Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:METHANOL-CNS EFFECTS/SKIN
ABSORPTION/LIVER DAMAGE/EYE DAMAGE/TEMPORARY-PERMANENT
BLINDNESS/100-200ML FATAL. SULFUR DIOXIDE-SEVERE IRRITANT TO
EYES/MUCOUS MEMBRANES/SKIN/AFFECTS UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT ,
BRONCHI/RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS/PULMONARY EDEMA/RESPIRATORY ALLERGIC
REACTIONS/FATAL/IN-VITRO MUTAGEN. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:METHANOL-ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION, VOMITING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, VISUAL DISTURBANCES, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DELIRIUM,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMA. CHLOROFORM-DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, MENTAL
DULLNESS, DIGESTIVE DISTU RBANCES, COMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN/EYE/LIVER/KIDNEY/RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS, ASTHMA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN:
FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/PLENTY OF WATER. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS,
GIVE WATER/MILK TO DILUTE STOMACH CONTENTS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL C ASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:52F
Lower Limits:5.5 METHANOL
Upper Limits:31 METHANOL
Extinguishing Media:CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATIONS POSE A HEALTH HAZARD, BECOME IRRITATING/EXCEED
RECOMMENDED LIMITS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SUITABLE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: CHLOROFORM-SKIN & EYE IRRITATION/SENSITIVITY TO
EPINEPHRINE/IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS/CARDIAC ARREST/LIVER & KIDNEY
DAMAGE. HYDROIODIC ACID-SKIN & EYE IRRITION. IMIDAZOLE IS AN IN-VI
TRO MUTAGEN.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. FLAMMABLE LIQUID POISONOUS UN1992
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