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1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

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PRODUCT NAME: PARAFFIN OIL

FORMULA:

FORMULA WT: .00

CAS NO.: 08012-95-1

NIOSH/RTECS NO.: PY8030000

COMMON SYNONYMS: MINERAL OIL

PRODUCT CODES: S894,9388

EFFECTIVE: 05/06/86

REVISION #02

 

PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING

BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

 

HEALTH - 0 NONE

FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT

REACTIVITY - 0 NONE

CONTACT - 0 NONE

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

 

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

 

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT

 

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

 

DURING USE AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER

HANDLING. WHEN NOT IN USE KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.

 

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

 

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2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS

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COMPONENT % CAS NO.

 

NOT APPLICABLE

 

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3 - PHYSICAL DATA

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BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A

 

MELTING POINT: -18 C ( 0 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A

 

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.88 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A

(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

 

SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0

 

 

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APPEARANCE & ODOR: WATER WHITE VISCOUS LIQUID WITH NO ODOR.

 

 

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4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 215 C ( 420 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 0-1-0

 

FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A %

 

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA

USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.

 

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES

FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED

BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

 

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED

CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

 

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5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA

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

 

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE

PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.

 

TARGET ORGANS

NONE IDENTIFIED

 

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE

NONE IDENTIFIED

 

ROUTES OF ENTRY

NONE INDICATED

 

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED AND THE PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY GIVE

LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

INHALATION: IF A PERSON BREATHES IN LARGE AMOUNTS, MOVE THE EXPOSED

PERSON TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15

MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

SKIN CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST

15 MINUTES.

 

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6 - REACTIVITY DATA

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STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR

 

INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CHLORINE

 

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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. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NONCOM-

BUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

 

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, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.

 

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, PROPER GLOVES ARE

RECOMMENDED.

 

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9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

 

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS

DO NOT STORE NEAR OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE

AREA.

PRODUCT MAY SOLIDIFY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

 

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10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

 

PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

 

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

 

PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)