Product ID:GULF KEROSINE
MSDS Date:10/03/1985
FSC:9140
NIIN:00B070003
MSDS Number: BBBMK

Emergency Phone: 800 362-8059

Info Phone: 216 575-8024

Cage: DO860

Telephone: 216 575-8024

Cage: DO860

KEROSINE

CAS: 8008-20-6

RTECS: OA5510000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
DISTURBANCES.SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE IRRITATION,NAUSEA,VOMITING AND
DIARRHEA.MAY CAUSE HARMFUL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS.EFFECTS
MAY INCLUDE EXCITATION,EUPHORIA,HEADACHE,D
IZZINESS,DROWSINESS,BLURRED
VISION,FATIGUE,TREMORS,CONVULSIONS,RESPIRATORY ARREST AND DEATH.
Effects of Overexposure:REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN
DEFATTING,REDNESS,ITCHING,INFLAMATION AND POSSIBLE SECONDARY
INFECTION.ABSORPTION FROM PROLONGED OR MASSIVE SKIN CONTACT MAY
CAUSE POISONING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY
DISEASE WILL BE MORE SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED AND RECOVERY FROM
INHALATION EXPOSURE MAY BE COMPLICATED.

First Aid:INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING BECAUSE OF DANGER OF
ASPIRATING LIQUID INTO LUNGS.IF SPONTANEOUS VOMITTING OCCURS
MONITOR FOR BREATHING DIFFICULTY.SKIN CONTACT:REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING,IMMEDIATLE Y WASH AREA OF CONTACT WITH SOAP AND WATER.EYE
CONTACT-FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER,HOLDING EYELID AWAY FROM
THE EYEBALL.INHALATION-REMOVE PERSON FROM AREA.IF NEEDED ADMINISTER
CPR

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:48.9
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY,DRY CHEMICAL,FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE
TO PUT OUT FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS,STRUCTURES AND PROTECT PERSONNEL.DO NOT FLUSH DOWN
PUBLIC SEWERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR
FLAME.RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.CONTAINERS
MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OR FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO STOP AND CONTAIN THE
SPILL.KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.STAY UPWIND;KEEP OUT OF LOW
AREAS.ISOLATE HAZARD AREA FOR 1/2MI IN ALL DIRECTIONS,NO
FLARES,SMOKING OR FLAMES.TAKE UP WI TH SAND OR OTHER NONCOMBUSTIBLE
ABSORBENT MATERIAL

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS IN
COOL,DRY,ISOLATED,WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT,SOURCES OF
IGNITION AND INCOMPATIBLES.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN
TOXIC,FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE RESIDUE OR VAPORS.DO NOT
CUT,GRIND,DRILL,WELD OR REUSE CONTAINERS UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE
TAKEN AGAINST THESE HAZARDS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED BREATHING EQUIPMENT MUST BE
AVAILABLE FOR NON-ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:VENTILATION MAY BE USED TO CONTROL OR REDUCE AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT.DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH THIS
SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:(F) 148.9
Vapor Pres:04 @ 68 F
Vapor Density:4.7
Spec Gravity:39
Evaporation Rate & Reference:WATER=1 SLOWER
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH A HYDROCARBON ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID STRONG OXIDIZERS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY PRODUCE CO,CO2 AND
REACTIVE HYDROCARBONS

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS SUBSTANCE WHEN DISCARDED OR DISPOSED OF IS
NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE IN FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.THE DISPOSAL OF THIS MATERIAL MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,STAT E AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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