Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: LIPS/TONGUE/ORAL
MUCOSA/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE UREMIA/CNS
EFFECTS/CARDIAC EFFECTS/FAILURE/EDEMA/FATAL/LIVER INJURY/ELEVATION
IN SERUM PHOSPHORUS-DECREASE IN SERUM CALCIUM. IN HALATION:
NOSE/THROAT IRRITANT. SKIN: IRRITANT/SENSITIZATION/DERMATITIS.
EYES: CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIZZINESS/DROWSINESS/MALAISE/BLURRING OF
VISION/IRRITABILITY/LUMBAR PAIN/OLIGURIA/IRREGULAR EYE
MOVEMENTS/CONVULSIONS/COMA/WEAKNESS OF FACIAL MUSCLES/DIMINISH ED
HEARING/DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING/RASH/LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE/MILD
METHOMOGLOBINEMIA/HEADACHE/REDNESS/DISCOMFORT/SWELLING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING KIDNEY DISEASE,
ANEMIA, GOUT
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER/INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. SKIN:
WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. EYES : FLUSH W/CLEAN WATER FOR 15 MINS.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: ETHANOL
IS ANTIDOTAL & MAY BLOCK FORMATION OF NEPHROTOXIC METABOLITES OF
ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE LIVER(SUPP)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:NONE TO BOILING
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN ENTERING A CONFINED SPACE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. COLLECT FOR DISPOSAL USING AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY W/PROPER VENTILATION. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLOSED. DON'T STORE IN OPEN/UNLABELED CONTAINERS. STORE IN
A COOL/WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:PREVENT CONTACT W/EYES/SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T BREATHE
VAPORS/MISTS. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DON'T MIX
DIRECTLY W/OTHER MATERIALS. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN
HANDLING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR W/AN ORGANIC
VAPOR CARTRIDGE & A DUST/MIST PRE-FILTER/SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR
FOR OPERATIONS WHERE TLV MAY BE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL: ADEQUATE FOR NORMAL USE. LOCAL EXHAUST: OPERATIONS
WHERE MATERIAL IS HEATED/MISTED & TLV MAY BE EXCEEDED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WASHING FACILITY, EYE
WASH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEMODIALYSIS MAY BE REQUIRED. RESPIRATORY SUPPORT W/MECHANICAL
VENTILATION MAY BE REQUIRED. MAY BE CRANIAL NERVE INVOLVEMENT IN
THE LATE STAGES OF TOXICITY FROM SWALLOWING ETHYLENE GLYCOL.
METHYLENE B LUE IS THE ANTIDOTE OF CHOICE FOR SERIOUS
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. WHEN EMPTY, IMMEDIATELY REPLACE CAP & DISPOSE OF
PROPERLY. DON'T CUT/WELD ON/NEAR CONTAINER, EVEN EMPTY. DON'T REUSE
EMPTY CONTAINERS. EMPTY CONTAINE RS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES & MAY
BE DANGEROUS.
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