=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:STEARIC ACID
NIIN:00N088555
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSND
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:STEARIC ACID
CAS:57-11-4
RTECS #:WI2800000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT: GET MED ATTN IMMED. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
    TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO
    MAX RESP PROT: NIOSH APPRVD CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP WITH (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER & FULL FACEPIECE. NIOSH APPRVD HIGH-EFFICIENCY(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: PARTICULATE RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. NIOSH APPRVD
    POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER WITH (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: FULL FACEPIECE. TYPE 'C' NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR
    RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: POS PRESS MODE/WITH FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD
    OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. NIOSH SCBA W/FULL (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS
    MODE. FOR FIRE FIGHTING & OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: LIFE OR HLTH CNDTNS: NIOSH APPRVD SCBA W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE &
    OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE IN (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) >5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION. SKIN CONT: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. APPLIC TO
    RABBIT SKIN RSLTD IN MODERATE IRRITATION. INGEST: SUBSTANCE IS
    RELATIVELY NON-TOXIC. GREATEST DANGER  FROM INGEST OF LG QTYS IS
    INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. NAUSEA & VOMIT MAY ALSO OCCUR. CHRONIC:
    SKIN CONT: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INTERMITTENT CONT WITH HUMAN SKIN FOR
    3 DAYS CAUSED DERMATITIS. INGEST: YOUNG RATS FED DIETS RANGING FROM
    5% TO 50% STEARIC ACID SHOWED SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF WEIGHT GAIN AT
    LOWEST LEVEL. MORT ALITIES WERE ONLY OBSERVED AT HIGHEST LEVEL. IT
    IS COMPONENT OF MANY FOODS & NO ADVERSE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    SKIN CONT: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
    W/SOAP OR M ILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE CONT:
    WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    (SUPDAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:385F,196C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/FOAM (1984
    EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3). FOR LARGER FIRES, USE
    (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . NO ACUTE
    HAZARD. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS;
    KEEP UPWIND. WATER/FOAM MAY (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME. DUST CLOUDS MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE IN AIR.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
    RESPIRATOR & BE APPRVD BY NIOSH. FOLLOWING RESPIRATORS ARE REC
    BASED ON DATA FOUND IN PHYSI CAL DATA, HLTH EFTS & TOX (ING 3)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET
    PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROP PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA: WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL FOAM. (1984 EMER RESPONSE
    GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3). FIRE FIGHT PROC: CAUSE FROTHING (NFPA
    FIRE PROT GUIDE ON HAZ MATLS, 8TH EDITION). FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL
    NO EV ID OF CHEM REAMINS (FOR AT LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    INGEST: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY, (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:410F,210C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:157F,69C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 173.7C
Vapor Density:9.3
Spec Gravity:0.8
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE FLAKES, CRYSTALS, OR POWDER WITH A
    SLIGHT TALLOW-LIKE ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS: INCOMPATIBLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:GRADES OF STEARIC ACID CNTNG UNSATURATED
    FATTY ACIDS MAY UNDERGO SPONTANEOUS HEAT GENERATION BY OXIDATION IN
    AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .

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