Product ID:GG-T-371 CL 2 STYLE B THERMOMETER
MSDS Date:09/01/1984
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-889-7444
MSDS Number: BKLRB

Emergency Phone: 513-753-8828

Info Phone: 513-753-8828

Preparer: IC&B DIVISION

Cage: 63564

Telephone: 513-753-8828

Cage: 63564

MINERAL SPIRITS

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS >25 ML/KG (LIQUID)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LIQUID: CAN CAUSE SEVERE EYE
IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING & BLURRED VISION. PROLONGED OR
REPEATED SKIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE MODERATE IRRITATION, DEFATTING &
DERMATITIS. EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF VAPORS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, AND HEADACHE. INGESTION CAN
CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, & DIARRHEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:LIQUID: CAN CAUSE SEVERE EYE IRRITATION,
REDNESS, TEARING & BLURRED VISION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN
CONTACT CAN CAUSE MODERATE IRRITATION, DEFATTING & DERMATITIS.
EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF VAPORS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, AND HEADACHE. INGESTION CAN CAUSE
NAUSEA, VOMITING, & DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN AND
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH
SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INHALA TION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS IF VOMITING OCCURS. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:100F,38C
Lower Limits:1.07
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEAT OF FIRE MAY CAUSE THERMOMETER TO
BURST.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB LIQUID ON PAPER, VERMICULITE, OR OTHER
INERT ABSORBENT AND TRANSFER TO HOOD OR OUTDOORS. ALLOW VOLATILE
PORTION TO EVAPORATE IN HOOD. ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME OR VAPORS TO
COMPLETELY CLEAR HOOD DU CT WORK. SWEEP UP BROKEN GLASS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RHYTHM IND.,INC SUPPLIED THESE THERMOMETERS AND AN MSDS FROM ASHLAND
CHEMICAL COMPANY APPARENTLY COVERING THE LIQUID USED IN THE
THERMOMETER. THE MSDS IS PRE-HCS AND FOR BULK MATERIAL. MOST OF THE
INF ORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MSDS IS FOR THE LIQUID WHICH IS
ENCAPSULATED IN THE THERMOMETER.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>300F,>149C
Vapor Pres:2
Vapor Density:4.9
Spec Gravity:0.78
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.21 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:GLASS CLINICAL THERMOMETER CONTAINING AN ALIPHATIC
PETROLEUM DISTILLATE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS (INTERNAL LIQUID)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF REMAINING MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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