Product ID:AV JET (JET A, DUAL PURPOSE KEROSENE)
MSDS Date:02/07/1990
FSC:9130
NIIN:00-359-2026
MSDS Number: BGXJW

Emergency Phone: 713-887-1400

Info Phone: 713-887-1400

Preparer: DELNO D. MALZAHN

Cage: 0BDU2

Telephone: 713-877-1400

Cage: 0BDU2

KEROSENE (ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM SOLVENT)

CAS: 8008-20-6

RTECS: OA5500000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS MILDLY IRRITATING TO BODY
TISSUES. BREATHING VAPORS MAY PRODUCE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION, AND PROLONGED AND/OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MIDDLE DISTILLATES HAVE CAUSED SKIN
CANCER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE IN LABORATORY ANIMALS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION, SKIN:MILD IRRITATION, DRYING,
POSSIBLE DERMATITIS WITH PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT.
INHALED:RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, SYMPTOMS OF INTOXICATION, NAUSEA,
DIZZINESS, HEADACHE. ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO LUNGS MAY CAUSE
CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA. INGESTED:G/I IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRODUCT MAY AGGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING
DERMATITIS.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP
& WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE.
INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY.
INGESTED:DO N OT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE 2 LARGE GLASSES OF MILK OR
WATER AND GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE. DOCTOR TO ORDER VOMITING.
NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IS
SEVERE,SEE A DOCTOR.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:108F,42C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:410
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER STREAM MAY SPLASH BURNING FUEL AND
SPREAD THE FIRE. FLOWING FUEL MAY IGNITE FROM SELF GENERATED
STATIC ELECTRICITY.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. MINOR: ABSORB
MATERIAL WITH CLAY, VERMICULITE, OR SIMILAR ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
PLACE IN DISPOSAL CONTAINERS. MAJOR: DIKE & CONTAIN SPILL. SHUT OFF
LEAKS. REMOVE LIQUID BY VACUUM OR ABSORBENT. DO NOT FLUSH TO
SEWER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, VENTILATED WORK AREA.
KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP SEPARATE FROM
OXIDIZERS AND AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES.
Other Precautions:'EMPTY' CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUE OR VAPOR.
TREAT THEM WITH THE RESPECT DUE FULL ONES. DO NOT CUT,WELD,ETC. ON
THEM. GROUND CONTAINERS BEFORE TRANSFERRING LIQUID. AVOID HAVING
OPEN ELECTRICAL EQ UIPMENT IN VAPOR AREAS.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR RESPIRATOR FOR
ORGANIC VAPOR IF EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL. SEE 29 CFR 1910.134
FOR REGULATIONS PERTAI NING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LOCAL AND MECHANICAL EXHAUST TO MEET
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS AND PREVENT EXPLOSIVE BUILDUPS.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES. EYE WASH STATION
& SAFETY SHOWER. IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AS NECESSARY.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. AVOID
PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK
AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:310F,154C
Spec Gravity:0.807
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WATER CLEAR TO LIGHT AMBER LIQUID, MILD PETROLEUM
ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SMOKE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
AND OTHER HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS DURING COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. HMIS SUGGESTS THAT DISPOSAL MAY BE DONE BY
INCINERATION.

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