MSDS NAME:CYANOMETHANE
NIIN:00F034406
MSDS Number: BTNNB
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0
Company:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD 50 (RAT): 2730 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: 4000PPM-DANGEROUS TO
LIFE/HEALTH; 500PPM-IRRITATION TO NOSE & THROAT. HIGH
CONCENTRATION-RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, PARALYSIS, DEATH DUE TO CNS
DEPRESSION. SKIN: IRRITATION/ABSORPTION. REPEAT
ED/PROLONGED-DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION.
REPEATED/PROLONGED-CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: SYSTEMIC TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION/FLUSHING/BRONCHIAL TIGHTNESS/BURNING
SENSATION/WHEEZING/LARYNGITIS/COUGHING W/BLOODY
SPUTUM/NAUSEA/VOMITING OF BLOOD/BILE-LIKE SUBSTANCE/CHEST/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/HEADACHE/DIZZINESS/DIARRHEA/TAC HYPNEA/LOW BLOOD
PRESSURE/RAPID
PULSE/SHOCK/WEAKNESS/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/COMA/CONFUSION/CONVULSIONS/DEL
IRIUM.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. APPLY CPR IF NECESSARY. KEEP
WARM/AT REST/TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. INGESTION: ASYMPTOMATIC/GIVE
SYRUP OF IPECAC/PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE USING TAP WATER/DILUTE
SODIUM BICA RBONATE/POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE SOLUTION. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 20 MINS. EYES: WASH
W/PLENTY OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:42F
Lower Limits:3
Upper Limits:16
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL/CO2/WATERSPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER W/O RISK. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL
WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T SCATTER. APPLY WATER TO SIDES OF
CONTAINERS. STAY AWAY FROM TANKS ENDS. (SEE SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL
A DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASH BACK. VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES
ARE EXPLOSIVE. FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT.
Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK W/O RISK.
USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. SMALL: TAKE UP W/ABSORBENT
MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. LARGE: DIKE FOR
LATER DISPOSAL. ISOLATE & DEN Y ENTRY.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:SUBSTANCES W/LOW ELECTRO CONDUCTIVITY
SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTAINERS MEETING BONDING/GROUNDING
GUIDELINES.
Other Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. OUTSIDE/DETACHED
STORAGE IS PREFERRABLE, INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE IN A STANDARD
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS STORAGE ROOM, SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS &
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTA NCES.
Respiratory Protection:CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/ORGANIC VAPOR
CARTRIDGE/SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR/SCBA/POWERED-AIR PURIFYING
RESPIRATOR W/VAPOR CARTRIDGE/AIR PURIFYING, FULL FACEPIECE
RESPIRATOR W/VAPOR CANISTER/GAS MA SK/SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
EYEWASH STATION. SAFETY GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC. FIRE PROC CONT'D: COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES W/WATER.
WITHDRAW IF ANY SOUND/DISCOLORATION OF TANK OCCURS DUE TO FIRE.
FIRE HAZARD CONT'D: AUTOIGNITION TEMP 975F. FIRST AID CONT'D:
DILUTE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IS INEFFECTIVE. APPLY CPR IF NEEDED.
APPLY CYANIDE POISONING FIRST AID.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL/STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. DON'T ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES.
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