MSDS NAME:KEROSENE
NIIN:00F038305
MSDS Number: BWTRX
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BEACON OIL CO
Address:525 W THIRD ST
Box:466
City:HANFORD
State:CA
ZIP:93230-5016
Country:US
Info Phone Num:209-582-0241
Emergency Phone Num:209-582-0241
CAGE:4E189
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BEACON OIL CO
Address:525 W THIRD ST
Box:City:HANFORD
State:CA
ZIP:93230-5016
Country:US
Phone:209-583-3304
CAGE:4E189
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:KEROSENE, KEROSINE (SUSPECTED ANIMAL CARC BY IARC) *95-1*
CAS:8008-20-6
RTECS #:OA5500000
Fraction by Wt: 99.8%
Other REC Limits:100 MG/CUM NIOSH
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE NOSE,
THROAT & LUNGS, CNS DEPRESSION & DEATH. SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION.
INGESTION: IRRITATION OF MOUTH, THROAT & GI TRACT, CNS DEPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, LOSS OF
COORDINATION, COMA, REDNESS, BURNING, TEARING, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, RESTLESSNESS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE AIR, OXYGEN/CPR IF
NECESSARY. EYES: FLUSH W/CLEAN WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WIPE FREE
OF EXCESS LIQUIDS W/CLOTH. WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGSTION:
ASPIRATION HAZARD. DO N'T INDUCE VOMITING. ASPIRATION HAZARD.OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:110-162F
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER FOG/SPRAY IN COOLING TANKS &
CONTAINERS. DON'T ENTER ENCLOSED/CONFINED FIRE SPACE W/OUT PROPER
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. USE SCBA DOWNWIND OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. MATERIAL MAY BE
IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME. KEROSENE FLOATS ON WATER & MAY
CREATE AN EXPLOSION/FIRE/ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN/REMOVE IGNITION SOURCES/SAFELY STOP
FLOW. SMALL: REMOVE W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL/TRANSFER TO SAFE
CONTAINER/STORE IN WELL VENTILATED FIRE SAFE STORAGE AREA UNTIL
DISPOSAL. LARGE: EVACUATE PERSONNE L. USE PROPER PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT. (SEE SUPP)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:GROUND ALL DRUMS & TRANSFER VESSELS
WHEN HANDLING. CONTAINERS MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTIED, SINCE
RESIDUE LIQUID/VAPORS ARE PRESENT.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN VAPOR
LEVELS EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation:REQUIRED TO KEEP VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS BELOW OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:REQUIRED WHEN SPLASHING/SPRAYING LIQUID.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, APRON,
BOOTS, FACIAL PROTECTION
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. REMOVE/DISCARD CONTAMINATED LEATHER SHOES/GLOVES. WASH AFTER
HANDLING
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC CONT'D: BLANKET W/FOAM/USE WATER FOG TO DISPERSE VAPORS.
DIKE AREA TO PREVENT SPREADING. PUMP CONTAMINATED WATER &
HYDROCARBON LIQUID TO SALVAGE TANK. REMAINING MATERIAL CAN BE TAKEN
UP W/A BSORBENT & PLACED IN CONTAINERS.
Waste Disposal Methods:MAXIMIZE PRODUCT RECOVERY FOR REUSE/DISPOSE OF
PRODUCT & CONTAMINATED MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IGNITABLE HAZARDOUS WASTE # (D001).
COMBSUTIBLE LIQUID UN 1223.
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