Product ID:GLYCERIN
MSDS Date:09/15/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F016316
MSDS Number: BKGGB

Emergency Phone: (813) 344-1644

Info Phone: (813) 344-1644

Preparer: WILLIAM W. GORMAN, JR.

Cage: 7Y289

Telephone: (813) 344-1644

Cage: 7Y289

GLYCERIN

CAS: 56-81-5

RTECS: MA8050000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MIST) 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50: 26 GM/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION/DEHYDRATION OF
THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SKIN: IRRITATION, DEFATTING & DERMATITIS.
EYES: IRRITATION, STINGING, BURNING SENSATION, LACRIMATION,
CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: HEADACHE, R ESTLESSNESS, INSOMNIA,
DIZZINESS, VOMITING, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, FEVER, ASPIRATION HAZARD.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: LARGE DOSES MAY CAUSE HEMOLYSIS,
HEMOGLOBINURIA, HYPERGLYCEMIA, GLYCOSURIA, RENAL FAILURE,
CONVULSIONS, NARCOSIS, & PARALYSIS. SKIN: REPEATED/PROLONGED
CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SKIN: WASH
AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & MILD DETERGENT/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL
NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL REMAINS 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: GIVE 2 TO 4 GLASSES OF
WATER, INDUCE VOMITING/ASPIRATION HAZARD. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:390F
Lower Limits:0.9%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EXTINGUISH ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED; USE
FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER AS A FOG, SOLID STREAMS MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE/NEGLIGIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD
WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURES: 698F.
WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB W/VERMICULITE OR OTHER SUITABLE
MATERIAL. PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER (PLASTIC), FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:COOL CONTAINERS W/FLOODING AMOUNTS OF
WATER; APPLY FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.
Other Precautions:COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL
WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY IN CASE OF RAISING
SOUND FROM VENTING SAFETY DEVICE OR ANY DISCOLORATION OF STORAGE
TANK DUE TO FIRE.

Respiratory Protection:CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/AN ORGANIC VAPOR
CARTRIDGE W/A FULL FACE-PIECE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF, SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TEMPERATURES IN THE VINCINITY OF THE BOILING POINT, 143C. FIREFIGHTING:
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/A FULL FACE-PIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:290F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:64F
Vapor Pres:0.0025
Vapor Density:3.1
Spec Gravity:1.3
pH:NEUTRL
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS OR PALE YEL. HYGROSCOPIC/ODORLESS, SYRUPY
LIQUID W/A WARM SWEET TASTE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, PEROXIDES, ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR FLAME. UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES &
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CORROSIVE FUMES OF ACROLEIN

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