Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION DUE
TO DEFATTING OF TISSUES. INGESTION: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, VOMITING.
INHALATION: NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, COORDINATION IMPAIRMENT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:METHYLENE CHLORIDE IS SUSPECTED HUMAN A2
CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION DUE TO
DEFATTING OF TISSUE. INGESTION: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, VOMITING.
INHALTION: NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, COORDINATION IMPAIRMENT,
CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN SENSITIVITY, CHEMICAL
ALLERGIES
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITNG. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATT ENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:CO2, STANDARD FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, HALON.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPOSURE TO TEMPS >120F MAY CAUSE
BURSTING OR VENTING. HEAT OR FIRE MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS FUMES.
Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS: MOP UP, SOAK UP. REMOVE TO OUT
OF DOORS. LARGE SPILLS: EVACUATE AREA. CONTAIN LIQUID. TRANSFER TO
CLOSED METAL CONTAINERS. KEEP OUT OF WATER SUPPLY.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE WHERE TEMPS >120F. KEEP
OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:OVEREXPOSURE OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE CAN RAISE THE
LEVEL OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE BLOOD CAUSING CARDIOVASCULAR
STRESS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS EPA STANDARDS.
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