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

MSDS NAME:VP-31A PENETRANT (POST 10/86)
NIIN:00-782-2734
MSDS Number: BFPMD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MET-L-CHEK COMPANY
Address:1639 EUCLID STREET
City:SANTA MONICA
State:CA
ZIP:90404-3723
Country:US
Info Phone Num:213-450-1111
Emergency Phone Num:213-450-1111/ 800-424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:98733
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MET-L-CHEK COMPANY
Address:1639 EUCLID ST
Box:00000
City:SANTA MONICA
State:CA
ZIP:90404
Country:US
Phone:310-450-1111/FAX 310452-4046
Contract Num:SP0450-99-M-NC90
CAGE:98733

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

Name:DISTILLATE (PETROLEUM),HYDROTREATED MIDDLE; ON MSDS MFR
    SIMPLY NOTED AS "PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON" FOR ABOVE CAS NO.
CAS:64742-46-7
RTECS #:JN9379645
OSHA PEL:5 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/CUM

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: LIQUID CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
    SKIN: CAUSES SLIGHT IRRITATION. INHALATION: VAPOR OR OIL MIST MAY
    CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY
    RESULT IN VOMITING. ASPIRA TION MUST BE AVOIDED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
    DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

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

Eyes:FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET
    MEDICAL HELP IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER. WASH
    WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, PROVIDE OXYGEN
    IF BREAT HING IS DIFFICULT. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET
    MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANY OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>93.3C, 200.F
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG,DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM; DO
    NOT USE DIRECT STREAM OF WATER ON THE FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED. DO
    NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE-SPACE WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR, INCLUDING A
    POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES.WEAR APPROPRIATE
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORS.SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT.PLACE
    WASTE IN SEALED CONTAINERS.FLUSH WITH WATER.LARGE SPILL:DIKE LIQUID
    & PUMP INTO SALVAGE TAN K.ABSORB RESIDUE WITH COMM ABSORBENT & PUT
    IN DRUM

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF
    HEAT/IGNITION.STORE IN COOL,DRY & VENTILATED AREA.DO NOT STORE NEAR
    OXIDIZING MATERIAL;AVOID PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT.AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE EXCEEDS TLV, USE NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR MECHANICAL(GENERAL) TO MAINTAIN TLV OR
    BELOW TLV LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:NO SPECIAL PROTECTION REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER
    BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, OR USING TOILET.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:V4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>400F,>204C
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-59.4C, -75.F
Spec Gravity:ABOUT 0.86
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DEEP REDDISH-PURPLE LIQUID, HYDROCARBON ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIAL
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAN PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER
    UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PER MANUFACTURER, IF MATERIAL BECOMES WASTE, IT
    IS CLASSIFIED AS IGNITABLE HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER EPA DISPOSAL
    NUMBER D001. ALWAYS REFER TO LATEST EPA OR STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS REGARDING PROPER DISP OSAL.

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