LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 4300 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CONJUNCTIVITIS/CORNEAL DAMAGE.
SKIN: DEFATTING/DERMATITITS/ABSORPTION. INHALATION: LUNG
DAMAGE/HARMFUL. INGESTION: HARMFUL. XYLENE CAUSES NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION/COMA. CYANOSIS/BRONCHITIS/CHEM ICAL
PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA/STATUSASTHMATICUS. ASPIRATION INTO
LUNGS LEADS TO PULMONARY INJURY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: IRRITATION/RAPID
BREATHING/EXCITABILITY/INTOXICATION/CONFUSION/STAGGERING/HEADACHE/F
ATIGUE/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIZZY/DROWY/NARCOSIS/UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSIONS
/COUGH/FEVER/COMA/DEATH. EYES: IRRITA TION. SKIN:
IRRITATION/RASH/DRYING/CRACKING/BLEEDING. INGESTION: IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. DON'T INTRODUCE
OILS OR OINTMENTS. SKIN: SCRUB W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING & SHOES. APPLY SOME LANOLIN OINTMENT TO THE AFFECTED AREA.
INHALAT ION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NECESSARY,GIVE CPR/OXYGEN.
INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE 1 TABLESPOON OF MINERAL OIL
FOLLOWED BY TABLESPOON OF SODIUM/MAGNESIUM SULFATE. OBTAIN MED.
ATTN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:30C
Lower Limits:1%
Upper Limits:7%
Extinguishing Media:CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY OR FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING APPARATUS &
FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB MATERIAL W/CHEMICAL BINDER & SHOVEL
ABSORBENT INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER. DON'T FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL & DRY PLACE. PROTECT
FROM HEAT, DIRECT SUNLIGHT, & SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS REQUIRED GROUNDING DURING USE. STORE AWAY
FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. MAINTAIN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. SINCE EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT
RESIDUE, FOLLOW HA ZARD PRECAUTIONS EVEN AFTER EMPTIED.
Respiratory Protection:USE CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/APPROPRIATE
CANNISTERS. USE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: REQUIRED. EXPLOSION-PROOF MECHANICAL
VENTILATION REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES & FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
Supplemental Safety and Health
CATALYST MAY BE USED SAFELY WHEN HYDROSILATION IS CARRIED OUT UNDER
ANHYDROUS CONDITION. HYDROSILATION IS BEST CARRIED OUT UNDER STREAM
OF ANHYDROUS NITROGEN AS MEANS OF DRYING REACTION MIXTURE/VENTIN G
ANY HYDROGEN GAS EVOLVED DURING CROSSLINKING OF HYDRIDE FUNCTIONAL
POLYMER/ADDITION OF SILICON-HYDRIDE ACROSS A BOND.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:138C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:12-13C
Vapor Pres:7
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity: 0.9
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:97
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, WATER
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, DIRECT SUNLIGHT, & OTHER
SOURCES OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN GAS
Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE FOLLOWING ALL FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. FLAMMABLE LIQUID. UN1993.
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