Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: FROSTBITE IS PROBABLE.
INGESTION: FROSTBITE IS PROBABLE INDICATED BY NECROSIS BY LIP &
TONGUE. SNIFFING HYDROCARBON PROPELLANTS FOR THEIR INTOXICATION
EFFECTS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & MAY CAUSE DEATH. HYDROCARBONS
EXHIBIT TOXICPROPERTIES SUCH AS ASPHYXIATION & CARDIAC ARRYTHMIAS.
(SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BLANCHY OF SKIN, PAIN, TENDERNESS, DROWSINESS,
ASPHIXATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: VAPOR-FLUSH W/FRESH WATER FOR 20 MINS. LIQUID-FLUSH
AREA W/LUKEWARM WATER/OTHERWISE WARM SKIN SLOWLY. INGESTION: KEEP
CALM. INHALATION: VAPOR-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & AT REST.
GIVE CPR/O XYGEN IF NEEDED. DON'T GIVE STIMULANTS.KEEP AT REST FOR
24 HOURS. SKIN: VAPOR-FLUSH W/WATER FOR 20 MINS. LIQUID-FLUSH
W/LUKEWARM WATER/OTHERWISE WARM SLOWLY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:-76F (GAS)
Lower Limits:1.9
Upper Limits:9.5
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD MINIMIZE
EXPOSED SKIN & INCLUDE GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD/LINED RUBBER
GLOVES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 761F. PRODUCT TENDS TO
FORM EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AIR & LIGHT & AN
LONG STANDING.
Spill Release Procedures:CHECK BEFORE HANLDING. FREQUENT CAREFUL
LEAKAGE INSPECTION SHOULD BE DONE. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. ISOLATE
FROM OXIDIZERS/MOISTURE TO LIBERATE HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES &
EXPLOSIVES.
Other Precautions:SMOKING PROHIBITED IN STORAGE AREAS. AVOID CONTACT
W/EYES. FREQUENT CAREFUL LEAKAGE INSPECTION SHOULD BE DONE.
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD BE PROVIDED. STORE & USE
W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. NEVER USE IN A CLOSED & CONFINED SPACE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:EXERCISE REASONABLE PERSONAL CLEANLINESS.
REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT'D: KEEP AT REST FOR 24 HRS. AFTER OVEREXPOSURE. SKIN:
FLUSH W/WATER FOR 20 MINS. LIQUID-LUKEWARM WATER. NOTE: HUMAN
POISONING POTENTIAL: SNIFFING HYDROCARBONS PROPELLANTS FOR THEIR
INTO XICATING EFFECTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS& DEATH MAY OCCUR W/OUT
WARNING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. UN 1960.
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