OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- METHYL ALCOHOL  -- 6810-00N071941
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:03/03/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N071941
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 WEST 42ND ST 12TH FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Info Phone Num:212-789-1535
Emergency Phone Num:800-445-6737; 615-365-2000
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL; (METHANOL) (SARA 313) (CERCLA) LD50 (ORAL
    RAT): 5628 MG/KG
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:200 PPM, S
ACGIH TLV:200PPM/250STEL, S
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: SHORT TERM INGEST. MAY ALSO CAUSE REPRO
    EFTS. SKIN: SAME EFTS AS SHORT TERM EXPOS. EYE: SAME (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: EFTS AS SHORT TERM EXPOS. INGEST: MAY CAUSE EFTS AS
    REPORTED IN SHORT TERM INGEST. IN ADDN TO EFTS FROM (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: SHORT TERM EXPOS, MAY CAUSE REPRO EFTS.
    TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: FOR INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX
    15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF INGEST IS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: DISCOVERED W/IN 2 HRS, GIVE SYRUP OF IPECAC. LAVAGE
    THORO W/2-4 L OF TAP WATER W/SODIUM BICARBONATE (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: (20 G/L) ADDED. GET MED ATTN IMMED. NOTE TO MD:
    ANTIDOTE: METHANOL POISONING: GIVE ETHANOL, 50% (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: (100 PROOF), 1.5 ML/KG ORALLY INITIALLY, DILUTED TO
    NOT MORE THAN 5% SOLN, FOLLOWED BY 0.9-1.0 ML/KG (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: EVERY 2 HRS ORALLY/INTRAVENOUSLY FOR 4 DAYS IN ORDER
    TO REDUCE METABOLISM OF METHANOL & TO ALLOW TIME (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: FOR ITS EXCRETION. BLOOD ETHANOL LEVEL SHOULD BE IN
    RANGE OF 1.5 MG/ML. ORAL/INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: OF 4-METHYLPYRAZOLE INHIBITE ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE
    & HAS BEEN USED EFFECTIVELY AS ANTIDOTE FOR METHANOL/(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: OR ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: NO SMKNG, FLAME/FLARES IN HAZ AREA; ISOLATE HAZ
    AREA & DENY ENTRY. REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 5000 POUNDS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT,
    COUGHING, RINGING IN EARS, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, DRUNKENNESS,
    NUMBNESS, TWITCHING, SPASTIC WINKING, VISUAL DISTURB & NERVE DMG.
    SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT, DRUNKENNESS & NERVE	DMG. EYE: MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT & DMG. INGEST: MAY CAUSE COUGHING, LACK OF APPETITE, NAUS,
    VOMIT, DIARR, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DFCLTY BRTHG, IRREG HEARTBEAT, LOW
    BLOOD PRESS, HDCH, WEAK, DROW, DRUNKENNESS, DISORIENTATION,
    RESTLESSNESS, MUSCLE SPASM, HEARING LOSS, INTOLERANCE OF EYES TO
    LIGHT, BLINDNESS, BLUISH SKIN  COLOR, LUNG CONGESTION, NERVE DMG,
    CONVLS, SHOCK, UNCON & COMA. CHRONIC: INHAL: MAY CAUSE EFTS AS
    REPORTED IN (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES
    IMMED. WASH  AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM
    REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED
    W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    (ING 5)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:52.0F,11.1C
Lower Limits:6.0%
Upper Limits:36.0%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER
    SPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY,
    FOG/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE IF W/OUT RISK. DIKE FIRE-CTL WATER FOR LATER
    DISP. DO NOT SCATTER MATL. APPLY (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
    MATL. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SML
    SPILLS: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CONTRS FOR
    LATER DISP. LGE SPILLS:  DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP.
    (ING 13)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE IN ACCORDANCE W/29 CFR
    1910.106. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:SUBSTANCES W/LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, WHICH MAY BE
    IGNITED BY ELECTROSTATIC SPARKS, SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTRS WHICH
    MEET BONDING & GROUNDING GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN NFPA 77-1983, REC
    PRACT ON STATIC  ELEC.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED
    THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE NIOSH APPROVED. FOR
    COMPLETE LIST OF SPECIFI C RESPIRATORS CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTRS UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE
    IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. WITHDRAW IMMED IN CASE OF
    RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANK 
    DUE TO FIRE. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL
    CAR/TANK TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN FIRE.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:149F,65C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-137F,-94C
Vapor Pres:97.25
Vapor Density:1.11
Spec Gravity:0.791
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:4.6 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A CHARACTERISTIC
    ALCOHOLIC ODOR

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, CHLORINE, METALS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, PLASTICS, RUBBER,
    COATINGS. FOR COMPLETE LIST CONTACT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR
    OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE WATER
    SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR
    261. EPA HAZARDOUS W ASTE NUMBER U154.

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