Product ID:00435 DISEL FUEL 2
MSDS Date:05/12/1991
FSC:9140
NIIN:00-247-4362
MSDS Number: BVFWJ

TEXACO REFINING AND MARKETING INC

1111 RUSK ST
HOUSTON, TX 77251
US

Emergency Phone: 914-831-3400/800-424-9300

Info Phone: 914-838-7204

Cage: 2R503

TEXACO REFINING AND MARKETING INC

HOUSTON, TX 77002-3310 US

Telephone: 713-650-5206

Cage: 2R503

COMPLEX MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBONS

Fraction By Weight: 100%

BENZENE (SARA III)

CAS: 71-43-2

RTECS: CY1400000

Fraction By Weight: <0.36%

OSHA PEL 1PPM/5STEL;1910.1028

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM; A2; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 9.0 ML/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, MILD
DISCOMFORT, SLIGHT EXCESS REDNESS. SKIN: PROLONGED OR WIDESPREAD
SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN ABSORPTION OF POTENTIALLY HARMFUL
AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL. INHALATION: MAY CAUS E IRRITATION OF THE NOSE
AND THROAT, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT, DIARRHEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CONTAINS BENZENE LISTED AS A KNOWN
CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP, EPA, ACGIH AND REGULATED BY OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION; REDNESS. SKIN: SEVERE
IRRITATION WITH PAIN, SEVERE EXCESS REDNESS AND SWELLING WITH
CHEMICAL BURNS, BLISTER FORMATION AND POSSIBLE TISSUE DESTRUCTION.
INHALATION: DIZZINESS, DROWSINE SS, LOSS OF COORDINATION.
INGESTION: NAUSEA. CHRONIC: REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE
PERSISTANT IRRITATION/DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE AN
EXISTING DERMATITIS.

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. INGESTI ON: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. ONLY
INDUCE VOMITING AS DIRECTED BY A DOCTOR. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:160F,71C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:500F
Lower Limits:0.52
Upper Limits:4.10
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
BUNKER GEAR. USE WATER TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS. USE WATER
TO DISPERS VAPORS AND TO GIVE PROTECTION TO PEOPLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. USE
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR SUPPLIED AIR FOR LARGE SPILLS
OR CONFINED AREAS. WIPE UP OR ABSORB ON SUITABLE MATERIAL AND
SHOVEL UP. PREVENT ENTRY IN TO SEWERS AND WATERWAYS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
TRANSPORT, HANDLE, AND STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.106 AND
APPLICABLE DOT REGULATIONS.
Other Precautions:ATTENTION: POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD; CONTAINS MIDDLE
DISTILLATES WHICH MAY CAUSE CANCER BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN SPACE HEATERS. DO NOT USE IN
AGRICULTURAL SPRAYS.

Respiratory Protection:IF VAPOR, MIST, OR DUST IS GENERATED; USE NIOSH/
MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS APPROPRIATE. USE AIR-SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR OR SCBA IN CONFINED SPACE OR LARGE SPILLS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED
CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER NEARBY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
USE ONLY AS A FUEL.

HCC:V4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:650F,343C
Spec Gravity:0.852 (WATER=1)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR AND BRIGHT LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, IRRITATING ALDEHYDES AND KETONES, AND PRODUCTS OF
SULFUR , NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS PRODUCT (AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED) HAS THE
RCRA CLASSIFICATION OF BENZENE TOXICITY AND, IF DISCARDED IN ITS
PRESENT FORM, WOULD HAVE THE HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D018.

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