Product ID:GLYCEROL ACS REAGENT
MSDS Date:10/01/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-222-2636
MSDS Number: BSRXC

Emergency Phone: 201-653-6900

Info Phone: 201-653-6900

Preparer: PETER WOLPERT

Cage: 8G980

Telephone: 800-248-2436/203-932-2489

Cage: 1GKT4

GLYCERIN (GLYCEROL)

CAS: 56-81-5

RTECS: MA8050000

Fraction By Weight: NP

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 (MIST)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MIST);9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 1200MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHAL/INGEST/SKIN
ABSORPTION.CAUSES EYE IRRIT.MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT.PROL EXPO CAN
CAUSE NAU,HEADACHE,VOMITING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:HARMFUL BY INHAL/INGEST/SKIN ABSORPTION.EYE
IRRIT,SKIN IRRIT,NAUSEA,HEADACHE,VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:BEHAVIORAL(HEADAHCE),GI TRACT,PATERNAL
EFFECTS,FERTILITY EFFECTS,

First Aid:CONTACT IMMED FLUSH EYE/SKIN W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR
@LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.INHAL REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP;BREATHING DIFFI GIVE OXY.INGEST
WASH OUT MOU TH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSC.CALLPHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:=160.C, 320.F
Autoignition Temp:=370.C, 698.F
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY,CARBON DIOXIDE,DRY CHEMICAO POWDER OR
APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RESP,CHEM SAF GOGG,RUBB BOOTS,HEAVY RUBB
GLOVES.ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS
FOR DISPOSAL.VENTI AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFT MATL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:VIOLENT/EXPLO RX HAVE OXXURED UPON
DIRECT CONTACT W/SODIUMHYDRIDE,PHOSPHORUS TRIOXIDE,PERCHLORIC
ACID,CHLORIN,CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE,NITRIC ACID(OTHPRC)
Other Precautions:HYDROFLUORIC ACID,NITRIC ACID & SULFURIC ACID,SODIUM
PEROXIDE,H2O2,KMNO4.DONT BREATH VAP.AVOID EYE/SKIN/CLOTH
CONTACT.EYE IRRIT.KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD.HYGROSCOPIC.STORE IN COOL DRY
PLACE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROV RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:CHEM-RESIST GLVOES
Eye Protection:SAF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.SAF
SHOWER,EYEBATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAM CLOTH BEFORE REUSE.WASH THOROUGHLY
AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:V5
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=182.2C, 360.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=20.C, 68.F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:<1
Vapor Density:3.1
Spec Gravity:1.261
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:NP
Appearance and Odor:VISCOUS COLORLESS LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES (SEE ALSO STORAGE/HDNLG
PROCEDURES)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE/MIX W/COMBUST SOLVT & BURN IN CHEM
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTBURNER & SCRUBBER.OBSERVE ALL LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRO REGULATIONS.

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