Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION. SKIN:
MODERATE IRRITATION & DERMATITIS. INHALATION: VAPORS CAN CAUSE
NASAL & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. ASPHYXIATION. INGESTION: GI
IRRITATION. ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO THE LU NGS CAN CAUSE
CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING, BLURRED VISION,
DEFATTING, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, POSSIBLE
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VOMITING, DIARRHEA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: THOROUGHLY WASH AREA W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH
W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INGESTION: ASPIRATION HAZARD. DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP WARM & QUIET. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGE N IF NEEDED. KEEP WARM & QUIET. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:73-100F
Lower Limits:1.1
Upper Limits:6.1
Extinguishing Media:REGULAR FOAM, WATER FOG, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER/FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING WHICH CAN BE
VIOLENT & POSSIBLY ENDANGER THE LIFE OF THE FIREFIGHTER, ESPECIALLY
IF SPRAYED INTO CONTAINERS OF HOT/BURNING LIQUID.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE > THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL TO
DISTANT IGNITION SOURCE. FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: ABSORB LIQUID ON PAPER, VERMICULITE,
FLOOR ABSORBENT/OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & TRANSFER TO HOOD. LARGE:
ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. EVACUATE PERSONEL FROM AREA UNTIL CLEAN
UP HAS BEEN COMPLETE D. (SEE SUPP)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT
RESIDUES (VAPOR, LIQUID &/SOLID).
Other Precautions:ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS GIVEN MUST BE OBSERVED.
Respiratory Protection:IF TLV OF THE PRODUCT/ANY COMPONENT IS EXCEEDED,
A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL)/LOCAL EXHAUST: TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE <
TLV.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES/SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NORMAL WORK CLOTHING COVERING ARMS & LEGS.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LARGE SPILL: STOP AT SOURCE, DIKE AREA TO PREVENT SPREADING, PUMP
LIQUID TO SALVAGE TANK. REMAINING LIQUID MAY BE TAKEN UP ON SAND,
CLAY, EARTH, FLOOR ABSORBENT/OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & SHOVELED
INT O CONTAINERS. BOILING POINT: 293.4F STYRENE.
Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL: DESTROY BY INCINERATION. LARGE: DESTROY
BY LIQUID INCINERATION W/OFF-GAS SCRUBBER. CONTAMINATED ABSORBENT
MAY BE DEPOSITED IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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