Product ID:R2 K 1 TOLUOL REDUCER
MSDS Date:07/25/1988
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N032226
MSDS Number: BTKNG

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO

101 PROSPECT AVE N W
CLEVELAND, OH 44115-1042
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

TOLUENE (SARA III)

CAS: 108-88-3

RTECS: XS5250000

Fraction By Weight: 100% %

OSHA PEL 200 PPM; Z-2

ACGIH TLV: S, 50 PPM; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT GIVEN FOR PRODUCT AS A WHOLE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITANT TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
AND SKIN. MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYTEM DEPRESSION. EXTREME OVEREXPOSURE
MAY RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY
AFFECT THE LIVER, URINARY, BLOOD -FORMING AND CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEMS. REPORTS HAVE ASSOCIATED CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO SOLVENTS WITH
PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, LOSS OF
COORDINATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, SKIN IRRITATION,
EYE IRRITATION, UNCONSIOUSNESS, DEATH, LIVER DAMAGE, URINARY TRACT
DAMAGE, BLOODING FORAMING SYS TEM DAMAGE, CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PE RSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:40.0F,4.4C
Lower Limits:1.0 %
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE DUE TO THE
BUILD UP OF PRESSURE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS MAY BE TOXIC. SYMPTOMS MAY APPEAR LATER.

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 FLAMMABLE. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME. VAPORS WILL ACCUMULATE READILY AND MAY
IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY.
Other Precautions:DURING USE AND UNTIL VAPORS ARE GONE, KEEP AREA
VENTILATED. DO NOT SMOKE. EXTINGUISH ALL FLAMES, PILOT LIGHTS AND
HEATERS. TURN OFF STOVES, ELECTRIC TOOLS AND APPLIANCES, AND OTHER
SOURCES OF IGNITION . AVOID BREATHING VAPOR AND SPRAY MIST.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR
SELECTION.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRABLE. GENERAL EXHAUST ACCEPTABLE IF
EXPOSURE TO MATERIALS CAN BE MAINTAINED BELOW TLV'S.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY SPECTACLES WITH UNPERFORATED SIDE
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY SHOWER AND EYEWASH
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
USE APPROVED BONDING AND GROUNDING PROCEDURES. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE.
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT INUSE. TRANSFER ONLY TO APPROVED
CONTAINERS WITH COMPLETE AND APPROPRIATE LABELING. DO NOT TAKE I
NTERNALLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY
DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING AND INHALING MAY BE HARMFUL.

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:222-238F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:> 1
Spec Gravity:< 1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:< 1 (ETHER = 1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID, CHARACTERISTIC SOLVENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 %

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARRBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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