BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV OF BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. -- METHANOL  -- 6810-00N016238
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHANOL
MSDS Date:07/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N016238
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV OF BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.
Address:1953 S HARVEY STREET
City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Info Phone Num:616-726-3171
Emergency Phone Num:616-726-3171, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300
CAGE:2H215
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HONEYWELL, BURDICK AND JACKSON
Address:1953 S HARVEY STREET
Box:City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Phone:800-368-0050/800-707-4555
CAGE:2H215

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

Ingred Name:ING 2:OF INGEST/MASSIVE INHAL, OBSERVE VICTIM AS INPATIENT
    BECAUSE SLOW METABOLISM CAUSES LATENT PERIOD OF 24 HRS(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:BETWEEN EXPOSURE & ACIDOSIS & BLINDNESS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:REPORTABLE QUANTITY - 5,000 LBS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:EITHER LOC/GEN, WILL DEPEND ON CONDITIONS OF USE,
    QUANTITY OF MATL, & OTHER OPERATING PARAMETERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:RUB/RUB OFFER ACCEPT CHEM RESISTANCE.
    INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ACUTELY & SPECIFICALLY SENSITIVE TO (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:METHANOL MAY REQ ADDNL PROT EQUIP. EMERGENCY EYE WASH
    FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:VICINITY OF ANY POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:METHANOL; (METHYL ALCOHOL)
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:S,200PPM/250STEL
ACGIH TLV:S,200PPM/250STEL; 93
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:CONT MD IMMED. NEVER INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO VICTIM UNCON/HAVING CONVLS. NOTE TO MD:IN CASE(ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MILD POIS IS CHARACT BY FATG, NAUS,
    HDCH & DELAYED VISUAL BLURRING. MOD INTOX RSLTS IN SEV DEPRESS.
    TEMPORARY/PERM BLINDNESS MAY FOLLOW 2-4 DAYS. IN SEV POIS, SYMPS
    PROGRESS TO RAPID, SHALLOW RESPIRAT ION, CYANOSIS, COMA,
    HYPOTENSION, DILATED PUPILS & VISUAL DISTURB. DEATH MAY RSLT FROM
    RESP FAILURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:EXPOS CAN CAUSE DROW & INTOX, HDCH,
    VISUAL DISTURB LEADING TO BLINDNESS, COUGH & SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
    COLLAPSE & DEATH @ HIGH CONCS. EYE:LIQ CAN CAUSE MOD BURNING,
    WATERING, SWELL & REDNESS; HIG H VAP CONC (>2000 PPM) MAY CAUSE
    SAME SYMPS. SKIN:THIS SUBSTANCE MAY BE ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN &
    PRDCE TOX (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRECLUDE FROM EXPOSURE THOSE
    INDIVIDUALS W/DISEASES OF EYES, LIVER, KIDNEYS & LUNGS.

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

First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, ADMIN
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESCUE BRTHG. IF THERE IS NO PULSE ADMIN CPR. CONT
    MD IMMED. EYE:RINSE W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. GET
    EMER MED ASSIS TANCE. SKIN:FLUSH THORO FOR @ LST 15 MINS. WASH
    AFFECTED SKIN W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH
    CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE & DISCARD CONTAM SHOES. GET EMER MED
    ASSISTANCE. INGEST:CALL(SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:53.6F,12.0C
Lower Limits:6.7%
Upper Limits:36.5%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER
    MIST OR FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    . HEAT WILL BUILD PRESS & MAY RUPTURE CLSD STORAGE CNTNRS. KEEP
    FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL W/WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY BURN W/INVISIBLE FLAME. MIXTS W/WATER
    AS LOW AS 21% BY VOL ARE STILL FLAMM (FLASH POINT <37.8C). UNDER
    SOME CIRCUMSTANCES CAN CORRODE METALS, INCL (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROT FROM IGNIT. WEAR PROT CLTHG & USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP EQUIP. ABSORB SPILLED MATL IN ABSORB REC FOR
    SOLV SPILLS & REMOVE TO SAFE LOCATION FOR DISP BY APPRVD METHS. IF
    RELS TO ENVIRON, COMPLY W/ ALL REGULATORY NOTIFICATION RQMTS.
    CERCLA (ING 5)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:METHANOL SHLD BE PROTECTED FROM TEMP
    EXTREMES & DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:PROPER STOR OF METHANOL MUST BE DETERM BASED ON OTHER
    MATLS STORED & THEIR HAZS & POTNTL CHEM INCOMPAT. IN GEN, METHANOL
    SHLD BE STORED IN ACCEPTABLY PROT & SECURE FLAMM LIQ STOR ROOM.
    GROUND & BOND M ETAL CNTNRS TO MIN STATIC SPARKS.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT.
    FOLLOW NIOSH & EQUIPMENT MFR'S RECOMS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE
    EQUIPMENT (AIR-PURIFYING, AIR-SUPPLIED OR SCBA).
Ventilation:ADEQ VENT IS REQD TO PROT PERS FROM EXPOS TO CHEM VAPS
    EXCEEDING PEL & TO MIN FIRE HAZS. CHOICE OF VENT EQUIP, (ING 6)
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE RUBBER/RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LGTH FCSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:PROT CLTHG RECOM. CHOICE OF MATL MUST BE
    BASED ON CHEM RESISTANCE & OTHER USER RQMTS. GEN, NEOPRENE, NITRILE
    (ING 7)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:ALUMINUM & ZINC & GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP:EFTS. EXTENSIVE, RPTD &/OR PRLNG CONTACT CAN CAUSE BURNING,
    ITCHING, REDNESS OR BLISTERS. INGEST:CAUSES BURNING OF GI TRACT &
    TOXIC E FTS. SWALLOWING >2 OZS OF METHANOL CAN CAUSE DEATH. FIRST
    AID PROC:LOCAL POISON CONTROL CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE. (ING 2)

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

HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:148F,65C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-144F,-98C
Vapor Pres:97 @ 20C
Vapor Density:1.11
Spec Gravity:0.792 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:5 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/SLIGHT ALCOHOLIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS & REACTIVE METALS WHICH WILL DISPLACE HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS
    & POOR VENTILATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN GENERATE
    CARBON MONOXIDE & OTHER TOXIC VAPORS SUCH AS FORMALDEHYDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS . DISP
    OF METHANOL AS EPA HAZ WASTE. CONT STATE ENVIRON AGENCY FOR LISTING
    OF LICENSED HAZ WASTE DISP FACILITIES & APPLIC REGS. HAZ WASTE
    NUMBERS:U154 (I GNITABLE); D001 (IGNITABLE).

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