Product ID:32376, DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
MSDS Date:01/26/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N033629
MSDS Number: BPQLX

SHELL OIL CO

HOUSTON, TX 77210
US

Emergency Phone: 713-473-9461;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 713-241-4819

Preparer: J.C. WILLETT

Cage: SHELO

SHELL OIL COMPANY

4320 HOUSTON, TX 77210 US

Telephone: 800-231-6950

Cage: 54527

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 111-46-6

RTECS: ID5950000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

ETHYLENE GLYCOL (SARA III)

CAS: 107-21-1

RTECS: KW2975000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM,C

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM,C

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 112-27-6

RTECS: YE4550000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

EMESIS, GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL RAT) 14.8 G/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:PRODUCT IS MILDLY IRRITATING.
SKIN:MILDLY IRRITATING AND SLIGHTLY TOXIC ON PROLONGED OR REPEATED
EXPOSURE. INHAL:VAPORS MAY IRRITATE LUNGS. INGEST:MAY BE HARMFUL OR
FATAL IF SWALLOWED. MAY PRODUCE CNS DEPRESSION & KIDNEY DAMAGE,
WHICH MAY BE FATAL, AND LIVER DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION AS NOTED. EARLY TO MOD CNS DEPRESS
MAY BE EVIDIENCED BY GIDDINESS, HDCH, DIZZ OR NAUS, IN EXTREME
CASES, UNCON & DEATH MAY OCCUR. KIDNEY DMG MAY BE EVIDENCED BY
CHANGES IN URINE OUTPUT, URI NE APPEARANCE OR EDEMA (SWELLING FROM
FLUID RETENTION). LIVER DMG MAY BE EVIDENCED BY LOSS OF APPETITE,
JAUNDICE(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING SKIN, EYE AND
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOS TO DIETHYLENE
GLYCOL. IMPAIRED KIDNEY, LIVER & CNS FUNCTIONS FROM PREEXISTING
DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOS TO PROD.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS WHILE
HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET MD.
INGEST:DO NOT GIVE LIQS IF VICTIM UNCON/DROWSY. OTHERWISE, GIVE NO
MORE THAN 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 30CC (2
TBSP) SYRUP OF IPECAC. IF IPECAC IS UNAVAIL, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF
WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. KEEP
VICTIMS HEAD (SUPDAT)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:244F,118C
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, "ALCOHOL" FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR
CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . MATL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:PICK UP RESIDUE W/AN ABOSRBENT SUCH AS CLAY,
SAND OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. FLUSH AREA
WITH WATER TO REMOVE TRACE RESIDUE. SMALL SPILLS:TAKE UP WITH AN
ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND DI SPOSE OF PROPERLY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED
TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.134. USE
EITHER NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR AN
AIR-PURIFYING RESP FO R ORGANIC VAPORS.
Ventilation:AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO
MINIMIZE CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER BEFORE EATING, DRINKING
OR USING TOILET FACILITIES. LAUNDER CONTAM CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:(YELLOWISH SKIN COLOR) & SOMETIMES PAIN IN THE UPPER
ABDOMEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. FIRST AID PROC:BELOW HIPS WHILE VOMIT.
GET MD. NOTE TO MD:IF VICTIM IS A CHILD, GIVE NO MORE THAN 1 GLAS S
OF WATER & 15CC (1 TBSP) SYRUP OF IPECAC. IF SYMPS SUCH AS LOSS OF
GAG REFLEX, CONVL OR UNCON OCCUR BEFORE (ING 4)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:473F,245C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:18.0F,-7.8C
Vapor Pres:<0.01 @68F
Vapor Density:3.5
Spec Gravity:1.1 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<0.001 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS SLIGHTLY VISCOUS LIQUID WITH A MILD ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO AND UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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