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

MSDS NAME:BISPHENOL A (RESIN GRADE) (43106)
NIIN:00-992-3156
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLRWX
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SHELL OIL CO
Address:1 SHELL PLAZA
Box:2463
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77001
Country:US
Info Phone Num:713-473-9461/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Preparer's Name:ERNEST CARTER
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:93508
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SHELL OIL CO
Address:1 SHELL PLAZA
Box:2463
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77001
Country:US
Phone:713-473-9461/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:93508

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

Name:2,4'-BISPHENOL A
CAS:837-08-1
< Wt:3.

Name:BISPHENOL A
CAS:80-05-7
RTECS #:SL6300000
> Wt:97.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:P 4.2 G/KG (RAT) P 2.4 G/KG (MOUSE)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT: PRODUCT IS MODERATELY 
    IRRTATING TO THE EYES. SKIN CONTACT: PRODUCT MAY BE MILDLY
    IRRITATING TO THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN SENSITIZATION. 
    INHALATION: PRODUCT AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MA Y CAUSE MILD
    IRRITATION TO THE NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION:
    PRODUCT IS MODERATELY TOXIC AND MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRTATION AS NOTED ABOVE. SKIN SENSITIZATION
    9ALLERGY) MAY BE EVIDENCED BY RASHES, ESPECIALLY HIVES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN, AND
    RESPIRATORY DISOREDRS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO COMPONENTS
    OF THIS PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
    EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES AND WIPE EXCESS FROM SKIN. FLUSH SKIN
    WITH WATER. FOL LOW BY WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND PROVIDE
    OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:
    DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING . IN GENERAL, NO TREATMENT IS NECESSARY
    UNLESS LARGE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCT ARE INGESTED. HOWEVER, GET
    MEDICAL ADVICE.

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:=207.2C, 405.F
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED. DO
    NOT EMTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR (HELMET WITH
    FACE SHIELD, BUNKER COATS, GLOVES AND RUBBER BOOTS), INCLUDING A
    POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH  APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSIVE DUST CLOUDS MAY BE PRODUCED.
    THE MINIMUM EXPLOSIVE CONCENTRATION OF BPA FINES IS 0.06 OZ./FT3.
    THIS CONCENTRATION CAN  BE EXCEEDED IN HANDLING THE PRODUCT,
    PARTICULARLY IN BULK HANDLING, CON VEYING, AND TRANSPORT. EQUIPMENT
    GROUNDING AND INERT ATMOSPHERES SUCH AS NITROGEN BLANKETING ARE
    ESSENTIAL TO ASSURE SAF

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

Spill Release Procedures:MAY BURN ALTHOUGH NOT READILY IGNITABLE. USE
    CAUTIOUS JUDGEMENT WHEN CLEANING UP LARGE SPILLS. WEAR RESPIRATOR
    AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS APPROPRIATE. SHOVEL AND SWEEP UP OR USE
    INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEA NER. AVOID GENERATING DUST CLOUDS. PUT INTO
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAIMING OR DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH
    TEMPERATURES. CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, CAN
    CONTAIN RESIDUES OF DUST OR SOLID PARTICULATE S; THESE RESIDUES MAY
    CREATE AND FIRE/EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS. STATIC ELECTRICITY MAY
    ACCUMULATE AND CREAT
Other Precautions:WARNING! MAY CAUSE SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT
    SENSITIZATION. MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, CAN
    CONTAIN HAZARDOUS PRODUCT RESIDUES . WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER
    BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, APPLYING COSMETICS, OR USING
    TOILET FAC ILITIES. LAUNDER CON

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

Respiratory Protection:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF DUST.
    IF EXPOSURE MAY OR DOES EXCEED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEC.
    IV) USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE. IN
    ACCORD WITH 29 CFR 1910 .134 USE EITHER AN ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING
    RESPIRATOR OR AN AIRPURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR PARTICULATES.
Protective Gloves:WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES AND OTHER CLOTHING AS
    REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE CONTA
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES IF THERE IS LIKELIHOOD OF CONTACT
    WITH EYES.
Other Protective Equipment:USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED
    TO CONTROL PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS. EYE WASH FOUNTAINS AND
    SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:=220.C, 428.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:308-311 DEG F
Spec Gravity:1.195
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:SMALL WHITE FLAKES.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CONDITIONS WHICH PRODUCE DUST CLOUDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CONDITIONS WHICH
    PRODUCE DUST CLOUDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND UNIDENTIFIED
    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS MAY BE FORMED DURING THERMAL AND OXIDATIVE
    DECOMPOSITION AND COMBUSTION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:IN ACCORDANCE WITH SARA TITLE III, SECTION
    313, THE ATTACHED ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SHEET (EDS) SHOULD ALWAYS BE
    COPIED AND SENT WITH THE MSDS.
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED ON THE EPA/TSCA
    INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES. PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE
    (PURSUANT TO SECTION 611 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990):
    PER 40 CFR PART 82 THIS PR ODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN NOR WAS IT
    DURECTLY MANUFACTURED WITH ANY CLASS I OR CLASS II OZONE DEPLETING
    SUBSTANCES.
State Regulatory Information:

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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