BYK-CHEMIE USA -- BYK-A 501
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CDMYV
MSDS NAME: BYK-A 501
Responsible Party
Name: BYK-CHEMIE USA
Address: 524 SOUTH CHERRY ST
City: WALLINGFORD CT 06492
Info Phone: 203-265-2086
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name: MEGAN MCCUTCHEON
Proprietary Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: BYK-CHEMIE USA
Address: 524 S CHERRY ST
City: WALLINGFORD CT 06492
Phone: 203-265-2086
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Ingredients
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Name: *** PROPRIETARY ***
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50 (ORAL, RAT): 4400 MG/KG (PRODUCT)
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INHAL:HIGH CONCS OF VAPS MAY BE IRRIT TO THE RESP
TRACT. MAY CAUSE HDCHS, DIZZ, NAUSEA & VOMIT. MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESS
(DROWS, LOSS OF COORDINATION & FATIGUE). EYE:RPTD/PRLNG EYE CNTCT MAY
CAUSE IRRIT. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CNTCT MAYCAUSE IRRIT. CHRONIC: SOLV
ABSORPTION BY INHAL &/RPTD SKIN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:CNTCT MAY CAUSE INJURY TO LIVER,
KIDNEY & RESP SYS. ANIMAL STUDIES SHOW THAT 1-METHOXY-2-PROPANOL ACETATE
HAS CAUSED DMG TO THE RESP SYS. STUDIES SUGGEST THAT 2-METHOXY-1-PROPANOL
ACETATE IS TERATOGENIC IN ANIMALS. THERE IS ALSO EVID OF FETOTOXICITY. RPTS
HAVE ASSOC RPTD & PRLNG OCCUP EXPOS TO (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: MAY BE AGGRAVATING TO SOME ASTHMA-TYPE
CONDITIONS, AND TO PRE-EXISTING LIVER AND/OR KIDNEY DISORDERS.
First Aid: INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER ARTF RESP IF NECESSARY. GET
MED AID AS SOON AS POSS. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN. GET MED AID. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP &
H*2O. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT, ASPIR HAZ. DILUTE WITH 1-2 GLASSES OF H*2O.
GET MED AID. IF VOMIT OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PVNT
ASPIR OF LIQ INTO LUNGS. (SUPDAT)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA IF
INDOORS. WEAR SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK. DIKE AND CONTAIN
SPILL. PUMP INTO SALVAGE TANKS AND/OR ABSORB WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL. U SE
SPARKLESS SHOVELS TO REMOVE MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: USA: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001 (IGNITABLE). CANADA:
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FE DERAL
REGULATION. INCINERATION RECOMMENDED.
Handling And Storage Precautions: HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. AVOID SKIN
AND EYE CONTACT. AVOID PROLONGED BREATHING OF MISTS/VAPORS/DUSTS. AVOID HEAT,
FLAME, SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions: TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGE. HANDLE
AS AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: SCC
Flash Point Text: 115F,46C
Lower Limits: 1.0%
Upper Limits: 12.0%
Extinguishing Media: FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMCIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT & FLAMES. PVNT STATIC
DISCHARGE, KEEP AWAY FORM OXIDIZING MATLS. WILL NOT EXPLODE UPON MECH IMPACT.
HAZ COMBUST PRODS:CARBON MONO/DIOXIDE.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: UNLESS AIR MONITORING DEMONSTRATES DUSTS/MISTS/VAPORS,
ARE BELOW THE RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVELS AND/OR WEEL, WEAR A PROPERLY FITTED
NIOSH RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK DURING EXPOSURE.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves: VITON RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). CLEAN LONG LEGGED, LONG SLEEVED WORK CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices: USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND
SAFETY PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health: USERS OF "L" VERSION OF SHOULD CONSULT "LR"
VERSION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (FP N). EFTS OF OVEREXP: SOLVENTS
W/PERMANENT BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY
DELIBERATELY CONC ENTRATING & INHALING VAPORS MAY BE HARMFUL/FATAL. FIRST
AID PROC: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: >255F,>124C
Vapor Pres: 4 @ 20C
Vapor Density: >1
Spec Gravity: 0.89 (H*2O =1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR YELLOWISH LIQUID; AROMATIC ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: EXPOSURE TO AIR. 1-METHOXY-Z-PROPANOL ACETATE MAY
FORM EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR.
Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE EXPECTED.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: BYK-A 501
Company: BYK-CHEMIE USA
Street: 524 S CHERRY ST
City: WALLINGFORD CT
Zipcode: 06492
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/03/1997
Status Code: C
Label Date: 03/03/1997
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: Moderate
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: COMBUSTIBLE. ACUTE: INHALATION: HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF
VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE HEADACHES,
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION (DROWSINESS, LOS S
OF COORDINATION AND FATIGUE). EYE: REPEATED OR PROLONGED EYE CONTACT MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE
IRRITAITON. INGESTION: REPEATED INGESTION MAY IRRITATE T HE DIGESTIVE TRACT.
CHRONIC: SOLVENT ABSORPTION BY INHALATION AND/OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY
CAUSE INJURY TO LIVER, KIDNEY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. POSSIBLE TERATOGEN.
POSSIBLE PERMANENT BRAIN & NERV OUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. MISUSE MAY BE
HARMFUL/FATAL.
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