Product ID:140-9028 ELECTRIC MOTOR & MACHINERY DEGREASER
MSDS Date:01/17/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F017936
MSDS Number: BKWTT

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

101 PROSPECT AVENUE N W
CLEVELAND, OH 44115-2902

Emergency Phone: (216) 566-2917

Info Phone: (216) 566-2902

Cage: 54636

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO THE

CLEVELAND, OH 44115-1042 US

Telephone: 800-251-2486/216-566-2242

Cage: 54636

METHYL CHLOROFORM (1,1,1-TRICHLOROEHANE) (SARA III)

CAS: 71-55-6

RTECS: KJ2975000

Fraction By Weight: 50 - 70%

OSHA PEL 350 PPM/450 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 350 PPM/450STEL;9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

PERCHLOROETHYLENE (TETRACHLOROETHYLENE) (SARA III)

CAS: 127-18-4

RTECS: KX3850000

Fraction By Weight: 50%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 25PPM/100,A3 STEL;94

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
LOSS OF COORDINATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS & POSSIBLY DEATH. SKIN/EYES:
REDNESS, ITCHING OR BURNING SEN SATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PERCHLOROETHYLENE IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN
A2 CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: PERMANENT BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM
DAMAGE, IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, LOSS OF COORDINATION,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS & POSSIBLE DEATH. S KIN/EYES: REDNESS, ITCHING &
BURNING SENSATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURES. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
WARM/QUIET. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER.
EYES: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: NEVER
GIVE ANYTH ING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:>199F
Lower Limits:8%
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER SPRAY MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. IF WATER IS
USED, FOG NOZZLES ARE PREFERABLE. FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING &
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO COOL CLOSED
CONTAINERS TO PREVENT PRESSURE BUILD-UP, POSSIBLE AUTOIGNITION &
EXPLOSION WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE &
REMOVE W/INERT ABSORBENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. DON'T
PUNCTURE, INCINERATE, OR EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURE >120F. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. AVOID BREATHING
VAPOR, SPRAY MISTS, & CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY
DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING & INHALING THE CONTENTS CAN BE HARMFUL
OR FATAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF >TLV, WEAR PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH APPROVED
ORGANIC VAPOR/PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR FOR PROTECTION. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR WHEN SANDING/ABRADING
DRIED FILM.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERABLE. GENERAL VENTILATION TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:GLASSES W/UNPERFORATED SIDESHIELDS
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USING. REMOVE/LAUNDER
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:161-253F
Vapor Density:>AIR
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:>75%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, SPARKS, OPEN
FLAME, HOT SURFACES, SUNLIGHT, TEMPS > 120F & OTHER SOURCES OF
IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MAY BE HAZARDOUS UNDER RCRA. WASTE MUST BE
TESTED FOR IGNITABILITY TO DETERMINED THE APPLICABLE EPA HAZARDOUS
WASTE NUMBER. DON'T INCINERATE. DEPRESSURIZE CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE W/F EDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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