FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV. -- METHYLENE CHLORIDE -- 6810-01-315-5337
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:METHYLENE CHLORIDE MSDS Date:04/27/1992 FSC:6810 NIIN:01-315-5337 === Responsible Party === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV. Address:1 REAGENT LANE City:FAIR LAWN State:NJ ZIP:07410 Country:US Info Phone Num:201-796-7100 Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) CAGE:1B464 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Address:1 REAGENT LANE Box:City:FAIRLAWN State:NJ ZIP:07410-2802 Country:US Phone:201-796-7100 CAGE:1B464 Company Name:JOHN J. MCMULLEN ASSOC. Address:11771 ROCK LANDING DRIVE Box:City:NEWPORT NEWS State:VA ZIP:23607 Country:US Phone:804-873-6500 CAGE:3P768 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:METHYLENE CHLORIDE (SARA III) CAS:75-09-2 RTECS #:PA8050000 Fraction by Wt: 100% Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED OSHA PEL:500 PPM/C,1000; Z2 ACGIH TLV:50 PPM, A2; 9293 EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RAT = 1600 MG/KG Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, POSSIBLE CORNEAL INJURY, NARCOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, KIDNEY AND LUNG DAMAGE, EVEN DEATH. CHRONIC: DERMATITIS, DELAYED LIVER, KIDNEY AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, AGGRAVATION OF ARTERY DISEASE. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY NTP AND IARC. Effects of Overexposure:EYE PAIN, SKIN DRYNESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, TINGLING OR NUMBNESS OF THE EXTREMITIES, SENSES OF FULLNESS IN THE HEAD, SENSE OF WARMTH, STUPOR OR DULLNESS, LETHARGY AND DRUNKENESS. VERY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY LEAD TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR EVEN DEATH IN CONFINED OR POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH SKIN, LIVER, KIDNEY, ANGINA, HEART DISEASE, LUNG DISEASE, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, ANEMIA OR THOSE WHO ARE HEAVY DRINKERS OR SMOKERS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO THIS PRODUCT. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE CPR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL AT TENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER PROMPTLY. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE MILK OR WATER TO DRINK ONLY IF CONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point:NONE Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:1033F Lower Limits:13 Upper Limits:23 Extinguishing Media:SMALL FIRES: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE. LARGE FIRES: WATER SPRAY, FOG, OR REGULAR FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND. FIGHT FIRE FROM A DISTANCE. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE OR SCBA AS APPROPIATE. ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. ABSORB IN INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN APPROPIATE DISPOSAL CONTAINER AND COVER. FLUSH AREA WITH LARGE AMO UNTS OF WATER. Neutralizing Agent:NONE. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE THE FIRE HAZARD MAY BE ACUTE. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. Other Precautions:METHYLENE CHLORIDE VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND WILL COLLECT IN LOW AREAS. THIS MATERIAL OR ITS VAPORS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH FLAMES, HOT GLOWING SURFACES OR ELECTRIC ARCS CAN DECOMPOSE TO FORM HYDRO GEN CHLORIDE GAS AND TRACES OF PHOSGENE. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:WEAR SCBA OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR IF USE CONDITIONS GENERATE VAPORS OR MISTS. CANNISTER RESPIRATORS MAY BE INEFFECTIVE DUE TO POOR WARNING PROPERTIES OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE. Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED TO CONTROL VAPORS BELOW 50% OF TLV. Protective Gloves:VITON GLOVES RECOMMENDED. Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FACE SHIELD. Other Protective Equipment:APRON AND WORK CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER RECOMMENDED. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES. DO NOT BREATH VAPORS OR MIST. Supplemental Safety and Health TARGET ORGANS ARE SKIN, CNS, CVS, AND EYES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: IF INGESTED, DANGER OF CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA MUST BE WEIHGED AGAINST TOXICITY WHEN CONSIDERING EMTYING STOMACH. IF LAVAGE IS PERFORMED, ENDO TRACHEAL AND/OR ESOPHAGOSCOPIC CONTROL IS SUGGESTED. DO NOT GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:T4 Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:104F,40C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-139F FZ PT Vapor Pres:400 @ 75F Vapor Density:2.9 Spec Gravity:1.32 Viscosity:0.44 CPS @68F Evaporation Rate & Reference:27.5 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1) Solubility in Water:1.6% Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID. MILD, CHLOROFORM-LIKE ODOR. Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES ALKALIES, OXIDIZING MATERIALS, WATER, ALUMINUM, ALKALI METALS, SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM. Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES. Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE EMITS HIGHLY TOXIC AND IRRITATING HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND PHOSGENE FUMES. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:CONTAMINATED SAWDUST, VERMICULITE OR POROUS SURFACE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A PERMITTED HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. 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