Product ID:PARKS MINERAL SPIRITS
MSDS Date:09/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F008598
MSDS Number: BGYHX

Emergency Phone: (617) 679-5938

Info Phone: (617) 679-5938

Cage: 6L244

Telephone: 508-679-5938

Cage: 6L244

AROMATIC PETROLEUM DISTILLATE (MINERAL SPIRITS)

CAS: 64741-41-9

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: 500 PPM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CAUSES IRRITATION. SKIN: DRYING.
INHALATION: CAUSES HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: CAUSES IRRITATION. SKIN: DRYING.
INHALATION: CAUSES HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN: WASH W/MILD SOAP & WATER
SOLUTION & SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING STOPS. INGESTION: DON'T
INDU CE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:105F
Lower Limits:0.7%
Upper Limits:6.0%
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:SCBA. WATER MAY BE UNSUITABLE AS AN
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA, BUT HELPFUL IN KEEPING ADJACENT CONTAINERS
COOL. AVOID SPREADING BURNING LIQUID W/WATER FOR COOLING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP WORK AREA FREE OF HOT METAL SURFACES
& OTHER SOURCES OF INGITION.

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH W/WATER INTO RETAINING AREA/CONTAINER.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO SPARKS, FLAME, HOT METAL SURFACES. SMALL AMTS OF
SPILLED MATERIAL MAY BE ABSORBED INTO AN APPROPRIATE ABSORBENT.
LARGE SPILLS CAN BE TAKE N ON SAND, EARTH/CLAY & SHOVELED INTO
CONTAINERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, & OPEN
FLAME. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Other Precautions:PERSONNEL SHOULD AVOID INHALATION OF VAPORS. PERSONAL
CONTACT W/PRODUCT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. SHOULD CONTACT BE MADE, REMOVE
SATURATED CLOTHING & FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS W/WATER.

Respiratory Protection:SCBA FOR CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE TLV LIMITS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH & SAFETY SHOWER. IMPERMEABLE APRON.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PREVENT SPILL RUNOFF TO STREAMS, SEWERS, OTHER BODIES OF WATER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:315-380F
Vapor Pres:2
Vapor Density:>AIR
Spec Gravity:0.766
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(ETHER = 1): <1
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WATER WHITE CLEAR ODOR HYDROCARBON TYPE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. STRONG ACIDS/BASES & SELECTED AMINES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FIRE, OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE/DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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