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: VAPS PRODUCE MILD ANESTH EFTS & MAY CAUSE
DMG TO RESP PASSAGES, DEFAT, CNS DEPRESS, NARCOS, DERM. ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS
WILL CAUSE DILUTION OF ALVEOLAR AIR & ASPHYXIATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS IN ILL HEALTH WHERE SUCH
ILLNESS WOULD BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO N-PENTANE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
WORK WITH OR HANDLE THIS PRODUCT.
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FIRST AID
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EYES:FLUSH THORO W/COPIOUS AMTS WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN LIFTING UPPER &
LOWER EYELIDS FREQUENTLY. GET MED ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & FLUSH
AFFECTED AREA W/TEPID (105-115F) WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE
&/OR SUPPORT BRTHG W/OXYG IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN PROMPT MED ATTN.
INGEST:CNTCT MD! ASPIR HAZ. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF SPONT VOMIT OCCURS, LOWER
HEAD BELOW KNEE LEVEL TO (SUPDAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 57.0F,13.9C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 1.4% Upper Limits: 7.8%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). STOP FLOW OF GAS IF SAFE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOS CNTRS. KEEP
PERS AWAY SINCE CNTRS CAN (SUPDA)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: N-PENTANE IS DANGEROUS FIRE & EXPLO HAZ WHEN
EXPOSED TO AIR. N-PENTANE GAS VAPS DENSE & CAN COLLECT & REMAIN IN LOW
SPOTS, EVEN AFTER SOURCE GAS HAS (SUPDAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE ALL PERS UPWIND & AWAY FROM AFFECTED
AREA. STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE. PERS INVOLVED IN ATTEMPTING TO STOP LEAK SHLD USE
SCBA & SHLD HAVE PROT CLTHG FOR DIRECT CNTCT W/LIQ PENTANE. ELIM SOURCES OF
IGNIT. SUPPLY MAX VENT W/EXPLO PROOF (S UPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: LOCATE LEAKING CONTRS IN REMOTE DOWNWIND AREA OUTSIDE
& ALLOW TO VENT TO ATMOSPHERE. INCINERATE GAS BY CONTROLLED BURNING IN
FLARE IF POSS. FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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PROTECT CYLS AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENT AREA, AWAY
FROM SOURCES OF HEAT & IGNIT & DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DO NOT ALLOW AREA (ING
2)
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC CANISTER OR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHST:WHERE GAS IS PRESENT PROVIDE ADEQ VENT IN SUMPS &
CONFINED AREAS. MECH:PROVIDE ADEQ VENT TO MAINTAIN (ING 8)
Protective Gloves: RUBBER OR PLASTIC (NEOPRENE)
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE WASH MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA, AND IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. N-PENTANE (ING 8)
Work Hygenic Practices: SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE WASH MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA, AND IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. N-PENTANE (ING 8)
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:RUPTURE VIOLENTLY WHEN EXPOS
TO FIRE. FIGHT FIRE FROM SAFE DISTANCE. EXPLO HAZ:BEEN ELIMINATED. VAPS MAY
FLOW ALONG SURF FOR CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. FIRST AID PROC:RESIST LIQ ASPIR.
SPILL PROC:EQUIP. SM SPILLS CAN BE ABSORBED W/VERMICULITE OR FLOOR ABSORB. KEEP
OUT OF SEWERS/CONFINED SPACES.
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT OR FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: OXIDIZERS SUCH AS OXYGEN, CHLORINE & FLUORINE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CAN PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE WHEN OXIDIZED
W/DEFICIENCY OF OXYGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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LOCATE LEAKING CONTRS IN REMOTE DOWNWIND AREA OUTSIDE & ALLOW TO VENT TO
ATMOSPHERE. INCINERATE GAS BY CONTROLLED BURNING IN FLARE IF POSS. FOLLOW
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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