Product ID:03695 500 METHYL SALICYLATE
MSDS Date:09/02/1997
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-753-4773
MSDS Number: BHFRZ

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

METHYL SALICYLATE

CAS: 119-36-8

RTECS: VO4725000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50=887MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT.SKIN:CAUSES
MODERATE IRRIT.MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN IN HARMFUL AMTS.INGEST:MAY
CAUSE NAU/VOMIT.MAY BE HARMFUL.SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF EXPO INCLUDE
INITIAL STIMULATION & LATER CNS DEPR ESS.INHAL:CAUSES RESP TRACT
IRRIT.IRRITMAY LEAD TO CHEM PNEUMONITIS & PULM EDEMA.MAY CAUSE
EFFECTS SIMILAR(SIGN/SYMPT)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:NOT LISTED BY
ACGIH,IARC,NIOSH,NTP,OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:HEATH:TO THOSE DESCRIBED FOR INGEST.MAY CAUSE
LUNG DMG.CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY DMG.REPEATED EXPO MAY
CAUES METABOLIC DISTRUBANCES. EYE-IRRIT.SKIN:MOD
IRRIT.INGEST:NAU/VOMIT,CNS DEPRESS,CONVUL S,RESP FAILURE,CARDIAC
COLLAPSE,POSSIBLE DEATH.INHAL:RESP TRACT IRRIT,CHEM
PNEUMONITIS,PULM EDEMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:KIDNEYS,HEART,CENTRAL NERVOUS SYTEM,LIVER.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS,LIFT
UPPER/LOWER LIDS.MED MED AID IMMED.SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
SOAP/WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS,REMOVE CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.IRRIT
DVLPS/PERSIST GET MED AID.INGEST:CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4CUPFULS OF
MILK/H2O.GET MED AID IMMED.INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 1TEASPOON OF
SYRUP OF IPECAC.CALL POIS CNTRL CNTR.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR
IMMED.NOT BREATH GIVE(SUPPL)

Flash Point:205F,96C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:850F
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUE FROTHING.USE CARBON DIOXIDE
OF DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AS IN ANY FIRE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IN PRESSURE DEMAND,MSHA/NIOSH(APPROV/EQUIV) & FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNITION &
FLASH BACK.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PPE AS INDICATED.WEAR SCBA & APPROP
PERSONAL PROTECTION.SWEEP UP,THEN PLACE INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL.REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.ABSORB SPILL USING
ABSORBENT,NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATL SUCH AS EARTH,SAND,VERMICULITE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:GROUND/BOND CNTNR WHEN TRANSF
MATL.DONT GET ON SKIN/EYES.DONT INGEST/INHAL.USE W/ADEQUATE
VENTI.KEEP FRM CONTACT W/OXIDIZ MATLS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY WELL-VENTI AREA AWAY FRM
IMCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESP REGS FOUND IN
29CFR1910.134.ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GEN/LOC EXHAUST VENTI TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONC
BEL PERMISSIBLE EXPO LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:EYEGLASS,CHEM SAF GOGG,FCSHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE PROT-29CFR1910.133.WEAR APPRP PROTECTIVE
CLOTH TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.REMOVE CONTAM
CLOTH/WASH BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:ART RESP;DIFFI BREATH GIVE OXY.GET MED AID.NOTES TO DR:TREAT
SYMPT/SUPP.ANTIDOTE:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE EXIST.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:434F,223C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:16.5F,-8.6C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/AVAI
Vapor Pres:0.1
Vapor Density:5.24
Spec Gravity:1.18
pH:N/AVAI
Viscosity:N/AVAI
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/AVAI
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID, COLORLESS TO YELLOW-RED COLOR, WINTERGREEN
ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,STRONG BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE,CARBON
DIOXIDE,SALICYCLIC ACID

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT W/LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.NOT LISTED AS MATL BANNED FORM LAND DISPO
ACCORDING TO RCRA.NOT RCRA LISTED.NOT SARA SEC 313/302 CHEM.NOT CWA
CHEM.

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