HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: PRODUCT MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN SENSITIZATION.MAY
BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES:MODERATELY IRRITATING.SKIN:MILDLY
IRRITATING.MAY CAUSE MILD SENSITIZATION (ALLERGY) EVIDENCED BY
RASHES,ESPECIALLY HIVES.INGESTION:MODERATELY TOXIC AND MAY BE HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED.INHALATION:PRODUCT AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE MIL D IRRITATION
TO NOSE,THROAT & RESPIRATORY TRACT (DUST,VAPORS,FUMES).
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PRE-EXISTING EYE,SKIN &
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT.PRE-EXISTING SKIN OR LUNG ALLERGIES MAY INCREASE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING
INCREASED ALLERGY SYMPTOMS FROM PROD.
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FIRST AID
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EYES:FLUSH W/ PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE HOLDING LIDS OPEN.GET
MED ATTN.SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES,WIPE EXCESS FROM SKIN.FLUSH SKIN W/
WATER,THEN SOAP & WATER.IF IRRIT OCCURS,GET MED ATTN.INGEST:DO NOT GIVE LIQ
IF UNCON/V ERY DROWSY.OTHERWISE,GIVE NO MORE THAN 2 GLASSES OF WATER &
INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 30 CC (2 TABLESPOONS) SYRUP OF IPECAC OR TOUCH FINGER TO
BACK OF (SEE SUPP)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 207C,405F
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: USE CARBON DIOXIDE,FOAM,DRY CHEMICAL,OR WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA,FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N);FULL BUNKER GEAR (HELMET & FACESHLD,BUNKER COAT,GLOVES,RUB BOOTS).COOL
CONTRS W/ H*2O.BURNS ONLY IF PREHEATED.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: EXPLOSIVE DUST CLOUDS MAY BE PRODUCED.HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:CARBON MONOXIDE & UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: MAY BURN ALTHOUGH NOT READILY IGNITABLE.USE CAUTION
WHEN CLEANING UP LARGE SPILLS.WEAR RESP & PROT CLOTHING AS APPROP.SHOVEL
& SWEEP UP OR USE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANER.AVOID GENERATING DUST
CLOUDS.PUT INTO CONTRS FOR RECLAIMING OR DISPOSAL .
Neutralizing Agent: N/K (FP N/ORNL)
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 50,000 LBS.IF PHENOL BECOMES
WASTE,IT WOULD BE HAZ WASTE (NUMBER
U188).4,4'-(1-METHYLETHYLIDENE)BIS-PHENOL;PHENOL SARA TITLE III SECT 313:
LISTED.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN COOL,DRY PLACE W/ ADEQ VENT.KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES,HIGH
TEMP.CONTRS (EVEN EMPTY) CONTAIN DUST/SOLID RESIDUE;FIRE/EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF DUST.USE A
NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE.IN ACCORDANCE
WITH 29CFR1910.134,USE EITHER AN ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR
PURIFYING RESP FOR PARTICULATES.
Ventilation: USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL PARTICULATE
CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWERS.CHEMICAL RESISTANT
CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE CONTACT.AVOID CONTACT W/ EYES.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWERS.CHEMICAL
RESISTANT CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE CONTACT.AVOID CONTACT W/ EYES.
Supplemental Safety & Health: MP:308-311F,153-155C.LD50-LC50 MIX:MOUSE ORAL
2.4 G/KG;LD50 RABBIT DERMAL 3.0 ML/KG.ENTRY RTE:INHAL/SKIN/INGEST (FP N).FIRST
AID PROC:THROAT.KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS WHILE VOMIT.GET MED ATTN.INHAL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR & GIVE O*2 IF BRTHG IS DIFF ICULT.GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG.GET
MED ATTN.HYGIENE PRACT:CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
428F,220C
Melting/Freezing Point:
SEE SUPP
Decomposition Temp:
N/K (FP N)
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.195 (WATER=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor: SMALL WHITE FLAKES.
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: CONDITIONS WHICH PRODUCE DUST CLOUDS.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE & UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC
CMPDS MAY BE FORMED DURING THERMAL & OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION & COMBUSTION.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP
N).REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 50,000 LBS.IF PHENOL BECOMES WASTE,IT WOULD BE HAZ WASTE
(NUMBER U188).4,4'-(1-METHYLETHYLIDENE)BIS-PHENOL;PHENOL SARA TITLE III SECT
313: LISTED.
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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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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media