Product ID:REDUCERS, R6 K 10
MSDS Date:08/19/1997
FSC:8010
NIIN:00-558-7027
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLRSX

Emergency Phone: 216-566-2917

Info Phone: 800-251-2486/216-566-2242

Preparer: ERNEST CARTER

Cage: 54636

Telephone: 800-251-2486/216-566-2242

Cage: 54636

METHYL ETHYL KETONE

CAS: 78-93-3

RTECS: EL6475000

OSHA PEL 590 MG/M3;200 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 590 MG/M3;200 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE MAY BE BY INHALATION AND/OR
SKIN OR EYE CONTACT, DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS OF USE. ALCOHOLS AND
ACETATES IN BUTYL CELLOSOLVE, HAPS COMPLYING DYE STAIN REDUCER,
REDUCER 54 AND REDUCER 58 CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. TO
MINIMIZE EXPOSURE, FOLLOW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPER USE,
VENTILATION, AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM, MAY CAUSE NERVOUS DEPRESSION. EXTREME OVEREXPOSURE MAY
RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND POSSIBLY DEATH. HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
NAUSEA, AND LOSS OF COORDINAT ION ARE INDICATIONS OF EXCESSIVE
EXPOSURE TO VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS. REDNESS AND ITCHING OR BURNING
SENSATION MAY INDICATE EYE OR EXCESSIVE SKIN EXPOSURE.

First Aid:IF INHALED: IF AFFECTED, REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE
BREATHING. KEEP WARM AND QUIET. IF ON SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA
THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
LAUNDER BEFORE RE -USE. IF IN EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS
OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF SWALLOWED: NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE SEVERA L GLASSES OF WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:=-7.6C, 18.F
Lower Limits:1.0%
Upper Limits:19.0%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED. WATER SPRAY MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE. IF WATER IS USED., FOG NOZZLES ARE PREFERABLE. WATER
MAY BE USED TO COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT PRESSURE BUILD UP
AND POSSIBLE AUTOIGNITION OR EXPLOSION WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME
HEAT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. ISOLATE
FROM HEAT, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME. CLOSED
CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. APPLICATION TO
HOT SURFACES REQUIRES SPECI AL PRECAUTIONS. DURING EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS OVEREXPOSURE TO DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY CAUSE A
HEALTH HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AND
REMOVE WITH INERT ABSORBENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN
FLAME. VAPORS WILL ACCUMULATE READILY AND MAY IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY.
DURING USE AND UNTIL ALL VAPORS ARE GONE: KEEP AREA VENTILATED DO
NOT SMOKE EXTINGUISH ALL FLAME S, PILOT LIGHTS, AND HEATERS TURN
OFF STOVES, ELECTRIC TOOLS AND APPLIANCES, AND AN
Other Precautions:INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING AND
INHALING THE CONTENTS CAN BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF PERSONAL CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BELOW
APPLICABLE LIMITS BY VENTILATION, WEAR A PROPERLY FITTED ORGANIC
VAPOR/PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST MATERIALS IN SECTION II.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERABLE. GENERAL EXHAUST ACCEPTABLE IF THE
EXPOSURE TO MATERIALS IN SECTION II IS MAINTAINED BELOW APPLICABLE
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR GLOVES WHICH ARE RECOMMENDED BY GLOVE SUPPLIER
FOR PROTECTION.
Eye Protection:WEAR SAFETY SPECTACLES WITH UNPERFORATED SIDESHIELDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:132-340 F
Vapor Density:HEAVIER
Spec Gravity:0.79-0.90
VOC Grams/Liter:6.68
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE FROM THESE PRODUCTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AS
DEFINED UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) 40
CFR 261. WASTE MUST BE TESTED FOR IGNITABILITY TO DETERMINE THE
APPLICABLE EPA HAZARDOU S WASTE NUMBERS. INCINERATE IN APPROVED
FACILITY. DO NOT INCINERATE CLOSED CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULAT

State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: WARNING:
ACETATE
CONTAINS CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. REDUCER 54 AND REDUCER
58 CONTAIN CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE C ANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS OR
OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

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