Product ID:NO. 2 DIESEL FUEL
MSDS Date:01/22/1992
FSC:9140
NIIN:00-247-4362
MSDS Number: BKQZL

Emergency Phone: 517-463-1164 OR 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 517-463-1164

Preparer: M.N. MARTIN

Cage: 6G102

Telephone: 517-463-1164

Cage: 6G102

PETROLEUM MID-DISTILLATE (DIESEL MARINE FUEL)

CAS: 68476-34-6

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 AS OIL MIST

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 AS OIL MIST

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION OF VAPOR MAY CAUSE
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION AND RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION. INGESTION
MAY CAUSE GI TRACT DISTURBANCES. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED
EXPOSUREMAY CAUSE DERMATITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, PNEUMONITIS, AND
KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DATA PER MSDS ; DIESEL FUELS HAVE CAUSED
LIVER OR KIDNEY TUMORS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE. EYES: REDNESS,
TEARING, DISCOMFORT. SKIN: REDNESS, DISCOMFORT. INGESTED: NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
REMOV E CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAPAND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>100F,>38C
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. 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:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTION; REMOVE ALL
IGNITION SOURCES . CONTAIN FREE MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE;USE SUITABLE
INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND RECOVER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL IN AN
APPROVED CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP AWAY
FROM ALL IGNITION SOURCES. BOND AND GROUND CONTN
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. DO NOT BREATHE MIST. AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED
IF ABOVE PEL/TLV OR SCBA IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL TO MAINTAIN PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:PVC OR NEOPRENE, NITRILE, OR NATURAL RUB
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER,WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>325F,>163C
Vapor Pres:< 50 MM HG
Vapor Density:5-11
Spec Gravity:<1.0 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1.0 (ETHER =1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PALE YELLOW LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF
KEROSENE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER PETROLEUM
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES.DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

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