Product ID:0448/0455 RUST-O-THANE TOPCOATS BASE COMPONENT
MSDS Date:12/07/1990
FSC:8010
NIIN:00F003780
MSDS Number: BVRHC

RUST-OLEUM CORP

11 HAWTHORN PKWY
VERNON HILLS, IL 60061-1583
US

Emergency Phone: 708-357-7700

Info Phone: 708-357-7700

Cage: 08882

RUST-OLEUM CORP

VERNON HILLS, IL 60061-1583 US

Telephone: 847-367-7700

Cage: 08882

PROPYLENEGLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER ACETATE,

CAS: 108-65-6

RTECS: AI8925000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) (MEK)

CAS: 78-93-3

RTECS: EL6475000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

OSHA PEL 200 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 200 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

METHYL ISOAMYL KETONE, MIAK, 5-METHYL-2-HEXANONE

CAS: 110-12-3

RTECS: MP3850000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM

XYLENE, DIMETHYLBENZENE, XYLOL

CAS: 1330-20-7

RTECS: ZE2100000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM, SKIN

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

ETHYL 3-ETHOXYPROPIONATE

CAS: 763-69-9

RTECS: UF3325000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM

LEAD CHROMATE, CR, CHROME GREEN, CHROME YELLOW (SUSP. HUMAN

CAS: 7758-97-6

RTECS: GB2975000

Fraction By Weight: 10-20%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/CUM PB

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM CR (A2)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: HARMFUL. MAY AFFECT
BRAIN/NERVOUS SYSTEM. IRRITATION TO NOSE/THROAT. EYES: IRRITATION.
SKIN: IRRITATION & DERMATITIS W/REPEATED OVEREXPOSURES. MAY BE
ABSORBED. INGESTION: GI IRRITATION. AS PIRATION OF THIS MATERIAL
INTO THE LUNGS CAN CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL.
(SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
STAGGERING GAIT, CONFUSION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC LUNG/BREATHING PROBLEMS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE & RESTORE BREATHING. EYES:
FLUSH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH
AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
ASPIRATIO N HAZARD. KEEP WARM & QUIET. OBTAIAN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:50F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WATER
SPRAY MAY BE INEFFECTIVE BUT CAN BE USED TO COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS.
FOG NOZZLES ARE PREFERRED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN
EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. VENTILATE AREA &
REMOVE W/INERT ABSORBENT & NON-SPARKING TOOLS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE >120F. KEEP CONTAINERS
TIGHTLY CLOSED. ISOLATE FROM HEAT, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT,
SPARKS/OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:DON'T APPLY TO HOT SURFACES.CONTAINERS SHOULD BE
GROUNDED WHEN POURING. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY BE HAZARDOUS.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
WHERE OVERSPRAY IS PRESENT. WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED CHEMICAL
CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WHEN AIR MONITORING DEMONSTRATES VAPOR LEVELS
<10 TIMES APPLICABLE EXPOSUR E LIMITS.
Ventilation:GENERAL DILUTION/LOCAL EXHAUST IN VOLUME & PATTERN TO KEEP
TLV BELOW ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH HANDS BEFORE SMOKING/EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: CHRONIC: REPEATED/PROLONGED OVEREXPOSURE TO
SOLVENTS CAUSES PERMANENT BRAIN/NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. LEAD IS A
BIRTH DEFECT HAZARD & CAN CAUSE KIDNEY/NERVOUS SYSTEM/BLOOD
AFFECTS. OVEREXPOSURE TO XYLOL CAUSES LIVER & CARDIAC
ABNORMALITIES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:175-329F
Vapor Density:>1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:56

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME HEAT, TEMPS >120F
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO & CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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