HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: 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. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL
AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI,
CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY
INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. TO THE BEST OF MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPE RTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY
INVESTIGATED.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST: CALL MD IMMED (FP N). EYES: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS
W/FINGERS. SKIN: IMMED WASH SKIN W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN
WHILE RE MOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. WASH CONTAMD
CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 140F,60C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER
FOAM, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER
BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE & PLACE IN
CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & 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 AND LOCAL LAWS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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CORROSIVE. LACHRYMATOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN
FLAME. AVOID CONTACT WITH ACID. 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: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Equipment: ANSI APPROVED SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPROVED SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP
N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
>363F,>184C
Melting/Freezing Point:
50.0F,10.0C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 0.981
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID.
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: ACIDS, ACID CHLORIDES, ACID ANHYDRIDES, STRONG OXIDIZING
AGENTS. ABSORBS CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE CARBON
MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDES.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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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 AND LOCAL LAWS.
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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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