Product ID:JET A/A-1 AVIATION TURBINE FUEL
MSDS Date:04/01/1992
FSC:9130
NIIN:01-305-4096
MSDS Number: BPPQP

Emergency Phone: 403-296-3000

Info Phone: 403-296-3000

Cage: 38766

Telephone: 403-296-3000

Cage: 38766

COMPLEX MIXTURE OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

Fraction By Weight: >99.9%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

ANTI-STATIS ADDITIVES, ANTIOXIDANT, METAL DEACTIVATOR.

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS >1500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN OR EYES: VAPORS OR MISTS MAY
IRRITATE EYES. INGESTION: OVEREXPOSURE DUE TO INGESTION, IS
UNLIKELY FOR ADULTS SINCE TASTE AND SMELL LIMIT THE AMOUNT
SWALLOWED. HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: INHALATION OF VAPORS OR MIST WILL
CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND INTOXICATION. SKIN AND EYES:
DEFATTING OR DRYING OF SKIN. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SKIN MAY CAUSE
CHAPPING, CRACKING OR POSSIBLY DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. SOAP AND WATER WASH.
EYES-COPIOUS WARM WATER FLUSH - 15 MIN. IF EYE INFLAMMED, CALL
PHYSICIAN. INHALATION-EVACUATE TO FRESH AIR. APPLY CPR IF REQUIRED.
ADMINISTER OX YGEN IF AVALIABLE. IF RESUSCITATION REQUIRED,
PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT MANDATORY. INGESTION-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
IF VOMITING, TAKE CARE TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. GIVE 250 ML OF MILK
TO DRINK.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:100F,38C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:224C
Lower Limits:0.6
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL AND CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SMALL FIRES.
WATER SPRAY OR FOAM FOR LARGE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COVER WITH EXTINGUISHING AGENT. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TREAT AS COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. DO NOT CUT,
DRILL OR WELD EMPTY CONTAINERS. DO NOT POINT SOLID WATER STREAM
DIRECTLY INTO BURNING PRODUCT TO AVOID SPREADING FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT. USE FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT &
BREATHING APPARATUS. ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. CONTAIN SPILL.
ABSORB WITH INERT ABSORBENT OR RECOVER USING ELECTRICALLY GROUNDED
EXPLOSION-PROOF PUMPS. PLACE USED RAGS INTO CONTAINER. DO
NOTFLUSH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED AREA.
ELECTRICALLY GROUND/BOND DURING PUMPING OT TRANSFER TO AVOID
ACCUMULATION.
Other Precautions:PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT
AND INHALATION. DO NOT SIPHON BY MOUTH OR USE AS A CLEANING
SOLVENT.

Respiratory Protection:UNDER 5 MG/M3 NONE REQUIRED. FROM 5 TO 50 MG/M3,
USE AN APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR SUITABLE FOR OIL MISTS IN
AREAS WITH SUFFICIENT OXYGEN. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, USE FULL FACE
AIR-SUPPLIED OR SELF-C ONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION, THE EXPLOSION-PROOF MECHANICAL
VENTILATION SUITABLE.
Protective Gloves:VITON OR NITRILE RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE SKIN
CONTACT. 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
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD ONLY BE DONE AFTER
ENDIOTRACHEAL INTUBATION IN VIEW OF THE RISK OF ASPIRATION WHICH
CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS FOR WHICH ANTIBIOTIC AND
CORTIOSTER OID THERAPY MAY BE INDICATED.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:160-300C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-53F,-47C
Vapor Pres:<0.7 KPA
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:0.77-0.839
Viscosity:8 CST
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<0.1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, CLEAR LIQUID WITH HYDROCARBON ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:50%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS (STRONG ACIDS, PEROXIDES, CHLORINES, ETC.).
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNITION,
FORMATION OF OIL MIST.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON, OXIDES OF SULFUR,
SMOKE ON COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN APPROVED, SECURE, CONTAMINATED WASTE
LANDFILL SITE OR LICENSED WASTE RECLAIMER FACILITY. CHECK WITH
APPLICABLE JURISDICTION FOR SPECIFIC DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.

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