Product ID:BENZYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:06/01/1993
FSC:6750
NIIN:00-226-6089
MSDS Number: BQVZV

Emergency Phone: 310-538-9530/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

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Cage: 61803

Telephone: 703-759-9399

Cage: 6W820

BENZYL ALCOHOL

CAS: 100-51-6

RTECS: DN3150000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) IS 1230 MG/KG (SIGMA).
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE- EYES:MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION & BURNING. SKIN:PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. INHALE:VAPORS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,
COUGHING & DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. OVEREXPOSUR E MAY CAUSE
NARCOSIS & CNS DEPRESSION. ORAL:OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE CNS
DEPRESSION & UNCONSCIOUSNESS. CHRONIC- UNKNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE EYE IRRITATION AND BURNING SENSATION,
SKIN IRRITATION, RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, IRRITATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING LUNG DISEASES MAY BE
AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
PROVIDE OXY GEN/CPR IF NEEDED. ORAL:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF
CONSCIOUS, DRINK MILK OR WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:213F,101C
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO2. DO NOT
USE A DIRECT STREAM OF WATER. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH
WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE. KEEP PERSONNEL REMOVED AND UPWIND OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE. VAPORS
DECOMPOSES TO TOXIC PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ELIMINATE SOURCES
OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA. CONTAIN SPILL. PICK UP SPILL WITH
NON-FLAMMABLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAND. PLACE IN CONTAINER
FOR DISPOSAL. PREVENT LIQU ID FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERWAYS OR
LOW AREAS.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP
CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT STORE WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT WITH
EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. DO NOT STORE OR CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR
TOBACCO IN AREA WHERE THEY MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH THIS
MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN HIGH
VAPOR AREAS. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:EYEGLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELD SUGGESTED
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENIC PROCEDURE. WASH
THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:401F,205C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:5F,-15C
Vapor Pres:0.1 @ 68 F
Vapor Density:3.72
Spec Gravity:1.04
Viscosity:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH PLEASANT AROMATIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, PLASTICS OTHER THAN TEFLON OR POLYPROPYLENE, AND
ALUMINUM AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS. UNDERGOES
SLOW OXIDATION TO BENZALDEHYDE IN PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. AVOID HEAT,
SPARKS & FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY LIBERATE CARBON MONOXIDE AND
CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN CONFORMITY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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