Product ID:METHANOL,VARIOUS GRADES
MSDS Date:05/01/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-027-4771
MSDS Number: BGFRH

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

90 E HALSEY RD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
US

Emergency Phone: 800-631-8050

Info Phone: 201-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL) (SARA III)

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL S,200PPM/250STEL

ACGIH TLV: S,200PPM/250STEL; 93

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:5628 MG/KG (ORAL-RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE
BLINDNESS. REPEATED EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. DIRECT LIQUID
CONTACT TO EYE CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION & TRANSIENT CORNEAL OPACITY.
MAY CAUSE CHRONIC DAMAGE TO PANCREAS A ND KIDNEYS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
GASTROINGESTION: CAUSES INEBRIATION, DROWSINESS, SEVERE ABDOMINAL
PAIN, VISUAL DISTURBANCES & POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. LIQUID IS A MILD
IRRITANT TO SKIN. VAPOR IS A MILD IRRITANT TO EYES IF TREATED
PROMPTLY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN AND LUNG DISORDERS.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MED
ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING & SHOES. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE
VOMITING. GET IMMEDIA TE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE CPR&OXYGEN IF AVAILABLE. FOR ALL
ROUTES, KEEP PATIENT WARM & COVER EYES TO EXCLUDE LIGHT.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:53.6F,12C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:>385F
Lower Limits:6.0
Upper Limits:38.5
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR WATER
FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY BE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND TRAVEL
TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK.STATIC EXPLOSIONS REPORTED FOR
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AS DILUTE AS 30%.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA, REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
REMOVE LEAKY SOURCES TO THE OUTSIDE IF POSSIBLE. WEAR SCBA & EYE
PROTECTION. FLUSH W/WATER SPRAY;KEEP OUT OF SEWERS. ABSORB SMALL
SPILLS ON VERMICULITE, ETC. AND PLACE IN COVERED DISPOSAL
CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREAS,
AWAY FROM OXIDIZERS AND IGNITION SOURCES. STORE SMALL QUANTITIES IN
SAFETY CANS. NO SMOKING IN STORAGE AREAS.
Other Precautions:REGULARLY INSPECT ALL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED WITH OR NEAR METHANOL. PROVIDE PERIODIC
MEDICAL MONITORING OF EXPOSED PERSONNEL.

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF SPILLS, EMERGENCIES OR OTHER
CONDITIONS PRODUCING HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS, USE AN AIR-SUPPLIED
OR SELF-CONTAINED NIOSH APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:DOWN-DRAFT TYPE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT TO MEET TLV REQ W/ 60FPM
HOOD FACE VELOCITY.CONTROLS SHOULD BE SPARK & EXPLO PROOF.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHERE RISK
OF SPLASHING AND/OR GROSS SKIN EXPOSURE IS HIGH. EYEWASH STATION &
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:PROMPTLY REMOVE WET CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING/SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:148F,64.5C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-144F,-98C
Vapor Pres:92
Vapor Density:1.11
Spec Gravity:0.7920-0.7928
Evaporation Rate & Reference:5.2(ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID(WATER-WHITE) WITH MILD ALCOHOL
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDANTS, PARTICULARLY PERCHLORIC ACID & LEAD PERCHLORATE. AVOID
ACETALDEHYDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, ISOCYANATES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FIRE OR SPARKS. METHANOL MAY BE
CORROSIVE TO LEAD AND ALUMINUM AND ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTIC AND
RUBBER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY YIELD CARBON MONOXIDE &
CARBON DIOXIDE. DECOMPOSITION MAY YIELD TOXIC FORMALDEHYDE &
UNBURNED METHANOL.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGS. MATERIAL MAY BE INCINERATED.

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