Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION. SKIN: SEVERE
DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, PALLOR, NAUSEA, LACK OF
COORDINATION, STUPOR, DISCOMFORT, INFLAMMATION OF CONJUNCTIVA,
BLISTERS, CRACKING, EDEMA, REDNESS
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. EYES: IRRIGATE
IMMEDIATELY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH OFF IN FLOWING
WATE R/SHOWER USING SOAP & WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:191F
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2/DRY CHEMICALS
Fire Fighting Procedures:TREAT AS A HYDROCARBON FIRE. WEAR NIOSH
APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FACE PIECE. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
W/WATER SPRAY. STAY UPWIND. (SEE SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AFTER FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED, MATERIAL
VAPORS COULD ACCUMULATE & TRAVEL TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASH
BACK.
Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION. ABSORB ON
VERMUCULITE ABSORBENT & DISPOSE OF WITH SOLID WASTE. FLUSH AREA
W/WATER. LARGE: REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION. EVACUATE AREA. DIKE,
BEGIN PUMPING INTO STORAGE /RECYCLING TANK/DRUM. DIKE. (SEE SUPP)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:TREAT AS A COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. ALWAYS
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. AVOID EXCESSIVE CONTACT W/FUMES/LIQUID. USE
W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:PROTECTIVE MEASURES DURING REPAIR/MAINTENANCE: WASH
EQUIPMENT W/STEAM/WARM WATER UNTIL CLEAN. CHECK FOR FLAMMABLES W/AN
EXPLOSION METER & ALSO CHECK OXYGEN LEVEL W/AN OXYGEN METER. IN ALL
CASES, FOLLO W GOOD INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PRACTICES.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN TLV/PEL MAY BE
EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH(10% SOLUTION AT 20): 4.9. SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES CONT'D:
DON'T PUT FIRE OUT UNLESS FLOW FEEDING IT CAN BE SAFELY STOPPED.
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT RUNOFF OT SEWERS, STREAMS/OTHER BODIES
OF WATER. DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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