Product ID:A140 GM-10
MSDS Date:01/01/1992
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKYDK

CHEMAX CORPORATION

BEAUMONT, TX 77706

Emergency Phone: 800-346-0132

Info Phone: (409) 866-4232

Cage: 66698

CHEMAX CORPORATION

7463 BEAUMONT, TX 77706

Telephone: (409) 866-4232

Cage: 66698

METHYLENE CHLORIDE

CAS: 75-09-2

RTECS: PA8050000

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

PETROLEUM DISTILLATES

CAS: 8052-41-3

RTECS: WJ8925000

ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM

METHANOL

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

ACGIH TLV: 200 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

PROPANE

CAS: 74-98-6

RTECS: TX2275000

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS METHYLENE
CHLORIDE (DICHLOROMETHANE) WHICH IS LISTED AS A PANCREATIC, LIVER,
PROSTATE, BREAST AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARCINOGEN . CHLOROCARBON
MATERIALS HAVE PRODUCED SENSITI ZATION OF MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE
IN LABORATORY ANIMALS AND COULD HAVE A SMILIAR EFFECT IN HUMANS.
THE USE OF EPINEPHRINE MAY BE CONTRA-INDICATED EXCEPT FOR LLIFE
SUSTAINING USES IN HUMANS ACUTELY O R CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO
CHLOROCARBONS . EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
ASPHYXIA, ANESTHETIC EFFECTS, POSSIBLE UNCONSCIOUSNESS, IRRITATION
TO EYES AND SKIN AND CHEMICAL PNEUMONITI S IF ASPIRATED INTO LUNGS.
NAUSEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:METHYLENE CHLORIDE: IARC GROUP 2B,
VOLUME 71, PAGE 251, 1999. NTP 9TH ANNUAL REPORT REASONABLY
ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN LIST. OSHA REGULATED 29 CFR
1910.1052.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATED, SEE PHYSICIAN.
EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATED, SEE PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION : REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NECESSARY. GET
MEDICAL AID.

Lower Limits:N/E
Upper Limits:N/E
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (NIOSH
APPROVED - ).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT EXPOSE AEROSOLS TO TEMPERATURES
ABOVE 130F OR CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE HCL AND PHOSGENE .

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS: ABSORB WITH SUITABLE MEDIUM.
INCINERATE OR LANDFILL ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER. LARGE SPILLS: AEROSOL CANS
WHEN VENTED TO ATMOSPHERIC PRESS URE THROUGH NORMAL USE POSE NO
DISPOSAL HAZARD. AVOID BREATHING OF VAPORS AND ABSORPTION THROUGH
SKIN. FOLLOW STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF LARGE
NON-RECLAIMABLE SPILLS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING OF VAPORS AND
ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN. DO NOT PUNCTURE OR INCINERATE CONTAINERS.
DO NOT STORE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 130F.
Other Precautions:AVOID FOOD CONTAMINATION. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. NO SMOKING IN AREA OF USE . DO
NOT USE IN VICINITY OF ARC WELDING, OPEN FLAMES OR HOT SURFACES .
HEAT AN D/OR UV RADIATION MAY CAUSE FORMATION OF HCL AND PHOSGENE .

Respiratory Protection:IF VAPOR CONC. EXCEEDS TLV, USE RESPIRATOR
APPROVED BY (NIOSH - ) FOR ORGANIC VAPOR.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS BELOW
TLV.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:ANSI-APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA .
Supplemental Safety and Health

Vapor Pres:MAX. 60
Vapor Density:N/E
Spec Gravity:1.250
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/E
Solubility in Water:PARTIAL
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR VISCOUS SPRAY, CHLORINATED SOLVENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIS, OXIDIZING MATERIAL, AMINES, POTASSIUM, SODIUM, MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OPEN FLAME, WELDING ARCS, HEAT,
SPARKS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2, CO, HCI, SMALL AMOUNTS PHOSGENE
AND CHLORINE. HCL .

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR LANDFILL ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE
OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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