Product ID:90309 SHELL SC-800 LIQUID ASPHALT
MSDS Date:02/11/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F015270
MSDS Number: BKCVZ

SHELL OIL COMPANY

HOUSTON, TX 77210

Emergency Phone: (713) 473-9461

Info Phone: (713) 241-4819

Preparer: JOHN P. SEPESI

Cage: 54527

SHELL OIL COMPANY

2463 HOUSTON, TX 77210 US

Telephone: 800-231-6950

Cage: 54527

RESIDUES (PETROLEUM), VACUUM TOWER BOTTOMS >C34

CAS: 64741-56-6

Fraction By Weight: 45-50%

DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), VACUUM

CAS: 70592-78-8

Fraction By Weight: 35-40%

GAS OIL, BLEND (MOUSE CARCINONGENIC BY RTECS)

CAS: 64741-44-2

RTECS: LX3296000

Fraction By Weight: 5-10%

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/CUM

DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HEAVY STRAIGHT-RUN 288.DEGREE.C TO

CAS: 68915-96-8

Fraction By Weight: 10-15%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION, BURNS. SKIN:
IRRITATION, BURNS, DISORDERS SUCH AS DERMATITIS, OIL ACNE,
FOLLICULITIS, TUMORS. INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE NOSE,
THROAT/RESPIRATORY TRACT, & PULMONARY TUMORS. INGEST ION: TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ASPHALT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE CANCER
IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS/IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN A2 CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION, BURNS. SKIN: IRRITATION,
BURNS, DISORDERS SUCH AS DERMATITIS, OIL ACNE, FOLLICULITIS,
TUMORS. INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE NOSE, THROAT/RESPIRATORY
TRACT, & PULMONARY TUMORS. INGESTI ON: TOXIC.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN & RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: IF HOT
ASPHALT STRIKES, DRENCH OR IMMERSE THE AREA IN WATER TO ASSIST
COOLING. DON'T USE ICED WATER OR COLD PACKS IF THE BURNED AREA
COVERS >10% OF THE BODY, MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SHOCK. WASH W/HOT SOAPY
WATER. USE OF A WATERLESS HAND CLEANER WILL HELP TO REMOVE THE
ASPHALT. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:200F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR FOAM PREFERRED. WATER FOG MAY BE
USED IN FLAT SURFACES SUCH AS ROADS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T USE WATER ON FIRE IN TANK OR OTHER
CONTAINERS SINCE IT MAY CAUSE VIOLENT ERUPTION/SPREADING OF BURNING
ASPHALT. MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DON'T HEAT ABOVE FLASH POINT. HOT ASPHALT
MAY IGNITE FLAMMABLE MIXTURES ON CONTACT.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF IGNITION. SHUT
OFF SOURCE OF LEAK ONLY IF SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE/CONTAIN. TAKE UP
W/AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN NON-LEAKING CONTAINERS FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. WHEN ASPHALTIC
PRODUCTS ARE HEATED, THEY OFTEN GIVE OFF SMALL AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN
SULFIDE. AVOID BREATHING OF VAPORS/FUMES/MIST.
Other Precautions:NOTE TO THE PHYSICIAN: IN GENERAL, EMESIS INDUCTION
IS UNNECESSARY IN HIGH VISCOSITY, LOW VOLATILITY PRODUCTS, IE.E.,
MOST OILS/GREASES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER WOKING W/ASPHALT & BEFORE
EATING OR SMOKI NG.

Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE. LAUNDER
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:0.9868
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK VISCOUS SEMISOLID, ASPHALT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MIXTURE OF AIRBORNE SOLID, LIQUID
PARTICULATES & GASES, CO, & OTHER UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE IN AN APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL FACILITY IN
COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL REGULATIONS

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