Do
not breathe vapors, spray mist or sanding dust. Avoid contact with eyes
and prolonged or repeated contact with skin. Wear eye protection and
gloves. To avoid breathing vapors or spray mist, open window and doors
or use other means to ensure fresh air entry during application and drying.
If you experience eye watering, headaches or dizziness, increase fresh air
or wear a properly fitted vapor/particulate respirator approved by NIOSH
for use with paints or leave the area. In all cases follow respirator manufacturer's
directions for respirator use. Close container after each use. If affected by inhalation of vapors or spray mist, remove to
fresh air. In case of eye contact, flush immediately with plenty of water for
at least 15 minutes and call a physician; for skin, wash thoroughly with
soap and water. In case of ingestion, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. Get
medical help immediately. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DANGER � RAGS, STEEL WOOL OR WASTE SOAKED WITH THIS
PRODUCT MAY SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH FIRE IF IMPROPERLY DISCARDED.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE, PLACE RAGS, STEEL WOOL
OR WASTE IN A SEALED WATER-FILLED METAL CONTAINER.
Acute Health Effects: From MSDS
PRIMARY ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY: DERMAL INHALATION INGESTION

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE - ACUTE:
Inhalation - Harmful if inhaled. May affect the brain or nervous system, causing dizziness, headache or nausea.
Eye Contact - Causes irritation.
Skin Contact - Causes irritation.
Skin Absorption: Hazardous ingredients contained in this product have the capacity to be absorbed through the skin in sufficient quantities to cause systemic toxicity.
Ingestion - Irritation of the digestive tract and nervous system depression (drowsiness, dizziness, loss of coordination and fatigue). Aspiration hazard-this material can enter lungs during swallowing or vomiting and cause lung inflammation and damage.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS PRONE TO AGGRAVATION BY EXPOSURE:
None expected when used in accordance with Safe Handling and Use Information.

This product contains ingredients which may become a dust nuisance when removed by abrasive blasting, sanding, or grinding. Sanding dust inhalation may cause lung damage.
Chronic Health Effects: From MSDS
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE - CHRONIC:
Inhalation statement: Sanding dust inhalation may cause lung damage.

NOTICE: Reports have associated permanent brain and nervous system damage with repeated, prolonged overexposure to solvents among persons engaged in the painting trade. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the contents may be harmful or fatal.

This product may contain small amounts of materials known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Carcinogenicity: From MSDS
Contains: Crystalline Silica which has been determined to be carcinogenic
to humans (Group 1) by IARC when in respirable form. Risk of cancer depends on duration and level of inhalation exposure to dust from sanding the dried paint or spray mist.

IARC has classified Ethyl Benzene as possibly carcinogenic for humans (Group 2B).

This product may contain small amounts of materials known to the State of
California to cause cancer.
First Aid: From MSDS
Inhalation - Remove from hazard area, maintain breathing, call physician.
Skin Contact - Remove with soap and water.
Eye Contact - Flush immediately with large amounts of water. Call physician.
Ingestion - Drink 1 or 2 glasses of water to dilute. Do NOT induce vomiting.
Call physician.
Health Rating: 2
Flammability Rating: 2
Reactivity Rating: 0
HMIS Rating Scale: 0 = Minimal; 1 = Slight; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Serious; 4 = Severe; 
N = No information provided by manufacturer; * = Chronic Health Hazard
MSDS Date: 2001-01-19
Handling/Disposal
Handling: From MSDS
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE:
Combustible - Keep away from heat and flame.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS :
Use only with adequate ventilation. Avoid prolonged contact with skin and
breathing of vapor spray mist or sanding dust. Close container after each use. Keep out of reach of children. Do not take internally.
Disposal: From MSDS
Conventional procedures in compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Do not incinerate sealed containers.
Ingredients from MSDS/Label
ChemicalCAS No / Unique IDPercent
Ethylbenzene000100-41-40.1
Calcium carbonate000471-34-144.8
Stoddard solvent008052-41-324.0
Attapulgite012174-11-71.1
Titanium dioxide013463-67-710.5
Quartz014808-60-70.4
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