REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC -- BECKOSOL 12-645
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BWZDW
MSDS NAME: BECKOSOL 12-645
Responsible Party
Name: REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC
Box: 13582
City: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709
Info Phone: 800-874-5403
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Proprietary Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC
Address: 9 WOODLAWN GREEN SUITE 208
City: CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
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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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: SKIN:THIS MATL MAY CAUSE DEFAT & IRRIT. PRLNG/RPTD
CONT MAY CAUSE DERM. INHAL:EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO VAPS/SPRAY MISTS CAN RSLT IN
HDCH, DIZZ, INCOORD, NAUS & LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. SOME RPTS HAVE ASSOC
RP TD & PRLNG OCCUP OVEREXP TO SOLVS W/PERM BRAIN & NERV SYS DMG.
EYES:THIS MATL MAY BE IRRIT. LAB ANIMALS(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:EXPOS TO HIGH DOSES OF XYLENE
SHOWED EVID OF EFTS IN LIVER, KIDNEY, LUNGS, SPLEEN, HEART & ADRENALS.
RATS EXPOS TO XYLENE VAP DURING PREGNANCY SHOWED EMBRYO/FETOTOXIC EFTS.
NOTE:CONTAINS MATL WHICH APPEARS ON NAVY LISTING OF OCCUPCHEM REPRO HAZS.
SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
First Aid: SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER IMMED. EYES:FLUSH W/LG QTYS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES & SEEK MED ATTN. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING,
KEEP PERSON WARM, QUIET & GET MED ATTN. ASPIR OF MATL INTO LUNGS C AN
CAUSE CHEM PNEUM WHICH CAN BE FATAL.INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR IMMED.
IF COUGHING, DFCLT BRTHG/ANY OTHER RESP SYMPS DEVELOP, SEEK MED ATTN AT ONCE.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENTILATE AREA. ABSORB
SPILL W/ABSORB MATL SUCH AS SAWDUST, VERMICULITE/SAND & PLACE MATL INTO
CLSD CNTNR. IF LG SPILL, DIKE AREA TO PVNT THIS MATL FROM ENTERING WATER SYS
/SEWERS. WEAR PROT EQUIP DURING CLEANUP. (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS (FP N).
THIS MATL HAS BEEN TESTED & FOUND TO HAVE FLASH POINT <140F. IF
DISCARDED, THIS MATL & CNTNRS SHOULD BE TREATED AS HAZ WASTES BASED ON
CHARACT OF IGNIT ABILITY AS DEFINED UNDER FED RCRA REGS
Handling And Storage Precautions: AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION OF
HEATED VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT OR OPEN FLAME. AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Other Precautions: NONE KNOWN.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: 39.0F,3.9C
Lower Limits: 0.9%
Extinguishing Media: FOAM, DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE/ANY CLASS B EXTING AGENT.
WATER MAY BE UNSUITABLE AS EXTING MEDIUM, BUT HELPFUL (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAPORS MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR.
CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED CANISTER-TYPE RESPIRATOR MUST BE
WORN TO PREVENT INHALATION OF VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS WHEN TLV OR PEL IS
EXCEEDED.
Ventilation: GEN VENT IS REQD DURING NORMAL USE. LOC VENT MAY BE REQD DURING
CERTAIN OPERATIONS TO KEEP EXPOS LEVEL BELOW
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT NITRILE,
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS
Other Protective Equipment: WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health: NOTE:USERS OF "L" VERSION SHOULD CONSULT "LR"
VERSION FOR ADDNL INFO (FP N). EXTING MEDIA:IN KEEPING ADJACENT CNTNRS COOL.
EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS
INFO (FP N). SPILL PROC:THIS MATL CONTAINS FOLLOWING INGS WHICH, IF
SPILLED/RELS IN QTYS EQUAL TO/GREATER THAN RQ, ARE
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: >230F,>110C
Vapor Density: HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity: 0.94
Evaporation Rate & Reference: SLOWER/N-BUTYL ACETATE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR LIQUID W/AROMATIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 50
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: WARM STORAGE & IGNITION SOURCES.
Materials To Avoid: AVOID CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN YIELD CARBON
MONOXIDE & TOXIC VAPORS.
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: BECKOSOL 12-645
Company: REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC
Street: 9 WOODLAWN GREEN SUITE 208
City: CHARLOTTE NC
Zipcode: 28217
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 03/14/1995
Status Code: C
Label Date: 03/14/1995
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: Severe
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: FLAMMABLE CLASS IB. ACUTE:SKIN:THIS MATL MAY CAUSE
DEFAT & IRRIT. PRLNG/RPTD CONT MAY CAUSE DERM. INHAL:EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO
VAPS/SPRAY MISTS CAN RSLT IN HDCH, DIZZ, INCOORD, NAUS & LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNES S. SOME RPTS HAVE ASSOC RPTD & PRLNG OCCUP OVEREXP TO SOLVS
W/PERM BRAIN & NERV SYS DMG. EYES:THIS MATL MAY BE IRRIT. CHRONIC:LAB
ANIMALS EXPOSED TO HIGH DOSES OF XYLENE SHOWED EFTS IN THE LIVER, KIDN EYS,
LUNGS, SPLEEN, HEART & ADRENALS. CAN CAUSE EMBRYO/FETOTOXIC EFTS.
CONTAINSMATL WHICH APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL CHEMICAL
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS (FP N).
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