Product ID:PSS 600 HEAVY DUTY PAINT REMOVER
MSDS Date:06/12/1989
FSC:8010
NIIN:00F018316
MSDS Number: BKXQX

Emergency Phone: (716) 266-2283

Info Phone: (716) 266-2250

Cage: 13091

Telephone: 716-336-2200

Cage: 13091

N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE

CAS: 872-50-4

RTECS: UY5790000

Fraction By Weight: >50%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION, REDNESS,
TEARING & POSSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE. SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS &
ABSORPTION. INHALATION: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, WEAKNESS & DIZZINESS.
INGESTION: IRRITATION, NAUSEA & VOMIT ING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING &
POSSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE. SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS & ABSORPTION.
INHALATION: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, WEAKNESS & DIZZINESS. INGESTION:
IRRITATION, NAUSEA & VOMIT ING.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP &
WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. AID IN BREATHING AS
REQUIRED. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER &
INDUCE VOMITING . OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:200F
Lower Limits:1.3%
Upper Limits:9.5%
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING EQUIPMENT W/FULL FACE PROTECTION & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
STAY UPWIND TO AVOID SMOKE & FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. REMOVE
ALL IGNITION SOURCES & VENTILATE AREA. MOP OR SOAK UP & REMOVE
OUTDOORS. DIKE TO CONTAIN SPILL. RECOVER ALL POSSIBLE. SOAK UP
REMAINDER ON INERT MATERIAL & PLACE IN COVERED STEEL DRUMS FOR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
IN USE. KEEP CONTAINERS IN A COOL DRY PLACE AWAY FROM HEAT & FLAME.
AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
USE SOLVENT RESISTANT EQUIPMENT. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY RETAIN
PRODUCT RESIDUE. DON'T CUT OR WELD ON OR NEAR DRUM.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR
IF >TLV/PEL.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST: TO MAINTAIN Protective Gloves:LATEX OR NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:AS NEEDED
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>300F
Vapor Pres:<1
Vapor Density:3 MIN.
Spec Gravity:1.055
pH:6-7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(N-BU AC = 1): <1
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:VISCOUS, CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID W/MILD AMINE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:97-100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING, REDUCING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, OPEN FLAME & WELDING
ARCS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO & OXIDES OF NITROGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DON'T ALLOW MATERIAL TO ENTER SEWERS, DRAINS
OR WATERWAYS.

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