VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC -- PETROLEUM ETHER -- 6810-00-584-3079
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:PETROLEUM ETHER MSDS Date:04/01/1993 FSC:6810 NIIN:00-584-3079 === Responsible Party === Company Name:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC Address:6100 CARILLON PT City:KIRKLAND State:WA ZIP:98033 Country:US Info Phone Num:909-683-5165 Emergency Phone Num:909-683-5165//800-424-9300(CHEMTRE) Preparer's Name:C. A. EISENHARD CAGE:0STM5 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:CHEMICAL COMMODITIES AGENCY, INC. Address:27447 PACIFIC STREET Box:City:HIGHLAND State:CA ZIP:92346-2640 Country:US Phone:909-864-2310 CAGE:60777 Company Name:VOPAK USA INC Address:6100 CARILLON POINT Box:City:KIRKLAND State:WA ZIP:98033-7357 Country:US Phone:425-889-3400/425-889-3617 CAGE:0STM5 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:N-HEPTANE CAS:142-82-5 RTECS #:MI7700000 Fraction by Wt: 99% Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED OSHA PEL:500 PPM ACGIH TLV:400 PPM/500STEL;9394 ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) IS UNKNOWN. Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE & CHRONIC- INHALATION OF VAPORS & MISTS IRRITATE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, COMA, DEATH. INGESTION OF LIQUID MAY RESULT IN VOMITING. MAY DAMAGE IF ENTERS THE LUNGS. MAY CAUSE EYE IRR ITATION. NO IRRITATION IS LIKELY AFTER BRIEF SKIN CONTACT. TARGET ORGAN:RESPIRATORY & GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS, EYE, SKIN Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEMORRHAGING OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, DIARRHEA, LUNG DAMAGE, PULMONARY EDEMA, IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT, DRY SKIN Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP & WATER. EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVI DE OXYGEN/CPR IF NEEDED. ORAL:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO LUNGS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point Method:CC Flash Point:-50F,-46C Lower Limits:1.1 Upper Limits:5.9 Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL FOAM. DON'T USE WATER. PRODUCT WILL FLOAT ON WATER AND MAY REIGNITE ON THE SURFACE Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE DUE TO VAPOR PRESSURE BUILDUP. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA. CONTAIN SPILL. PICK UP SPILL WITH NON-FLAMMABLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAND. PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. PREVENT LIQU ID FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERWAYS OR LOW AREAS. Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SPARKS, FLAMES, SOURCES OF IGNITION & OXIDIZERS. USE ONLY NON-SPARKING TOOLS. Other Precautions:"EMPTY" CONTAINERS RETAIN RESIDUE AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. DO NOT CUT, WELD, SOLDER, DRILL OR EXPOSE SUCH CONTAINERS TO FLAME, SPARKS. THEY MAY EXPLODE AND CAUSE INJURY/DEATH. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDR EN. GROUND ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC FILTER IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE OR A SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE. Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST, EXPLOSION-PROOF) VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV(S). Protective Gloves:RUBBER IF SKIN CONTACT POSSIBLE. Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IN CASE OF REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT. PROVIDE EYE WASH & SAFETY SHOWER. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. Supplemental Safety and Health ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:F2 NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:97F - 138F Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT KNOWN Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT KNOWN Vapor Pres:NOT KNOWN Vapor Density:2.6 Spec Gravity:0.64 Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE Appearance and Odor:WATER WHITE LIQUID - GASOLINE ODOR Percent Volatiles by Volume:99 ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME, STATIC ELECTRICITY, HOT SURFACES Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PACKAGED, LABELED, TRANSPORTED AND DISPOSED OR RECLAIMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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