Product ID:WHAM
MSDS Date:02/26/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N038712
MSDS Number: BRGBD

Emergency Phone: 212-869-4330

Info Phone: 212-869-4330

Cage: 84794

Telephone: 973-778-5000

Cage: 84794

BENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER; (METHYL BENZOATE)

CAS: 98-58-3

RTECS: DH3850000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: NONE; EVAULATED AS A
SKIN SENSITIZING CHEMICAL AND FOUND TO BE NEGATIVE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:MILD EYE IRRITANT AND MILD SKIN IRRITANT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF LOW PRESS WATER FOR @ LST 15
MIN. REMOVE ANY CONT LENSES TO ASSURE THOROUGH FLUSHING. CALL A
PHYS. SKIN: PROMPTLY FLUSH W/RUNNING WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG.
WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, PERSON SHOULD IMMED
DRINK LG QTY OF LIQ TO DILUTE PROD. NEVER GIVE LIQ TO AN UNCON
PERSON. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. CALL A PHYS IMMED. NOTE TO PHYS:
REMOVE (SUPP DATA)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:180F,82C
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
CLOSED CONTAINERS (DRUMS) EXPOSED TO FIRE SHOULD BE COOLED BY A
WATER SPRAY TO AVOID PRESS BUILD-UP.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:EXTING SOURCE OF IGNIT. DIKE TO CONTAIN. PUMP
INTO CLEAN, COVERED STEEL DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL. SMALL SPILL ABSORB
WITH VERMICULITE OR ABSORB MATERIAL AND PICK UP FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES SUCH
AS SPARKS AND OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:NONE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC
VAPORS WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: ADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/BUNA-N.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES, WASH AFTER
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: FROM STOMACH BY GASTRIC LAVAGE. ASPIRATION MAY CAUSE
HYDROCARBON PNEUMONIA.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>388F,>198C
Vapor Pres:1
Vapor Density:4.7@102F
Spec Gravity:1.09(H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. STRONG FRAGRANT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METHANOL UPON HYDROLYSIS; CARBON
DIOXIDE AND MONOXIDE ON COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL SPILL NON-HAZARDOUS LANDFILL. LARGE SPILLS
NOT LISTED IN FEDERAL, BUT CHECK APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL WASTE
REGULATIONS.

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