Product ID:33-409, RESIN, POLYESTER LOW PRESSURE (SUPP
MSDS Date:08/10/1988
FSC:8040
NIIN:00-532-7270
MSDS Number: BNRFR

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC

8540 BAY CENTER RD
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 714-864-2310

Preparer: C. A. EISENHARD

Cage: 1JM52

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC (VDR-CHEM COMMOD AGY,INC)

19129 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245 US

Telephone: 904-739-2170, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Cage: 1JM52

STYRENE (SARA III)

CAS: 100-42-5

RTECS: WL3675000

Fraction By Weight: 40-50%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S,50PPM/100STEL;9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

PACKAGING, & RECORD KEEPING STANDARDS. EXTREME

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ONLY IN A FACILITY PERMITTED FOR DISPOSAL OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SOURCES & SUNLIGHT. ALL STORAGE SHLD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. AVOID

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO KEEP EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW THE TLV LISTED IN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: PROLONGED/FREQUENT CONTACT MAY
CAUSE DEFATTING & DRYNESS OF SKIN W/RESULTANT IRRITATION & POSSIBLE
DERMATITIS. STYRENE MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN IN TOXIC AMOUNTS.
EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. LIQ UID SPLASHES MAY RESULT IN MORE
SERIOUSINJURIES. MAY CAUSE LACRIMATION (TEARS). INHAL: VAPORS MAY
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:STYRENE: GROUP 2B (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSE MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION &
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISCOMFORT. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY RESULT
IN HEADACHE, NAUSEA, INSENSIBILITY AND OTHER CNS EFFECTS. REPEATED
EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONC ENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE.
INGEST: MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, PAIN & DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES. SEEK IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL AID. INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF UNCONSCIOUS,
ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESP IRATION &/OR OXYGEN AS NEEDED. SEEK
MEDICAL AID. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING (ASPIRATION HAZARD).
SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AID.

Flash Point:89.0F,31.7C
Lower Limits:1.1%
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
ANY CLASS B EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY
DECONTAMINATED AFTER USE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AT ELEVATED TEMP, SUCH AS IN A FIRE,
POLYMERIZATION MAY TAKE PLACE. IF POLYMERIZATION TAKES PLACE IN A
CLOSED CONTR, THERE IS A POSS OF VIOLENT (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE
AREA. ABSORB SPILL W/AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAWDUST,
VERMICULITE OR SAND AND PLACE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER. IF LARGE
SPILL, DIKE THE AREA TO PREVENT THIS MATERIAL FROM ENTERING WATER
SYSTEMS OR SEWERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:TO INSURE MAX STABILITY & MAINTAIN
OPTIMUM RESIN PROPERTIES, MATL SHLD BE STORED IN CLOSED CONTRS
MAINTAINED BELOW 75F(25C) & AWAY FROM HEAT (ING 4)
Other Precautions:FLAMMABLE LIQUID! AVOID IMPROPER ADDITION OF PROMOTER
&/OR CATALYST. A PROMOTER & CATALYST USED WITH THIS PRODUCT SHOULD
ALWAYS BE MIXED SEPARATELY W/THE PRODUCT AND MUST NEVER BE MIXED
TOGETHER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED CANISTER-TYPE RESPIRATOR
MUST BE WORN TO PREVENT THE INHALATION OF VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS
WHEN THE TLV OR PEL IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION IS REQUIRED DURING NORMAL USE. LOCAL
VENTILATION MAY BE REQUIRED DURING CERTAIN OPERATIONS (ING 6)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LENGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: LAMINATION - FORM A LIQUID. SPEC GRAV:
1.05-1.15 (H*2O=1). EXPLO HAZ: RUPTURE OF CONTR. PROD VAPORS MAY
FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE IN AIR. WASTE DISP METH: IGNITABILITY AS
DEFINE D UNDER THE FEDERAL RCRA REGS (40CFR 261). DISPOSAL OF THIS
MATL & ITS CONTR REQS COMPLIANCE W/APPLIC LABELING, (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:295F,146C
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER/N-BUTYL ACETATE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER OPAQUE LIQUID; PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:47.5

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING OF THIS MATERIAL TO
DECOMPOSITION MAY CAUSE THE EMISSION OF IRRITATING ACRID FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR FURTHER INFO, CONT FED/STATE/LOC SOLID WASTE
AGENCY OR U.S. EPA RCRA HOTLINE. THIS MATL HAS BEEN TESTED/FOUND TO
HAVE A FLASH POINT BELOW 140F. IF DISCARDED, THIS MATL/CONTRS SHLD
BE TREATED AS A HAZ WASTES BASED ON THE CHARACT OF (SUPP DATA)

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