Product ID:TOLUENE
MSDS Date:04/24/2000
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-711-2185
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKLRW

Emergency Phone: 203-740-3471

Info Phone: 800-243-5360, 203-740-3471

Preparer: NISHANT

Cage: 69267

Telephone: 203-740-3471

Cage: 69267

TOLUENE

CAS: 108-88-3

RTECS: XS5250000

OSHA PEL see Table Z-2

ACGIH TLV: 188 MG/M3;50 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION SKIN:
MODERATE IRRITATION, DEFATTING . BREATHING: NASAL AND RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. MAY BE POISONOUS IF INGALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
VAPORS MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS OR SU FFOCATION. CONTACT MAY IRRITATE
OR BURN SKIN AND EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE LISTED.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION SKIN: MODERATE
IRRITATION, DEFATTING . BREATHING: NASAL AND RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. MAY BE POISONOUS IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
VAPORS MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS OR SU FFOCATION. CONTACT MAY IRRITATE
OR BURN SKIN AND EYES.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING-WASH BEFORE RE-USE. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMTS OF
WATER. SWALLOWED: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING KEEP PERSON WARM, QUIET
GET MEDICAL A TTENTION. BREATHED: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP
PERSON WARM, QUIET.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:=4.4C, 40.F
Lower Limits:1.2
Upper Limits:7.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, REGULAR FOAM. WATER FOG, CARBON
DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND AND
CAUSE FLASH FIRES OR BE IGNITED BY PILOT LIGHTS, LFAMES, SPARKS.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: ABSORB LIQUID ON PAPER,
VERMICULITE, FLOOR ABSORBENT AND TRANSFER TO HOOD. LARGE SPILL:
ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES, EXCLUDE PEOPLE FROM AREA NOT
WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. STOP S PILL AT SOURCE RESIDUAL LIQUID
MAY BE TAKEN UPON SAND, CLAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. OUTDOOR OR DETACHED STORAGE IS PREFERABLE.
Other Precautions:WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES, CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR
OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND RUBBER GLOVES.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MESA JOINTLY APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL TLV IN AIR
Protective Gloves:BUNG-N GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SWALLOWING: STOMACH IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS (FATAL). SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MUST BE
OPERATED IN A PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=111.1C, 232.F
Vapor Pres:38(MM HG/70F)
Vapor Density:4.5 (AIR=1
Spec Gravity:0.871
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, BENZENELIKE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2, CO WHEN BURNED

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL SPILL: ALLOW VOLATILE PORTION TO
EVAPORATE IN DESTROY BTY LIQUID INCINERATION UNDER CONTROLLED
CONDITIONS. MATERIAL COLLECTED ON ABSORBENT MATERIAL MAY BE
DEPOSITED IN LANDFILL.

Transport Information:DOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOLUENE, CLASS 3,
UN1294, PKG II.

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