Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: LIQUID & HIGH CONCENTRATION CAN
IRRITATE. SKIN: PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT CAN CAUSE
IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. INGESTION: GI DISCOMFORT. HEXANE IS A MILD
IRRITATION TO EYES/MUCOUS MEMBRANE/PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT/CNS
DEPRESSANT & NEUROTOXIN. EXPOSURE CAUSES IRRITATION, NARCOSIS, GI
TRACT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:DIZZINESS, NUMBNESS OF EXTREMITIES,
INTOXICATION, IRRITATION, DEFATTING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER MOUTH TO
MOUTH/CPR IF NECESSARY. EYES: RINSE W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
SKIN: FLUSH FOR 15 MINS. WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: ASPIRATION
HAZARD. DON' T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:-14.8F
Lower Limits:1.1
Upper Limits:7.5
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL/FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SCBA. A WATER
SPRAY CAN BE USED TO COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN
EXTINGUISHING A FIRE & MAY SPREAD. HEAT WILL BUILD PRESSURE & MAY
RUPTURE CLOSED STORAGE CONTAINERS. FLAMMABLE LIQUID. (SEE SUPP)
Spill Release Procedures:PROTECT FROM IGNITION. WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING & APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT. ABSORB MATERIAL IN AN
ABSORBENT FOR DISPOSAL BY APPROVED METHODS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM TEMPERATURE EXTREMES &
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE IN ACCEPTABLE, PROTECTED & SECURE FLAMMABLE
LIQUID STORAGE ROOM.
Other Precautions:GROUND/BOND METAL CONTAINERS TO MINIMIZE STATIC
SPARKS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE IAW/LOCAL, STATE
& FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UN1208, DOO1
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