Product ID:JET A KEROSINE
MSDS Date:07/21/1989
FSC:9130
NIIN:00-359-2026
MSDS Number: BNCDG

Emergency Phone: 713-236-6070 OR 713-546-6227

Info Phone: 713-236-6070

Cage: 4M620

Telephone: 713-236-6070 OR 713-546-6227

Cage: 7P339

ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM SOLVENT

CAS: 8008-20-6

RTECS: OA5500000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (OIL MIST)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (OIL MIST)

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, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, NARCOSIS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATION. EYE:IRRITATION. SKIN:DEFATING,
IRRITATION/ DERMATITIS. INGESTION: GI DISTURBANCES, NAUSEA,
VOMITING. CHRONIC:DERMATITIS. IF ASPIRATED, PNEUMOTITIS, PULMONARY
EDEMA. CHRONIC: KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MIDDLE DISTILLATES HAVE SHOWN SOME
CANCER CAUSING CHARACTER. BUT ARE STILL LISTED AS "INSUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE".
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN: DRYING, IRRITATION,
DERMATITIS. INHALED: RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, DROWSINESS, DULLNESS,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA. INGESTED:G/I DISCOMFORT, DROWSINESS
DIZZINESS, HAEADACHE. ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS MAY CAYSE PNEUMONITIS
OR PULMONARY EDEMA, HEMORRHAGING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A SKIN DISORDER SHOULD
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING OR USING THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP
& WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE.
INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY.
INGESTED:DO N OT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE 2 LARGE GLASSESOF MILK OR
WATER AND GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE. DOCTOR TO ORDER VOMITING.
NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IS
SEVERE,SEE A DOCTOR.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>120F,>49C
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:6.0
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL. WATER
MAY BE INEFFECTIVE BUT CAN BE USED TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DENSE SMOKE MAY BE GENERATED WHILE
BURNING.CARBON OXIDES AND OTHER OXIDES MAY BE GENERATED.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL & PREVENT ENTRY INTO SEWERS &
WATERWAYS. ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. SHUT OFF LEAKS. REMOVE
LIQUID BY VACUUM OR ABSORBENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, VENTILATED WORK AREA.
COMBUSTABLE LIQUID; EMPTY CONTAINERS CAN BE HAZARDOUS. DO NOT
TRANSFER TO UNMARKED CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR RESPIRATOR FOR
ORGANIC VAPOR IF EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL. SEE 29 CFR 1910.134
FOR REGULATIONS PERTAI NING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL AND MECHANICAL EXHAUST AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE BELOW PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES FOR SPLASHING
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER. USE
IMPERVIOUS APRON/CLOTHING IF NECESSARY TOPREVENT PROLONGED/REPEATED
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICE. AVOID
UNNECESSARY CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS CODE 000523.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:=173.9C, 345.F
Vapor Pres:UNKNOWNG
Vapor Density:4-5
Spec Gravity:0.81
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WATER WHITE, CLEAR, PETROLEUM ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

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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