Product ID:SHELL JET A
MSDS Date:07/13/1989
FSC:9130
NIIN:00-359-2026
MSDS Number: BMXHC

Emergency Phone: 713-473-9461,CHEMTRC 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 713-241-4819

Preparer: J.C. WILLET

Cage: 54527

Telephone: 800-231-6950

Cage: 54527

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:ACUTE-INHALATION:CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, ASPHYXIATION.
EYE:IRRITATION. SKIN:DEFATING, IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. INGESTION: GI
DISTURBANCES, NAUSEA, VOMITING. CHRONIC: DER MATITIS, PNEUMOTITIS,
PULMONARY EDEMA, AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:OVEREXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION, COUGHING, NAUSEA, FATIGUE, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. EYE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING OR USING THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR & RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE:I MMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:100F,38C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:495F
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL. USE
WATER FOG TO COOL SRROUNDING CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. DO NOT USE DIRECT
STEAM OF WATER,PRODUCT WILL FLOAT ON SURFACE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL A
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. COOL
SURROUNDING CONTAINERS WITH WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, VENTILATED WORK AREA.
KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. FLAMMABLE LIQUID; EMPTY
CONTAINERS CAN BE HAZARDOUS.
Other Precautions:THE SELECTION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD
BE MADE BY THE MATERIAL USER BASED ON THE PARTICULAR CONDITIONS
WHERE THE MATERIAL IS TO BE USED TOGETHER WITH INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS MSDS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR. AIR-SUPPLIED
OR FILTERING TYPE WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGES ARE RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, OR POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
WASH SKIN AFTER USING PRODUCT. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK
AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:320F,160C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-22F,-30C
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:O.81
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH KEROSENE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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, CARBON DIOXIDE AND
OTHER HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS DURING COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MAY BE BURNED IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR
OR DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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