Product ID:17948 ADHESIVE
MSDS Date:06/01/1989
FSC:8040
NIIN:00F024053
MSDS Number: BNKBR

SWIFT ADHESIVES/DIVISION OF REICHHOLD CHEMICAL INC

3100 WOODCREEK DR
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
US

Emergency Phone: (312)424-9300

Info Phone: (312)424-9300

Preparer: W R AHRENS

Cage: GO114

SWIFT ADHESIVES/DIVISION OF REICHHOLD CHEMICAL INC

1546 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515 US

Telephone: (312)424-9300

Cage: GO114

METHYL CHLOROFORM (1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE) (CHLOROTHENE NU),

CAS: 71-55-6

RTECS: KJ2975000

Fraction By Weight: 73%

OSHA PEL 350 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1910 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT, THROAT
IRRITATION/DIZZINESS/DROWSINESS/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/BLOOD PRESSURE
DEPRESSION. SKIN: IRRIATAION/DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION, CORNEAL
DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT & THROAT
IRRITATION/DIZZINESS/DROWSINESS/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/BLOOD PRESSURE
DEPRESSION. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION, CORNEAL
DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LIVER, HEART, SKIN DISORDER,
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH
W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Lower Limits:7.5%
Upper Limits:15%
Extinguishing Media:ANY SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SOLVENT VAPORS, CHLORIDE FUMES, POSSIBLE
PHOSGENE.THE SOLVENT IN THE PRODUCT IS CORROSIVE TO & MAY REACT
VIGOROUSLY W/THESE METALS.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION.
TAKE UP SPILL W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL. CLEAN UP RESIDUE W/1,1,1
TRICHOROETHANE. WEAR SOLVENT-RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ,
GLOVES, MASK FOR ORGANIC VAPORS & GOGGLES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, AWAY FROM
HEAT OPEN FLAME. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT
FROM TEMPS<50F
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. AVOID INHALING VAPORS.
DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY. DON'T CUT ,GRIND, WELD, DRILL NEAR
CONTAINERS, DUE TO POSSIBLE GENERATION OF TOXIC FUMES & IGNITION OF
VAPORS, ESPECIALLY WHE N CONTAINERS ARE EMPTY.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR MASK FOR ORGANIC VAPORS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP Protective Gloves:SOLVENT RESISTANT
Eye Protection:GOGGLES/GLASSES W/SIDESHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:162F
Vapor Pres:100
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity: 1.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC =1): 6.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BROWN FLUID; STRONG, PUNGENT SOLVENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:70-75%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM, ZINC, ALLOYS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, NITRATES, STRONG
ALKALI, SOLVENTS SUCH AS ACETONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAME, WELDING ARCS, HIGH
TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE,
PHOSGENE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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