Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAN CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION.PROPANE IS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT.OVEREXPOS SYMPTOMS
INCLUDE CYANOSIS,RSPRTRY DISTRESS.TOLUNE MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY
DAMAGE.OVEREXPOS CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE.INTE NTIONAL MISUSE BY
DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING & INHALING THE CONTENTS MAY LEAD TO
ADDICTION AND MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION:MAY BE HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED.INHALATION:LIQUID OR VAPOR CAN CAUSE IRRIT OF NOSE THROAT
AND LUNGS.SKIN &
EYES:IRRIT.HEADACHE,DIZZINESS,NAUSEA,VOMITING,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,EVEN
ASPHXIATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A DOCTOR IMMED.
INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RSPRTN, PREFERRABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL A DOCTOR. SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS,
CALL DOCTOR. EYE:IMMED FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15
MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE WATER CONTACT WITH ENTIRE
SURFACE.CALL A DOCTOR.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE USE DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE, BUT SHOULD BE USED
TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREME FLAMM.CONTENTS UNDER
PRESSURE.EXPOS TO HIGH TEMPS MAY CAUSE BURSTING.AVOID
RADIATORS,STOVES,DIRECT SUNLIGHT/ OTHER HEAT SOURCE.DO NOT
PUNCTURE/INCINERAT
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. SOAK UP WITH
ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND REMOVE TO A CHEMICAL DISPOSAL AREA. PREVENT
ENTRY TO NATURAL BODIES OF WATER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE IN ACCORD W/GOOD INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE & SAFETY PRACTICES INCLUDE AVOIDING UNNECESSARY EXPOS &
REMOVEL OF MAT'L FROM EYES.DO NOT STORE ABOVE 120F.
Respiratory Protection:WHERE AIR CONTAMINANTS CAN EXCEED ACCEPTABLE
CRITERIA, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE FORM & CONCENTRATION OF
CONTAMINANTS IN AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 20 CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. ENCLOSED SYSTEM DESIGNED,
PROCESSS ISOLATION & REMOTE CONTROL.
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES AS REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:USE GOGGLES IF CONTACT IS LIKELY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HCC:V3
Vapor Pres:APPROX 60
Vapor Density:> AIR
Spec Gravity:< WATER
Evaporation Rate & Reference:FASTER THAN BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Percent Volatiles by Volume:94
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE VAPORS. DO NOT
CUT, PUNCTURE OR WELD ON OR NEARBY. INCINERATION WILL CAUSE
CONTAINER TO BURST VIOL ENTLY.
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