Product ID:DIESEL MARINE FUEL
MSDS Date:04/26/1990
FSC:9140
NIIN:00-255-7764
MSDS Number: BQMZM

Emergency Phone: 713-877-1400

Info Phone: 713-877-1400

Cage: 46684

Telephone: 713-877-6732

Cage: 46684

PETROLEUM MID-DISTILLATE (DIESEL MARINE FUEL)

CAS: 68476-34-6

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 AS OIL MIST

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 AS OIL MIST

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ACGIH TLV=5PPM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:SLIGHT TO MODERATE
IRRITATANT.SKIN:MODERATELY IRRITATING.REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS.INHAL:IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND RESPIRATORY
TRACT.INGEST:STOMACH IRRITATION,GASTRITIS.CAN C AUSE LUNG DAMAGE IF
VOMITTED.CHRONIC:CAUSES SKIN CANCER AND TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO DATA.
Effects of
Overexposure:SKIN:REDNESS,DRYING.INHAL:HEADACHE,DROWSINESS,FATIGUE,
NAUSEA,VOMITING,LOSS OF
COORDINATION.INGEST:HEADACHE,NAUSEA,CONVULSIONS,CYANOSIS,CONGESTION
AND CAPILLARY HEMORRAGING OF THE LUNGS AND INTERNAL OR GANS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRIVATE PRE-EXISTING
DERMATITIS.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.CALL PHYSICIAN.SKIN:COOL
AFFECTED AREA.REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER.CALL PHYSICIAN.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION I F NOT BREATHING.CALL PHYSICIAN.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING!IF SPONTANEOUS VOMITING OCCURS,KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS
TO AVOID VOMITUS FROM ENTERING LUNGS.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:125F,52C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:495F
Lower Limits:0.6
Upper Limits:7.5
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY,DRY CHEMICAL,FOAM,CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS.USE SMOTHERING TECHNIQUE;DIRECT WATER STREAMS WILL
SCATTER FIRE.USE ASELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLOWING OIL CAN BE INGITED BY
SELF-GENERATED STATIC ELECTRICITY.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION(EG.ENGINES,POWER
TOOLS).CLEAN-UP SPILL,BUT DO NOT FLUSH INTO WATERWAYS.PLACE
DISCARDED MATERIEL IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL.VENTILATE AREA.AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED AND IN A
COOL,DRY,WELL VENTIALTED AREA,AWAY FROM HEAT,SPARKS AND OXIDIZING
AGENTS.
Other Precautions:GROUND AND BOND CONTAINERS.USE OF SPARK ARRESTORS IS
RECOMMENDED.CHECK FOR COMBUSTIBLE VAPORS BEFORE USING TORCH OR
WELDER ON TANK.

Respiratory Protection:HMIS SUGGESTS USING A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR HYDROCARBON VAPORS.IN ENCLOSED SPACES,SUCH AS
TANKS,USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:HMIS SUGGESTS USING GENERAL MECHANICAL
EXHAUST.EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE USED WHERE THERE ARE
EXPLOSIVE VAPORS
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:REMOVE CONTACT LENSES!GLASSES/GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IMERVIOUS CLOTHING TO AVOID SKIN
CONTACT.HMIS SUGGESTS HAVING EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS.SEPERATE WORK CLOTHES FROM STREET
CLOTHES.LAUNDER WORK CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.KEEP FOOD OUT OF WORK
AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:430F,221C
Vapor Pres:1.6
Vapor Density:8
Spec Gravity:0.87
Viscosity:1.9-4.1CS@40C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:.01
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID;CLEAR TO LIGHT AMBER;MILD PETROLEUM ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT,SPARKS,FLAMES,STATIC ELECTRICITY
BUILD-UP.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE,SULFUR
DIOXIDE.REACTIVE HYDROCARBONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF THROUGH A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL
COMPANY,IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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