Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: CAN CAUSE GI IRRITATION.
ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL. INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION,
CNS DEPRESSION. EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION & CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN:
MAY BE ABSORBED IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS, SEVERE IRRITATION. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CONFUSION,
HEADACHES, DIZZINESS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. ASPIRATION HAZARD.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED GIVE CPR.
KEEP WARM & QUIET. EYES: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15
MINS. SKIN: FLUS H W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: ANY TREATMENT SHOULD BE
DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS & THE CLINICAL CONDITION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:24F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, ALL PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL/ALCOHOL FOAM. POLYMER
FOAM FOR LARGE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE, BUT MAY BE USED TO
COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT EXPLOSION. IF WATER IS USED, FOG
NOZZLES ARE PREFERRED.
Spill Release Procedures:KEEP SPECTATORS AWAY. ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION
SOURCES. DIKE & CONTAIN W/INERT MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO COVERED METAL
CONTAINERS. USE ONLY NON-SPARKING TOOLS. PLACE ABSORBENT DIKING
MATERIALS IN COVERED ME TAL CONTAINERS. (SEE SUPP)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE >100F. STORE LARGE
QUANTITIES ACCORDINGLY. CLOSE CONTAINERS AFTER EACH USE. DON'T
WASH/REUSE EMPTY CONTAINERS. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS SHOLD BE GROUNDED & BONDED TO THE
RECEIVING CONTAINER. DON'T WELD/BRAZE/CUT ON EMPTY CONTAINER. NEVER
USE PRESSURE TO EMPTY. DRUM ISN'T A PRESSURE VESSEL.INTENTIONAL
MISUSE BY DELEBERATELY CONCENTRATING/INHALING IS FATAL/HARMFUL.
Respiratory Protection:RESTRICTED VENTILATION AREAS: A NIOSH APPROVED
CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR. SPRAYING: MECHANICAL PREFILTER.
CONFINED AREAS: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. TLV'S
ARE EXCEEDED: PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:SOLVENT IMPERMEABLE
Eye Protection:SAFETY SPECTACLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FACILITY, SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARD CONT'D: EXPOSURE TO METHYL ETHYL KETONE MAY INHANCE THE
NEUROTOXICITY OF N-HEXANE & METHYL-N-BUTYL KETONE. THIS SYNERGISTIC
EFFECT HAS RESULTED IN PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY. SOLVENTS MAY CAU SE
PERMANENT BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. MATERIAL SPILLS CONT'D:
PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF SEWERS/STREAMS/GROUNDWATER.
Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T INCINERATE CLOSED CONTAINERS. DISPOSE OF
IAW/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. D001. FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN
1263
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