Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION/DEFATTING & DERMATITIS. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM/MUCOSAL MEMBRANE
IRRITATION/HEADACHE/DIZZINESS/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/ASPHYXIATION/HARMFUL/
DELAYED EFFECTS INVOLVING THE BLOOD/GASTRO-INTESTINAL/BREATHING
DIFFICULTY & NUISANCE DUST RESPONSE IN LUNGS. INGESTION: HARMFUL &
BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LEAD/LEAD MOLYBDATE/METHYLENE
CHLORIDE/PROPYLENE OXIDE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AN A2 CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION/DEFATTING &
DERMATITIS. INHALATION: NERVOUS SYSTEM/CNS/LIVER/KIDNEY/OPTIC
NERVE/DEATH/DAMAGES DEVELOPING
FETUS/DROWSINESS/FATIGUE/NARCOSIS/HEMOYSIS/IMPAIRING BLOODS/
ABILITY TO TRANSPORT OXYGEN/LOSS OF APPETITE/ANEMIA/DISTURBANCE OF
SLEEP & NAUSEA. INGESTION: HARMFUL & BLINDNESS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:
WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR OR
OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:10F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL & FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER SPRAY MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. WATER MAY BE
USED TO COOL CONTAINERS TO PREVENT BURSTING. IF WATER IS USED, FOG
NOZZLES ARE PREFERABLE. WEAR GOGGLES & SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPOSURE TO HEAT OR SUNLIGHT MAY CAUSE
BURSTING OF AEROSOL CAN.
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. VENTILATE AREA.
WIPE UP W/INERT MATERIALS & PLACE IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE >120F. EXPOSURE TO HEAT OR
TO SUN MAY CAUSE BURSTING.
Other Precautions:USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY
DILIBERATELY CONCENTRATING VAPORS & INHALING CONTENTS CAN BE
HARMFUL OR FATAL.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
REQUIRED IF >TLV.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
METHYLENE CHLORIDE INCREASE RATE OF MALIGNANT TUMORS IN LAB
MOUSE/BENIGN TUMORS IN RATS. ANIMAL STUDIES SHOW HIGH LEVELS OF
TOLUENE PRODUCED CARDIAC SENSITIZATION. XYLENE ANIMAL STUDIES SHOW
EFFECT TO LIVER/KIDNEYS/LUNGS EMBRYO/FETOXIC EFFECTS. ETHYLENE
GLYCOL MONO BUTYL ETHER PRODUCES TESTICULAR ATROPHY IN LAB ANIMAL.
Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T INCINERATE AEROSOL. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DON'T PLACE
AEROSOL CANS IN HOME COMPACTOR. DON'T PUNCTURE. DOT: CONSUMER
COMMODITY ORM-D.
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