Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: INJURY/PAIN/TEARING/BLURRED
VISION. SKIN: DRYNESS/CRACKING/IRRITATION. INHALATION:
STUPOR/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/DIZZINESS/UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION:
SLUGGISHNESS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/ACIDOSIS/VISUAL ABNORM ALITIES/FATAL
BLINDNESS/CNS & PANCREAS DAMAGE/DEATH/POISONOUS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: INJURY/PAIN/TEARING/BLURRED VISION. SKIN:
DRYNESS/CRACKING/IRRITATION. INHALATION:
STUPOR/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/DIZZINESS/UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION:
SLUGGISHNESS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/ACIDOSIS/VISUAL ABNORM ALITIES/FATAL
BLINDNESS/CNS & PANCREAS DAMAGE/DEATH/POISONOUS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE NORMAL BREATHING.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS BY GIVING GLASSES OF
WATER/PRESSING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER ADMINISTER LIQUIDS IF
UNCONSCIOUS. IF PLASMA METHANOL IS INGESTED, GIVE 10% SOLUTION OF
ETHANOL IN 5% AQUEOUS DEXTROSE INTRAVENOUSLY. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:53F
Lower Limits:6%
Upper Limits:36.5%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED SURFACES
& TO REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF THE FLAMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE >AIR/TRAVEL TO IGNITION
SOURCES/FLASHBACK. PRODUCT CAN BURN W/LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE FLAME.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. VENTILATE &
EVACUATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CONTAIN & COLLECT PRODUCT
W/INERT ABSORBENT. PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS W/NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
PREVENT PRODUCT FROM ENTERING WATER SUPPLY.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. AVOID
INGESTION. STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES.
Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. WHEN TRANSFERRING PRODUCT
FOLLOW PROPER GROUNDING PROCEDURES.
Respiratory Protection:USE AIR-SUPPLIED MASK IN CONFINED AREA OR IN
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL (GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST) TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR RUBBER
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES, GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, APRON, EYE WASH
STATIONS, SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:148F
Vapor Pres:96
Vapor Density:1.11
Spec Gravity:0.791
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): 2
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:BLUE LIQUID W/SLIGHT ALCOHOL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SULFURIC ACID & STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES, & OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UN 1230. FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
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