Product ID:KEROSENE
MSDS Date:02/09/1989
FSC:9140
NIIN:00-242-6748
MSDS Number: BKSKH

Emergency Phone: 517-463-1164

Info Phone: 517-463-1164

Preparer: M.N.MARTIN

Cage: DO912

Telephone: 517-463-1164

Cage: DO912

ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM SOLVENT

CAS: 8008-20-6

RTECS: OA5500000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS MILDLY IRRITATING TO BODY
TISSUES. BREATHING VAPORS MAY PRODUCE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION, AND PROLONGED AND/OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS. OTHER CHRONIC EFFECTS AR E PNEUMONITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA
AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MFR QUOTED SKIN PAINTING OF MICE WITH
SIMILAR DISTALLATES PRODUCINGS SKIN TUMORS . ALSO MENTIONS LIVER
TUMORS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION, SKIN:MILD IRRITATION,POSSIBLE
DERMATITIS WITH PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT. INHALED:RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE. ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO
LUNGS MAY CAUSE CHEMIC AL PNEUMONIA. INGESTED:G/I
IRRITATION,NAUSEA, VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH
SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF
NECESSARY. INGESTED:D O NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL CARE. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS OR IS SEVERE,SEE A DOCTOR.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:125F,52C
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. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER).
HMIS:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. MINOR: ABSORB
MATERIAL WITH CLAY, VERMICULITE, OR SIMILAR ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
PLACE IN DISPOSAL CONTAINERS. MAJOR: DIKE & CONTAIN SPILL. SHUT OFF
LEAKS. RECOVER LIQUID F OR RECLAIM. ABSORB REMAINDER FOR DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:'EMPTY' CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUE OR VAPOR.
TREAT THEM WITH THE RESPECT DUE FULL ONES. DO NOT CUT,WELD,ETC. ON
THEM. GROUND CONTAINERS BEFORE TRANSFERRING LIQUID. AVOID HAVING
OPEN ELECTRICAL EQ UIPMENT IN VAPOR AREAS.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR RESPIRATOR FOR
ORGANIC VAPOR IF EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL. SEE 29 CFR 1910.134
FOR REGULATIONS PERTAI NING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:PVC OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER. WEAR
UMPERVIOUS APRON OR OTHER CLOTHING IF SPLASHING IS LIKELY.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. AVOID
PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK
AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:325F,163C
Vapor Pres:<50 MM
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:0.8
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID, KEROSENE ODOR

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:SMOKE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
AND OTHER HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS DURING COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER MAKES NO SUGGESTIONS AS TO METHOD OF
DISPOSAL. HMIS SUGGESTS INCINERATION.

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