Product ID:BENZYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:10/13/1989
FSC:6750
NIIN:00-226-6089
MSDS Number: BJYSZ

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

BENZYL ALCOHOL

CAS: 100-51-6

RTECS: DN3150000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 1230 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION/BURNING OF THE
EYES/SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT.MAY CAUSE PAIN AND TISSUE INJURY. IN
EXTREME CASES OF INHALATION, MUSCULAR PARALYSIS, CONVULSIONS,
NARCOSIS AND DEATH MAY OCCUR. INGESTION: CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS.
CHRONIC: NARCOTIC EFFECT, STUPOR, DERMATITIS, HEMORRHAGES, BLEEDING
DISORDERS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS SUBSTANCE IS NOT LISTED BY IARC,
NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, WEAKNESS,
VERTIGO, DYSPNEA, SORE THROAT, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
ABDOMINAL PAIN. SKIN SENSITIZATION MAY OCCUR IN CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MEDICAL CONDITIONS WHICH MAY BE
AGGRAVATED BY CONTACT INCLUDE LIVER DAMAGE AND CHRONIC IRRITATION
OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND THE SKIN AND EYE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE
HOLDING EYELID. G ET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN:WASH WITH
SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INGESTION:INDUCE
VOMITING WITH ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.
GET MED. HELP.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:213F,101C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:817F
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL. WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.
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:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERSONNEL OF SPILL/LEAK. PROVIDE
MAXIMUM EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF
IGNITION. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CONTAIN LARGE SPILL FOR VACUUM
PICK-UP. CONSIDER WATER DILUTION. ABSORB SMALL AMOUNTS W/ INERT
MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY LOCATION AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCE AND
WITH AMPLE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:MAKE FREQUENT CAREFUL LEAKAGE INSPECTIONS. ISOLATE
FROM OXIDEZERS, CHEMICALS CAPABLE OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING, MATERIALS
REACTING WITH AIR OR MOISTURE TO LIBERATE HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES
AND EXPLOSIVES. KEEP OUT OF DIRECT SUN & AWAY FROM HEAT.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS.
RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE FORM AND CONCENTRATION
OF CONTAMINANT IN AIR & IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA (29 CFR 1910.134).
Ventilation:USE BOTH GENERAL AND LOCAL NONSPARKING, EXPLOSION-PROOF
EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW TLV/PEL.
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR RUBBER BOOTS, APRONS, AND OTHER
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUITABLE TO THE WORK
SITUATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE. KEEP MATERIAL
OFF CLOTHES AND EQUIPMENT. DO NOT SMOKE ANYWHERE NEAR WORK AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT OR INHALATION OF VAPORS. USE
ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF
HAZARDOUS OR UNINTENDED IGNITION. EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOLS ENHANCES
TOXICI TY HAZARDS OF OTHER MATERIALS SUCH AS CHLORINATED
HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS OR DRUGS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:401F,205C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:5
Vapor Pres:0.04
Vapor Density:3.72
Spec Gravity:1.042
Solubility in Water:3.5%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A FAINT AROMATIC ODOR AND A
SHARP, BURNING TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, ALUMINUM. (ACIDS PLUS IRON MAY CAUSE
EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION.)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE CAN FORM ON INCOMPLETE
COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:MATERIAL SHOULD BE RECLAIMED, RECYCLED OR
INCINERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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