Product ID:WAX-GENERAL PURPOSE
MSDS Date:07/18/1988
FSC:7930
NIIN:00-267-4928
MSDS Number: BGWHY

Emergency Phone: 914-856-6633

Info Phone: 914-856-6633

Cage: 33338

Telephone: 914-856-6633

Cage: 33338

MINERAL SPIRITS

CAS: 64475-85-0

RTECS: PY8240000

Fraction By Weight: 79%

OSHA PEL 500 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OVEREXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION PRODUCING SUCH EFFECTS AS HEADACHE,
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN IRRITATION AND IRRITATION TO MUCOUS
MEMBRANE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HEADACHE,NAUSEA.

First Aid:SKIN-FLUSH WITH WATER.IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
HELP. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE OXYGEN IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT, GET MEDICAL HELP.INGESTION-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.GET
MEDICAL HELP.

Flash Point:110F-43C
Lower Limits:1.0
Upper Limits:6.0
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AUTOIGNITION TEMP IS APPROXIMATELY 581F.

Spill Release Procedures:PLACE IN DISPOSABLE DRUM WITH SHOVEL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAMES OR
OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY SEALED.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED (PER 29 CFR 1910.134)
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED. MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE.
SPECIAL-EXPLOSION PROOF VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health
KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN. STORE BETWEEN 64-85F.

HCC:F8
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE HOMOGENEOUS PASTE WITH SOLVENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN A FACILITY APPROVED UNDER RCRA
REGULATIONS. CONTAINERS MUST BE LEAK-PROOF AND PROPERLY LABELED.

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