HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. INHAL MAY BE FATAL
AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAM AND EDEMA OF LAR YNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: ACRYLIC ACID: IARC GROUP 3.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES & SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE
FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY (FP N).
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point
Text:
130F,54C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower
Limits:
2%
Upper
Limits:
13.7%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. VAPOR
MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK. CNTNR
EXPLO MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVAC AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER
BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN
CLOSED CNTNRS FOR DISPOSAL. VENT AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP
IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL LAWS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STENCH. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN
FLAME. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOGGLES, FACESHLD OPTL (FP N).
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH, FACESHIELD
(8-INCH MINIMUM).
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH,
FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM).
Supplemental Safety & Health: LD50-LC50 MIX: LD50:(ORL,RAT) 33500 UG/KG,
(IPR,RAT) 22 MG/KG, (UNR,RAT) 1250 MG/KG, (ORL,MUS) 2400 MG/KG, (SCU,MUS) 1590
MG/KG, (UNR,MUS) 830 MG/KG, (SKN,RBT) 280 MG/KG, (UNR,RBT) 250 MG/KG. OTHER
PREC: HEAT WILL CAUSE POLYM & POSSIBLE RUP TURE OF THE CNTNR. DO NOT REFRIG
OR FREEZE. INHIBITED W/200 PPM MEHQ.
Vapor
Density:
2.5
Specific
Gravity:
1.051
PH:
2.63
Viscosity:
N/P
Evaporation Rate &
Reference:
N/K
Solubility in
Water:
SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A RANCID, SWEET, ACRID ODOR (FP N).
Percent Volatiles by
Volume:
N/K
Corrosion
Rate:
N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator:
YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: STORE AWAY FROM HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES. MAY UNDERGO
AUTOPOLYMERIZATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CO & CO2.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: YES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: UNINHIBITED ACRYLIC ACID OR MATL THAT IS
DEPLETED OF INHIBITOR CAN POLYMERIZE VIOLENTLY WHEN EXPOSED (SEE INGRED 2)
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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P
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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P
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DISPOSAL
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THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH
AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS.
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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title
III:
N/P
Federal
Regulatory:
N/P
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OTHER
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