===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:KEROSENE
NIIN:00-242-4750
MSDS Number: BKYJR
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Info Phone Num:(201) 796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:(201) 796-7100
CAGE:18464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:18464
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:KEROSENE, KEROSINE
CAS:8008-20-6
RTECS #:OA5500000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
Other REC Limits:100 MG/CUM NIOSH
Name:SULFUR
CAS:7704-34-9
RTECS #:WS4250000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
Name:BENZENE (SARA III)
CAS:71-43-2
RTECS #:CY1400000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
Other REC Limits:16 MG/CUM
OSHA PEL:1PPM/5STEL;1910.1028
ACGIH TLV:10 PPM; A2; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) 36 GM/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN:
IRRITATION/DEFATTING/DRYNESS/DERMATITIS/BURNING SENSATION.
INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION/BURNING SENSATION OF THE
CHEST/KEROSENE ODOR BREATH/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS/EUPHORIA/CNS
DEPRESSION /HEADACHE/NAUSEA/DIZZINESS/WEAKNESS. INGESTION:
IRRITATION/MOUTH/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH BURNING
SENSATION/VOMTIING/BELCHING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BENZENE IS A CONSIDERED TO BE A2
CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: ABSORPTION/SENSITIZATION/APLASTIC
ANEMIA/DEATH. INHALATION:
ATAXIA/DROWSINESS/COMA/CONVULSIONS/RESPIRATORY
ARREST/TREMOR/BRONCHITIS/PAIN/POLYEMIA. INGESTION: DIARRHEA
W/BLOOD-TINGED FECES/ASPIRA TION INTO LUNGS MAY CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS W/PULMONARY EDEMA/HEMORRHAGE/CONVULSIONS/CNS
DEPRESSION/FATAL/CYANOSIS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER OR NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MIN. SKIN:
WASH W/SOAP & WATER OR DETERGENT W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15-20 MIN.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING ST OPS. MAINTAIN AIRWAY/BLOOD PRESSURE & ADMINISTER
OXYGEN. KEEP WARM & A REST. INGESTION: GASTRIC LAVAGE W/CUFFED
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE IN PLACE TO PREVENT ASPIRATION, SHOULD BE DONE
WITHIN 15 MIN. SEE SUPP
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>100F
Lower Limits:0.7%
Upper Limits:5%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY, FOG OR
STANDARD FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE
UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER OR MONITOR
NOZZLES. STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE EXPLOSIVE
>100F/ARE >AIR MAY TRAVEL A GREAT DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION &
FLASH BACK. KEEP UPWIND. AUTO IGNITION TEMPS: 410F.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF YOU
CAN. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER
ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE FOR DISPOSAL. NO SMOKING, FLAMES OR
FLARES IN HAZARD AREA. KEEP U NNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & KEEP UPWIND.
AVOID OVERHEATED CONTAINERS MAY VIOLENTLY RUPTURE IN HEAT OR FIRE.
AVOID CONTAMINATION OF WATER SOURCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SUBSTANCE & WEARING OIL SOAKED
CLOTHING. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH/DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH, OIL IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID- INGESTION: EMESIS CAN BE INDUCED USING SYRUP OF IPECAC OR
IMPAIRED GAG REFLEX. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. USE OF
EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR STIMULANTS MAY INDUCE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLA
TION.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:304-574F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:0F
Vapor Pres:5
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:0.8
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT-BROWN, MOBILE, OILY LIQUID W/MILD PETROLEUM
ODOR
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS, NITROGEN TETROXIDE, CHLORINE, FLUORINE & MAGNESIUM
PERCHLORATE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, SPARKS OR OTHER SOURCES OF
IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
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