Product ID:COMPOUND TINCTURE OF BENZOIN SWABSTICK
MSDS Date:07/11/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F031184
MSDS Number: BSMTX

Emergency Phone: 203-453-6543

Info Phone: 203-453-6543

Preparer: LAWRENCE P. MARTIN

Cage: 58574

Telephone: 860-571-0100

Cage: 58574

ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL), TECSOL, ALCOHOL

CAS: 64-17-5

RTECS: KQ6300000

Fraction By Weight: 70-80%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRITATION. INHALATION: NASAL & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING & DIARRHEA.
INHALATION: NAUSEA & DIZZINESS.

First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:72F
Lower Limits:3.3% ETHANOL
Upper Limits:19% ETHANOL
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER FOGGER, CO2 OR DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH W/WATER OR ABSORB ON PAPER, VERMICULITE,
FLOOR ABSORBENT OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/OSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF TLV IS
EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES ARE USED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>189F
Vapor Pres:50
Vapor Density:1.59
Spec Gravity:0.94
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SATURATED SWABSTICK, CHARCTERISTIC AROMATIC ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO & CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTAMINATED ABSORBENT PAPER MAY BE DEPOSITED IN
LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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