Product ID:JP-5 JET FUEL
MSDS Date:06/14/1988
FSC:9130
NIIN:00-273-2379
MSDS Number: BMQBL

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 809-773-4000

Cage: 6G089

Telephone: 809-778-4000

Cage: 6G089

KEROSENE

CAS: 8008-20-6

RTECS: OA5500000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM 9091

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LIQUID IS IRRITATING TO EYES. VAPOR
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. LIQUID IS SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO SKIN.
PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT CAN RESULT IN DERMATITIS. VAPORS MAY
BE IRRITATING TO NOSE, THROAT & RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION OF
PRODUCTMAY RESULT IN VOMITING. ASPIRATION OF VOMITUS INTO LUNGS MAY
CAUSE PNEUMONITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. MAY ALSO CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA.
ASPIRATION PNEUMONITIS MAY CAUSE COUGHING, LABORED BREATHING,
CYANOSIS, AND IN SEVERE CASES, DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE SKIN MAY BE AT
INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH
SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ADVICE.
INHALATIO N: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION
IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. RINSE MOUTH & DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:95.0F,35.0C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:475F
Lower Limits:0.6
Upper Limits:4.6
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:WIPE UP SMALL SPILLS WITH PAPER TOWEL. WEAR
GLOVES, GOGGLES & RESPIRATOR. VENTILATE AREA. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. DIKE TO RETAIN RUNOFF. VACUUM OR PUMP
FREE LIQUID. ABSORB RE SIDUE WITH INERT MATERIAL & PLACE IN SALVAGE
DRUM.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN MATERIAL IS NOT IN USE. KEEP AWAY FROM
IGNITION SOURCES. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE
RESPIRATOR WITH FULL FACEPIECE AND ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGES IN
COMBINATION WITH A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL(GENERAL) EXHAUST TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR NITRILE RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES - CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR INDUSTRIAL WORK CLOTHING. USE RUBBER
APRON OR BOOTS IF NEEDED. HAVE EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER
AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MIST. DO NOT INGEST. READ PRECAUTIONS ON
LABEL BEFORE USE.

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:=176.1C, 349.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-47.8C, -54.F
Vapor Density:1
Spec Gravity:0.8
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT-BROWN LIQUID WITH A MILD
PETROLEUM 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:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SHALL
COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY REGULATIONS. SEND WASTE MATERIAL TO AN APPROVED RECYCLING
FACILITY IF FEASIBLE. CITY , STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS MUST
BEFOLLOWED.

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