Product ID:PRESTONE WINDSHIELD WASHER CONCENTRATE
MSDS Date:01/09/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N071311
MSDS Number: CDWSH

FIRST BRANDS CORP

83 WOOSTER HEIGHTS ROAD BLDG 301
DANBURY, CT 06813-1911
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 203-731-2300

Cage: DO273

PRESTONE PRODUCTS CORP

DANBURY, CT 06810-5109 US

Telephone: 203-731-3686/830-7865

Cage: 0CXZ7

METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL) (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

Fraction By Weight: 64%

OSHA PEL S, 200 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S,200PPM/250STEL; 95

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Fraction By Weight: >1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 30-60%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CUMULATIVE EFT TO OCCUR W/RESULTING NAUSEA, VOMIT,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GAIT, VERTIGO, CLOUDED & DOUBLE VISION. PROLONGED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN SEVERE EYE DAMAGE IN SOME PEOPLE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMOVE CONTAMD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG DFCLT,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUSH W/COPIOUS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OBJECTIVE IS TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

100 MG/DL BY GIVING A LOADING DOSE OF ETHANOL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ROUTE. SUGGESTED LOADING DOSE IS APPROX 0.8 G/KG OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ETHANOL IV IN D5W OR 0.8 TO 1.0 ML/KG ORALLY OF 95%

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MG/KG/HR OF 100% ETHANOL WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 1.4

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OF 95% ETHANOL. ETHANOL BLOOD LEVELS SHOULD BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW APPLICABLE LIMITS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FACILITIES. CONTAMINATED CLOTHING SHOULD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGEST:MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, ABDOM
PAIN, VOMIT, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, FATIGUE & LEG CRAMPS. NERVOUS SYS
EFTS INCL:HDCH, CONFUSN, DRUNKEN BEHAVIOR, CNS DEPRESS, COMA &
DEATH. VISUAL EFTS INCL BLURRED V ISION, DOUBLE VISION, CHANGES IN
COLOR PERCEPTION, RESTRICTION OF VISUAL FIELDS & COMPLETE
BLINDNESS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:W/MASSIVE OVERDOSES, LIVER, KIDNEY &
HEART MUSC INJURY HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED. ONSET OF SYMPS MAY BE
DELAYED UP TO 48 HRS. 60-200 ML IS A FATAL DOSE FOR MOST ADULTS.
INGEST OF AS LITTLE AS 10 ML MAY CAUSE BLND. SKIN:PRLNG CNTCT MAY
RSLT IN THE ABSORPTION OF HARMFUL AMTS OF METHANOL. INHAL:MAY CAUSE
DIZZ, (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DUE TO ITS DEFATTING PROPERTIES,
METHANOL MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING SKIN CONDITION, E.G., ECZEMA. DUE
TO LIVER & KIDNEY INJURY POTENTIAL, THE PRODUCT MAY EXACERBATE
EXISTING LIVER AND/OR KIDNEY DISEASES.

First Aid:INGEST:GIVE TWO GLASSES OF H*2O & INDUCE VOMIT IMMED. NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED HELP URGENTLY.
ETHANOL (WHISKEY, BRANDY, ETC.) IS AN EFTIVE ANTIDOTE. MED PERS MAY
INSTRUCT YOU TO ADMINISTER ETHANOL TO THE PATIENT DEPENDING ON THE
AMT OF PROD SWALLOWED, TIME ELAPSED SINCE INGEST & TIME NEEDED TO
GET PATIENT TO EMER MED FACILITY. TAKE PATIENT & CNTNR TO NEAREST
(ING 7)

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:80.0F,26.7C
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO*2 OR DRY CHEMICAL FOR SMALL
FIRE. WATER FOG FOR LARGE FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PLASTIC BOTTLE MAY SOFTEN OR MELT UNDER
ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION AND COLLECT MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL IN
A FLAMMABLE WASTE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DANGER:POISON FATAL OR CAUSE BLINDNESS
IF SWALLOWED. FLAMMABLE. DO NOT INHALE VAPORS. DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY. DO NOT USE NEAR FIRE OR FLAME.
Other Precautions:DO NOT CUT OR WELD ON OR NEAR EMPTY DRUMS OR PAILS.
DO NOT REUSE EMPTY DRUMS OR PAILS UNLESS PROPERLY CLEANED. AVOID
EYE AND PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT. OBSERVE ALL REQUIREMENTS OF PLANT,
COMPANY/GOVERNME NT REGS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:FOR OPERATIONS WHERE THE TLV MAY BE EXCEEDED, A
NIOSH APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. EQUIPMENT
SELECTION DEPENDS ON CONTAMINANT TYPE & CONCENTRATION, SELECT I/A/W
29 CFR 1910.134 & G OOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICE.
Ventilation:GEN VENT SHOULD BE ADEQ. FOR OPERATIONS WHERE THE TLV MAY
BE EXCEEDED, LOC EXHST MAY BE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN (ING 16)
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
PROT CLTHG TO AVOID PRLNG/RPTD CNTCT. WASHING & EYE FLUSHING (ING
17)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:DROWS, DISTURB OF VISION, & TINGLING, NUMBNESS &
SHOOTING PAINS IN HANDS & FOREARMS. SKIN:MAY CAUSE REDDENING &
DEFAT. EYE:MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT W/MILD REDNESS & SWELL OF CONJ &
POSS TE MPORARY SUPERFICIAL INJURY OF CORNEA. CHRONIC:RPTD OVEREXP
TO METHANOL VAP CONCS OF 3000 PPM/GREATER MAY ALLOW (ING 4)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>140F,>60C
Vapor Pres:58 @ 68F
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:0.887
Evaporation Rate & Reference:6 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE (%)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID, ALCOHOL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SPARKS, HEAT AND OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION WILL PRODUCT CO, CO*2.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MATERIAL IS RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE DUE TO
IGNITABILITY. INCINERATION OR LANDFILLING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RCRA FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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