Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, OIL ACNE
W/POSSIBLE SECONDARY INFECTION, & PHOTOSENSITIVITY. INGESTION:
LAXATIVE PROPERTIES RESULTING IN ABDOMINAL CRAMPS/DIARRHEA.
INHALATION: PULMONARY DISEASE (CHRONIC LUNG INFLAMMATION)/BREATH
SHORTNESS/COUGH. CONDITION IS USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC AS A RESULT OF
REPEATED SMALL ASPIRATIONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, OIL ACNE
W/POSSIBLE SECONDARY INFECTION, & PHOTOSENSITIVITY. INGESTION:
LAXATIVE PROPERTIES RESULTING IN ABDOMINAL CRAMPS/DIARRHEA.
INHALATION: PULMONARY DISEASE (CHRONIC LUNG INFLAMMATION)/BREATH
SHORTNESS/COUGH. CONDITION IS USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC AS A RESULT OF
REPEATED SMALL ASPIRATIONS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF MATERIAL
IS HOT, TREAT FOR THERMAL BURNS & TAKE VICTIM TO HOSPITAL. SKIN:
WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. IF MATERIAL IS HOT, SUBMERGE
INJURED AREA IN COLD WATER. IF VICTIM IS SEVERELY BURNED, REMOVE
TO HOSPITAL. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:225F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, OR CO2. KEEP FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
READILY AVAILABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE BUT MAY BE USED TO
COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS. FROTHING MAY OCCUR WHEN WATER/FOAM IS
SPRAYED INTO CONTAINERS OF HOT, BURNING LIQUID.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL IMMEDIATELY. DON'T ALLOW TO
ENTER SEWERS/WATERCOURSES. REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. ABSORB
W/APPROPRIATE INERT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAND/CLAY. PICK UP LARGE
SPILLS BY USING VACUUM PUMPS/SHOV ELS/BUCKETS/PLACE IN
DRUMS/SUITABLE CONTAINERS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T TRANSFER TO UNMARKED CONTAINERS.
STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN
FLAME/OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN. DON'T INGEST. TAKE CAUTION TO
PREVENT AEROSOLIZATION OR MISTING OF THIS PRODUCT. AVOID SPLASHING
INTO EYES. CONSUMPTION OF FOOD & BEVERAGE SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN WORK
AREAS WHERE H YDROCARBONS ARE PRESENT.
Respiratory Protection:IF VAPOR OR MIST IS GENERATED WHEN MATERIAL IS
HEATED OR HANDLED, USE AN ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR W/DUST & MIST
FILTER. ALL RESPIRATORS MUST BE NIOSH CERTIFIED. DON'T USE
COMPRESSED OXYGEN IN HYDROCAR BON ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE IN ACCORDANCE W/GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS & INSULATED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PLASTIC FACE SHIELD/IMPERVIOUS & INSULATED
BOOTS, APRONS, & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH BEFORE EATING/DRINKING/SMOKING. DISCARD LEATHER
ARTICLES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, & OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DENSE SMOKE, CO, CO2, & OTHER OXIDES
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF AS A REGULATED WASTE ACCORDING TO
STATE, LOCAL, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. WASTE MATERIAL MAY BE
LANDFILLED OR INCINERATED AT AN APPROVED FACILITY. MATERIAL SHOULD
BE RECYCLED IF POSSIBLE. FLAM MABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
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