Product ID:SHELL JET A-1 47
MSDS Date:10/31/1991
FSC:9130
NIIN:01-180-5540
MSDS Number: BNCLF

Emergency Phone: 613-996-6666 (CANUTEC)

Info Phone: 403-691-3111/2220 800-661-7378

Cage: 0LUH3

Telephone: 613-996-6666 (CANUTEC)

Cage: 0LUH3

KEROSENE

CAS: 64742-81-0

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS > 5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE
IRRITATING TO THE SKIN BUT IS NOT PREDICTED TO BE A SKIN
SENSITIZER. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT CAN RESULT IN DERMATITIS.
VAPORS ARE MODERATELY IRRITATING TO EYES & R ESPIRATORY PASSAGE.
PROLONGED IMMERSIONIN LIQUID MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:PROLONGED & REPEATED SKIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE
DEFATTING & DRYING OF THE SKIN. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH VAPOR
CONCENTRATION CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA & CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYTEM DEPRESSION. ASP IRATION INTO THE LUNGS CAN CAUSE
SEVEREINFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALE: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH
AIR. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING! OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIA TELY. GUARD AGAINST ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS BY HAVING VICTIM
TURN ON THEIR LEFT SIDE. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS.
SKIN: START RINSING & REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING WHILE RINSING.
GET AID.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:>100F,>38C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CAUTION-COMBUSTIBLE. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED
FIRE SPACE WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND AN APPROVED
POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLASHBACK MAY OCCUR ALONG VAPOUR TRAIL.
DO NOT USE WATER EXCEPT AS A FOG. USE WATER TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. ISOLATE AREA.
GROUND HANDLING EQUIPMENT. WORK UPWIND OF SPILL. DIKE & CONTAIN
LAND SPILL; CONTAIN WATER SPILLS BY BOOMING. USE WATER FOG TO KNOCK
DOWN VAPORS; CONTAIN RUNOF F. ABSORB RESIDUE WITH ABSORBENT
MATERIAL & REMOVE

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN
FLAMES & ALL OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF
VENTILATION TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION.
Other Precautions:FIXED EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS TRANSFER CONTAINERS AND
EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE GROUND TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF STATIC
CHARGE. NEVER SIPHON BY MOUTH. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR
TO REUSE.

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE EXCEEDS OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
LIMITS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL
VAPOUR CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS (VITON, NITRILE) RUBBER GLOVE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IM CONFINED SPACES OR WHERE THE RISK OF SKIN
EXPOSURE IS MUCH HIGHER, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: THE MAIN HAZARD FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL INGESTION IS
ASPIRATION OF THE LIQUID INTO THE LUNGS PRODUCING CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:401F,205C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<117F,<47C
Vapor Pres:>8.0 MMHG
Spec Gravity:0.79-0.82
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHTLY COLOURED HYDROCARBON ODOUR. LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND ALL
IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND
UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS MAY BE FORMED UPON COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECLAIM OR DISPOSE OF AT A LICENSED WASTE
DISPOSAL COMPANY. INCINERATE WITH APPROVAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AUTHORITY.

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