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

MSDS NAME:FUEL OIL NO. 2
NIIN:00-247-4365
MSDS Number: BGXCK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ASHLAND PETROLEUM CO DIV OF ASHLAND OIL INC
Address:1409 WINCHESTER AVE
Box:391
City:ASHLAND
State:KY
ZIP:41114
Country:US
Info Phone Num:606-329-3333
Emergency Phone Num:800-274-5623
CAGE:81355
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ASHLAND INC
Address:1409 WINCHESTER AVE
Box:391
City:ASHLAND
State:KY
ZIP:41114
Country:US
Phone:800-622-6846
CAGE:81355
Company:BASEVIEW PETROLEUM INC
Box:265
City:EMERADO
State:ND
ZIP:58228
Country:US
CAGE:5W146
Company:LE-PAUL OIL COMPANY INC
CAGE:LEPAU

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

Name:ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
CAS:68476-30-2
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS IF VAPORS INHALED.
    LIQUID MAY CAUSE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION ON CONTACT. SWALLOWING MAY
    CAUSE GI TRACT IRRITATION AND AS PIRATION INTO LUNGS WHICH CAUSES
    CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:TESTS ON LAB ANIMALS HAVE SHOWN WEAK TO
    MODERATE RESULTS WERE FOUND DURING SKIN CANCER TESTS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: COUGHING, WHEEZING, SNEEZING,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, DROWSINESS, HEADACHE. EYES:
    REDNESS, TEARING, DISCOMFORT, BLURRED VISION. SKIN: RASH, ITCHING.
    INGESTED: NAUSEA, VOMITING , DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. GIVE RESPIRATORY SUPPORT
    AS NEEDED. EYES: FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE
    HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHES. WASH W ITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTED: DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING! GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:>135F,>57C
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    BUNKER GEAR. WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE HEAVIER HTAN AIR AND MAY
    TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND; MAY BE IGNITED BY DISTANT IGNITION SOURCE
    AND FLASH BACK.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. CONTAIN
    SPILL. VENTILATE AREA. ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN A
    CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY, COOL, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHES. DO NOT
    TRANSFER TO UNLABELED CONTAINER. USE PROPER BONDING AND GROUNDING
    PROCEDURES DURING TRANSFER OPERATIONS. DO NOT CUT, DRILL, WELD OR
    HEAT THIS DRUM, RE SIDUE MAY CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV EXCEEDED; USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE; IF OXYGEN DEFICIENT
    ATMOSPHERE, USE SCBA. IF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS USED, A PROGRAM
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910. 134 MUST BE IN PLACE.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE MECHANICAL (EXPLOSION-PROOF) VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR
    REPEATED CONTACT. HMIS: EYE WASH STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT CODE 250522

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

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>320F,>160C
Vapor Pres:<1 MM HG
Vapor Density:>5 (AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:0.88
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, LIGHT AMBER LIQUID

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING
    AGENTS, SOURCES OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON, VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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