Product ID:ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:02/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-286-5435
MSDS Number: BKHMH

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ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (SARA III)

CAS: 67-63-0

RTECS: NT8050000

OSHA PEL 400 PPM/500 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 400 PPM/500STEL;9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 5,045 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:INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION,
CNS DEPRESSION W/DIZZINESS, INCOORDINATION, HEADACHE, CONFUSION,
PERSISTANT NAUSEA, REFRACTORY NARCOSIS, COMA, & DEATH. SKIN:
IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, DEFATTING, & S YSTEMIC TOXICITY. EYES:
IRRITATION. INGESTION: ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, & HEMORRAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: ABDOMINAL PAIN, HEMATEMESIS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING/HEMORRHAGE, POISONING FROM ASPIRATION, CNS DEPRESSION, &
DEATH FROM RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS. EYES: IRITIS & CORNEAL OPACITY.
SKIN: DEFATTING, DER MATITIS. INHALATION: COMA & DEATH.
RITIS/CORNEAL OPACITY. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN DISORDERS; IMPAIRED LIVER,
RENAL &/OR PULMONARY FUNCTION. POTENTIATES THE EFFECT OF CARBON
TETRACHLORIDE.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR 15-20 MINS.
EYES: WASH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE. INGESTION: IN
RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, GIVE OXYGEN BY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GIVE
ACTI VATED CHARCOAL. GASTRIC LAVAGE W/PROTECTED AIRWAY IS USEFUL
EVEN IF DELAYED. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:53F
Lower Limits:2%
Upper Limits:12.7%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR/MAY TRAVEL A
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION/FLASHBACK.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF YOU
CAN DO IT W/O RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. FOR SMALL
SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL/PLACE INTO
CONTAINER. FOR LARGE SPILLS, D IKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES. CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE. RUN-OFF TO SEWER
MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. FLAMMABLE LIQUID
Other Precautions:BONDING/GROUNDING: SUBSTANCE W/LOW
ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, WHICH MAY BE IGNITED BY ELECTROSTATIC SPARKS,
SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTAINERS WHICH MEET THE BONDING/GROUNDING
GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN NFPA 77-19 83, RECOMMENDED PRACTICE.

Respiratory Protection:SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL
FACEPIECE/OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE IN COMBINATION W/AN AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTH ER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO KEEP VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTACT LENSES SHOULDN'T BE WORN. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 750F. AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER
OF THE PARANASAL SINUSES, & POSSIBLY OF THE LARYNX OF WORKERS IN
MANU FACTURING OF ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL BY STRONG ACID PROCESS
INVOLVING FORMATION OF ISOPROPYL OILS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:180F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-129F
Vapor Pres:40
Vapor Density:2.1
Spec Gravity:0.7855
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID W/AN ODOR OF ALCOHOL.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, BARIUM PERCHLORATE, KETONES, & STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES, IGNITION SOURCES,
STATIC ELECTRICITY, FLARES, & EVAPORATION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HASN'T BEEN REPORTED TO OCCUR UNDER
NORMAL TEMPERATURES/PRESSURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE D001.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATINS
WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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