Product ID:REFINED TARS, 21101071
MSDS Date:03/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N062217
MSDS Number: BYTXT

RUGER CHEMICAL CO

83 CORDIER ST
IRVINGTON, NJ 07111
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-926-0331

Cage: 20979

RUGER CHEMICAL CO. INC

IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 US

Telephone: 973-926-0331

Cage: 64220

COAL-TAR PITCH

CAS: 65996-93-2

RTECS: GF8655000

OSHA PEL 0.2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3, A1

COAL TAR DISTILLATE

CAS: 65996-92-1

RTECS: 9999999VO

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

& ALERT, GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

VOMIT, VICTIM MAY BE GIVEN SLURRY OF 100 G OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WHEN MATL IS NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN GOOD

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INTERNALLY. DO NOT USE UNTIL MFR'S PREC HAVE BEEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BELOW FLAM VAP CONCS. LOC EXHST IS NEC FOR USE IN

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"WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE".

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PERMEATION/DEGRADATION VALUES OF CHEM MIXS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

THUS, THESE MATLS ARE NORMALLY BEST ESTIMATES BASED

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IN CHEM BREAKTHROUGH TIME HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR

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(AIHA J., 48, 941-947 1987).

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GARMENTS SUCH AS HEAD/NECK COVER, APRONS,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NTP 7TH ANNUAL REPORT ON

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:OVEREXP TO VAP CAN RSLT IN IRRIT
&/OR CORNEAL CHANGES. DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT. CONT W/HEATED
MATL MAY CAUSE THERMAL BURNS. SKIN:CONT CAN RSLT IN SEV IRRIT WHICH
WHEN ACCENTUATED BY SUNLIGHT MAY RSLT IN PHOTOTOX RXN. RPTD &/OR
PRLNGD CONT MAY CAUSE MORE SERIOUS DISORDERS INCLUDING CANCER.
CONT(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COAL TAR PITCH:IARC MONOGRAPHS,
SUPPLEMENT, VOL 7, PG 174, 1987:GROUP 1. OSHA REG:CFR 1910.1002.
COAL TAR (ING 15)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:W/HEATED MATL MAY CAUSE THERMAL
BURNS. INHAL:OVEREXP TO VAP MAY RSLT IN RESP TRACT IRRIT. RPTD &/OR
PRLNGD CONT TO HIGH CONCS OF VAP MAY RSLT IN RESP DFCLTIES, CNS
EFTS & POSS CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE. INGEST:UNLIKELY, BUT MAY
CAUSE GI DISTURBS INCLUDING IRRIT, NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN & IN
EXTREME (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/HISTORY OF LIVER, KIDNEY,
SKIN/RESP DISEASE/EXPOS TO MATLS HARMFUL TO THESE SYS ARE AT
GREATER THAN NORMAL RISK OF DEVELOPING ADVERSE HLTH EFTS WHEN
WORKING W/THIS PROD.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. SEEK
MED AID. SKIN:WASH THORO W/WATERLESS HAND CLEANER. FOR CONT
W/MOLTEN PROD, DO NOT REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. FLUSH SKIN IMMED W/LG
AMTS OF COLD WAT ER. IF POSS, SUBMERGE AREA IN COLD WATER. PACK
W/ICE. SEEK MED AID. INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED/IS DFCLT, ADMIN ARTF RESP/OXYG AS INDICATED. SEEK MED AID.
INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS (ING 4)

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>200F,>93C
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR WATER
SPRAY. WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING, IF MOLTEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . USE WATER TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
CNTNR/STUCTURE/PROT PERS. TOX VAPS MAY BE GIVEN OFF IN FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED (FIRE CNDTNS), VAPS/DECOMP
PRODS MAY BE RELEASED FORMING FLAM/EXPLO MIXS IN AIR. CLSD CNTNRS
MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT (FIRE).

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF NO RISK INVOLVED. STAY UPWIND.
SOLIDIFIED SPILLS:SHOVEL INTO DRY CNTNRS & COVER. SM WET
SPILLS:TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER NONCOMBUST ABSORB MATL. FLUSH AREA
W/WATER. DIKE LG SPILLS FOR LATER DI SP. CNTN RUNOFF FROM FIRE CTL
& DILUTION WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD BRTHG OF VAPS,
MISTS/FUMES. AVOID BRTHG OF FUMES, MISTS/SMK. OBSERVE GOOD PERS
HYGIENE PRACTS & REC PROC.
Other Precautions:APPLICATN OF CERTAIN PROT CREAMS (SUN SCREENS FOR
COAL TAR PRODS) BEFORE WORKING/SEVERAL TIMES DURING WORK MAY BE
BENEFICIAL. KEEP IN CLSD, LBLED CNTNR W/IN COOL (WELL SHADED), DRY
VENT AREA. PROT FRO M PHYSICAL DMG. KEEP CNTNRS CLSD (ING 6)

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQ UNDER NORMAL USE CNDTNS. IF VENT DOES
NOT MAINTAIN INHAL EXPOS BELOW TLV (PEL), USE MSHA/NIOSH APPRVD
UNITS PER CURRENT 29CFR1910.134 & MFR'S "INSTRUCTIONS" &
"WARNINGS". COMBINATION FILTER/OR G VAP CARTRIDGES/CANISTER MAY BE
USED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GEN/LOC EXHUST VENT IN PATTERN/VOL TO
CTL INHAL (MOLTEN) EXPOS BELOW CURRENT EXPOS & AREAS (ING 8)
Protective Gloves:INDUSTRIAL RESIST FLEXIBLE-TYPE.(ING 10)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
DEPENDING ON WORKING CNDTNS, I.E. CONT POTNTL, WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT
(ING 14)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EXPOSED AREAS PROMPTLY & THORO AFTER CONT
& BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO PRODS OR REST ROOMS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
% VOLAT:NEGLIGIBLE. EFTS:CASES CARDIOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT. THERE IS
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT OCCUP EXPOS TO COAL TAR AS IT OCCURS
DURING DESTRUCTIVE DISTILL OF COAL IS CASUALLY ASSOC W/OCCURRENCE
OF S KIN CANCERS IN HUMANS. EYE PROT:FULL LENGTH FSHLD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>302F,>150C
Vapor Pres:<5
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:>1.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1(BUAC=1) (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGILGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK VISCOUS LIQUID WITH AROMATIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES MAY BE EMITTED WHEN
BURNED.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF DISPOSING IN STATE OTHER THAN CALIFORNIA,
DISPOSE OF AS INDUST WASTE IN ACCORD W/LOC, STATE & FED REGS. PLACE
IN TIGHTLY SEALED LBLD CNTNRS. PROD CNTNS COAL TAR CONSTITUENTS,
WHICH HAVE BEEN DETERM BY IARC TO BE CARCIN.

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