Product ID:METHYL ETHYL KETONE, 153-8024
MSDS Date:01/02/1992
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N045055
MSDS Number: BSCNG

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS

101 PROPECT AVENUE NW
CLEVELAND, OH 44115
US

Emergency Phone: 216-566-2917

Info Phone: 216-566-2902

Cage: 54636

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO THE

CLEVELAND, OH 44115-1042 US

Telephone: 800-251-2486/216-566-2242

Cage: 54636

PROCEDURES. KEEP CNTNR CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LABELING. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AVOID BREATHING VAPOR AND SPRAY MIST. AVOID CONTACT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REFER TO OSHA STANDARDS 1910.94, 1910.107, 1910.108.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SIDESHIELDS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

60

CAS: 78-93-3

RTECS: EL6475000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 200 PPM;300 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 200 PPM;300 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

6.68 LB. 800 GM

RTECS: 9999999VO

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TO SOLVS W/PERMANENT BRAIN & NERV SYSTEM DMG.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CAN BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN & RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. EXTREME OVEREXPOSURE
MAY RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND POSSIBLY DEATH. SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUS EA, AND LOSS OF COORDINATION
ARE INDICATIONS OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS.
REDNESS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: & ITCHING/BURNING SENSATION MAY
INDICATE EYE/EXCESSIVE SKIN EXPOSURE. CHRONIC:NO INGRED IN THIS
PROD IS AN IARC, NTP OR OSHA LISTED CARCIN. METHYL ETHYL KETONE MAY
INCR THE NERV SYS EFTS OF OTHER SOLVS. PRLNGD OVEREXP TO SOLV
INGRED IN INGRED SEC MAY CAUSE ADVERSE EFTS TO THE REPROD SYS.
REPORTS (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP WARM AND
QUIET. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. EYE: FLUSH
EYES WIT H LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INGEST: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:8.0F,-7.8C
Lower Limits:1.8%
Upper Limits:10%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
EQUIP . WATER SPRAY MAY BE INEFTIVE. IF WATER IS USED, FOG NOZZ ARE
PREFERABLE. WATER MAY BE USED TO (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP CNTNRS TIGHTLY CLSD. ISOLATE FROM
HEAT/ELEC EQUIP/SPARKS/OPEN FLAME. CLOSED CNTNRS MAY EXPLODE WHEN
EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. APPLIC TO HOT SURFS(SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AND
REMOVE WITH INERT ABSORBENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTENTS ARE EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAME. VAPORS WILL ACCUMULATE
READILY AND MAY IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY.
Other Precautions:DURING USE & UNTIL ALL VAPS ARE GONE: KEEP AREA VENT.
DO NOT SMOKE. EXTING ALL FLAMES, PILOT LIGHTS, & HEATERS. TURN OFF
STOVES, ELEC TOOLS & APPLIANCES, & ANY OTHER SOURCES OF IGNIT.
CONSULT NFPA COD E. USE APPRVD BONDING & GROUNDING(ING 5)

Respiratory Protection:IF PERSONAL EXPOSURE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BELOW
APPLIC LIMITS BY VENT, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PROPERLY FITTED
ORGANIC VAP/PARTICULATE RESP FOR PROTECTION AGAINST MATLS IN
INGREDIENT SECTION.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST PREFERABLE. GEN EXHST ACCEPTABLE IF EXPOSURE TO
MATLS IN INGRED SEC IS MAINTAINED BELOW APPLIC LIMITS. (ING 8)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:SAFETY SPECTACLES W/UNPERFORATED (ING 9)
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: COOL CLSD CNTNRS TO PVNT PRESS BUILD-UP & POSS
AUTOIGNIT/EXPLOSION WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. EXPLO HAZ:
REQUIRES SPECIAL PRECS. DURING EMER CNDTNS OVEREXP TO DECOMP PRODS
MAY CAUS E HLTH HAZ. SYMPTOMS MAY NOT BE IMMED APPARENT. OBTAIN MED
ATTN. EFTS OF OVEREXP: HAVE ASSOC RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS (ING 3)

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>174F,>79C
Vapor Pres:SEE ING
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:0.80
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY FIRE: CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON
MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE FROM PROD MAY BE HAZ AS DEFINED UNDER RCRA
40 CFR 261. WASTE MAY BE TESTED FOR IGNIT & EXTRACTABILITY TO
DETERMINE APPLIC EPA HAZ WASTE NO. INCIN IN APPRVD FACIL. DO NOT
INCIN CLSD CNTNR. DISP O F I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS
REGARDINGPOLLUTION.

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