Thursday, September 9, 2010

Sprint Chemistry MSDS Information - Lori Schrafel

1. What are some of the health and safety concerns with using Sprint's Standard Film Developer? What should you do if you get chemistry on your eyes or skin or ingest the chemistry?

Pregnant women should consult their doctors for health risks due to darkroom chemicals. Inhalation, eyes, ingestion, and skin. It also causes allergies due to sulfates. If chemicals get in the eyes wash eyes out with water, wash skin with soap and water, if ingested give 3-4 glasses of water and do not induce vomiting seek medical help. If inhaled remove them to fresh air.

2. What are some of the health and safety concerns with using Sprint's Quick Silver Print Developer? What should you do if you get chemistry on your eyes or skin or ingest the chemistry?

Inhalation, eyes, ingestion, and skin. For inhalation remove to fresh air, if having trouble breathing give oxygen, call for emergency medical help. If it gets in eyes wash eyes out for 15 minutes with water and hold eye open and remove contacts. If ingested give 3-4 glasses of water and do not induce vomiting. If chemicals get on skin wash with soap and water for several minutes.

3. What are some of the health and safety concerns with using Sprint's Block Stop Bath? What should you do if you get chemistry on your eyes or skin or ingest the chemistry?

Inhalation, eyes, skin contact, ingestion. For inhalation take person to fresh air give an oxygen mask when possible because could cause life-threatening asthma. Wash eyes thoroughly for several minutes and remove contacts. If ingested drink 3-4 glasses of water do not induce vomiting and seek emergency medical help. If skin becomes exposed wash with soap and water for several minutes.

4. What are some of the health and safety concerns with using Sprint's Record Speed Fix? What should you do if you get chemistry on your eyes or skin or ingest the chemistry?

Concerns are inhalation, eye exposure, skin contact, and ingestion. Special concerns are that it is a carcinogen. If ingested could cause kidney damage and cause life-threatening asthma. If inhaled get to fresh air immediately. If chemical gets in eyes wash for several minutes, remove contacts, and hold eye open. If ingested drink 3-4 glasses of water and do not induce vomiting and call EMS as soon as possible. Wash skin for several minutes with soap and water.

5. What are some of the health and safety concerns with using Sprint's Archive Fix Remover? What should you do if you get chemistry on your eyes or skin or ingest the chemistry?

Inhalation, skin, eye, ingestion. Treatments for these would be wash skin thoroughly, rinse eyes immediately for several minutes remove contacts and hold eye open. Drink 3-4 glasses of water and do not induce vomiting if ingested. Get to fresh air, give oxygen, and call EMS if inhaled. Other concerns are kidney damage, toxic to embryos, and causes life-threatening asthma. This is a carcinogen.

6. Where are the material safety data sheets located in our darkroom?

Go into the first room to the right hanging on the right side of the cabinet in a red folder.

7. Is it ok for me to post your name on the class blog if I post your answers to these questions?

Yes

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