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1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

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PRODUCT NAME: KEROSENE, (DEODORIZED)

FORMULA: MIXTURE OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

FORMULA WT: .00

CAS NO.: 08008-20-6

NIOSH/RTECS NO.: OA5500000

COMMON SYNONYMS: KEROSINE

PRODUCT CODES: P339

EFFECTIVE: 10/03/86

REVISION #02

 

PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING

BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

 

HEALTH - 1 SLIGHT

FLAMMABILITY - 2 MODERATE

REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT

CONTACT - 1 SLIGHT

HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

 

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

 

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER

 

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

 

CAUTION

COMBUSTIBLE

KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.

KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF

FIRE, USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FLUSH

SPILL AREA WITH WATER SPRAY.

 

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE)

 

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2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS

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COMPONENT % CAS NO.

 

KEROSENE, (DEODORIZED) 90-100 8008-20-6

 

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3 - PHYSICAL DATA

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BOILING POINT: 185 C ( 365 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 1

 

MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 6.1

 

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.78 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A

 

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(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

 

 

SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A

 

APPEARANCE & ODOR: PALE YELLOW TO CLEAR OILY LIQUID WITH NO ODOR.

 

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4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 52 C ( 125 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 1-2-0

 

FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 6.0 % LOWER - 1.0 %

 

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA

USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

(WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.)

 

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES

FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED

BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER

TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.

 

UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS

VAPORS MAY FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANT IGNITION SOURCES AND FLASH BACK.

CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. CONTACT WITH STRONG

OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE.

 

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED

CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

 

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5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA

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TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RABBIT) (G/KG) - 28

 

CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO

 

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE

INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE AND

WEAKNESS IN ARMS AND LEGS.

INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND DIFFICULT BREATHING.

CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS.

PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.

INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS,

GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.

 

TARGET ORGANS

NONE IDENTIFIED

 

 

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE

NONE IDENTIFIED

 

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ROUTES OF ENTRY

INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT

 

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

CALL A PHYSICIAN.

IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL

RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.

IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT

LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER.

 

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6 - REACTIVITY DATA

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STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR

 

CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION

 

INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS

 

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

 

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7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES

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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE

WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES,

SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE

WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE

ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH

AREA WITH WATER.

 

J. T. BAKER SOLUSORB(R) SOLVENT ADSORBENT IS RECOMMENDED

FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT.

 

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE

DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

 

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8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION

TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

 

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION

CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS

HIGH, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC

VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION

EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR, A SELF-

CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.

 

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, NEOPRENE GLOVES

 

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ARE RECOMMENDED.

 

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9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE)

 

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS

KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED,

FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA OR CABINET.

 

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10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

 

PROPER SHIPPING NAME KEROSENE

HAZARD CLASS COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID

UN/NA UN1223

LABELS NO LABEL REQUIRED UNDER 110 GALLONS

 

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

 

PROPER SHIPPING NAME KEROSENE

HAZARD CLASS 3.3

UN/NA UN1223

LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID