Product ID:B 537
MSDS Date:05/31/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F004086
MSDS Number: BLPHS

Emergency Phone: 1-800-ASHLAND OR 1-800-274-5263

Info Phone: 614-889-3333

Cage: 5A188

Telephone: 314-343-1630

Cage: 52455

KETONE

Fraction By Weight: 30%

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON

Fraction By Weight: >60%

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM

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. SKIN:
MODERATE IRRITATION. INHALATION: NASAL & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,
CNS EFFECTS, MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRITATION. ASPIRATION & ABSORPTION HAZARD.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: REDNESS, TEARING, BLURRED VISION. SKIN:
DEFATTING ACTION, DERMATITIS. INHALATION: DIZZINES, WEAKNESS,
FATIGUE, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, POSSIBLE UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CARDIAC
ABNORMALITY, DEATH. INGESTION: CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS (WHICH CAN BE
FATAL), NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. INGESTION:
DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP WARM & QUIET. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULT OR STOPPED, GIVE OXYGEN OR CPR.
OBTAIN MEDI CAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:73-100F
Lower Limits:1%
Extinguishing Media:REGULAR FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL FACEPIECE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER
POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR/TRAVEL ALONG
THE GROUND, CAN IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY AT IGNITION SOURCES DISTANT FROM
HANDLING POINT.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB LIQUID ON PAPER/VERMICULITE/FLOOR
ABSORBENT/TRANSFER TO HOOD. STOP SPILL AT SOURCES, DIKE AREA OF
SPILL PREVENT SPREADING/PUMP LIQUID TO SALVAGE TANK. REMAINING
LIQUID MAY BE TAKEN UP ON SAND/C LAY/EARTH/FLOOR ABSORBENT/SHOVELED
INTOCONTAINERS

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
HAZARDOUS WHEM EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT
RESIDUES (VAPOR, LIQUID, &/OR SOLID).
Other Precautions:NEVER USE WELDING OR CUTTING TORCH ON OR NEAR DRUM
(EVEN EMPTY) BECAUSE PRODUCT (EVEN JUST RESIDUE) CAN IGNITE
EXPLOSIVELY. ALL 5 GALS PAILS/LARGER METAL CONTAINERS SHOULD BE
GROUNDED &/OR BONDED WHEN MATERIAL IS TRANSFERRED.

Respiratory Protection:IF ANY COMPONENT IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVE AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL (GENERAL)/LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:RESISTANT SUCH AS NITRILE RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES, SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & LAUNDER BEFORE RE-USE. REMOVE & DISCARD
CONTAMINATED BOOTS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:279F
Vapor Pres:5.10
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:<1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:PILOT LIGHTS, FLAMES, SPARKS, HEATERS,
STATIC DISCHARGE, OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS.

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

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