Product ID:HARDENER HY 2969,PART B
MSDS Date:03/31/1988
FSC:8030
NIIN:00-826-4296
MSDS Number: BHVNS

CIBA-GEIGY CORP,PLASTICS AND ADDITIVES DIVISION

THREE SKYLINE DRIVE
HAWTHORNE, NY 10532

Emergency Phone: 914-347-4700;800-334-9481 AFTER HRS

Info Phone: 914-347-4700

Preparer: DR JONAS WEISS

Cage: 04482

CIBA-GEIGY CORP, CIBA PHARMACEUTICALS DIV.

SUMMIT, NJ 07901-1303 US

Telephone: 201-277-5405

Cage: 04482

4,4'-METHYLENE DIANILINE (SARA III)

CAS: 101-77-9

RTECS: BY5425000

ACGIH TLV: S; 0.1 PPM; A2; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

BENZENEMETHANOL

CAS: 100-51-6

RTECS: DN3150000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

AROMATIC AMINE

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 RAT ORAL 1700 MG/KG;(SEE SUPP DATA)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION AND
SENSITIZATION.TOXIC BY INGESTION.HARMFUL IF ABSORBED BY
SKIN.OVEREXPOSURE EFFECTS:HUMAN LIVER TOXIN;TOXIC
HEPATITIS.PRODUCES ANEMIA;LIVER,THYROID & KIDNEY TOXICITY IN LAB
TEST ANIMALS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:METHYLENE DIANILINE:NO DATA FOR CARC IN
HUMANS;SUFF EVID FOR CARC IN ANIMALS (IARC,1987).ACGIH A2=SUSP
HUMAN (SEE SUPP)
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:IRRITATION.SKIN:IRRITATION.MAY CAUSE
ALLERGIC REACTION &
SENSITIZATION.INGESTION:TOXIC.INHALATION:HARMFUL.HUMAN LIVER
TOXIN.FEVER,CHILLS,ANOREXIA & VOMITING,TOXIC
HEPATITIS,JAUNDICE,HEPATOTOXIC E FFECTS.PRODUCES
ANEMIA;LIVER,THYROID & KIDNEY TOXICITY IN LAB TEST ANIMALS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGY,ECZEMA OR SKIN CONDITIONS.

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.CALL A
PHYSICIAN.SKIN:PROMPTLY WASH THOROUGHLY W/ MILD SOAP &
WATER.PROMPTLY REMOVE WET CONTAMINATED NON-IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING.INGESTION:IF CONSCIOU S,GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF
WATER.INDUCEVOMITING.CALL A PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>220F,104.44C
Lower Limits:N/K
Upper Limits:N/K
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE,FOAM,DRY CHEMICAL,WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSITION AND COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY
BE TOXIC.HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:CARBON MONOXIDE,CARBON
DIOXIDE,ALDEHYDES,NITROGEN OXIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID ALL PERSONAL CONTACT.TAKE UP WITH
ABSORBENT MATERIAL.SHOVEL INTO CLOSABLE CONTAINERS.FLUSH
CONTAMINATED AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
IN USE.STOW AWAY FROM FOOD,FOOD CONTAINERS AND CLOTHING.WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:WARNING-HARMFUL IF INGESTED,INHALED,SKIN ABSORBED.MAY
CAUSE IRRIT,SENSIT.IS A LIVER TOXIN.DO NOT GET IN EYES,ON
SKIN/CLOTHING.DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR,MIST,SPRAY.GOOD VENTILATION &
GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE A RE ESSENTIAL.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION NECESSARY TO KEEP AIR
CONCENTRATION BELOW TLV .
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
CONTACT WITH EYE & SKIN & INHALATION OF VAPORS OR MIST.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.DESTROY CONTAMINATED LEATHER &
ABSORBENT SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LD50-LC50 MIX:LD50 RAT DERMAL >3100 MG/KG.ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHAL/INGEST
.EXPLAN OF CARCIN:CARC (1989).SUSP HUMAN CARC/KNOWN ANIMAL CARC
(NTP,1985).

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/K
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:N/K
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:>200C,392F
Vapor Pres:N/K
Vapor Density:N/K
Spec Gravity:1.12 (WATER=1)
pH:6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/K
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH BROWN LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS AND ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE,CARBON
DIOXIDE,ALDEHYDES,NITROGEN OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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