*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:BASED ON CONTAM LEV & WORKING LIMITS OF RESP,
Ventilation:LOC EXHST RECOM WHEN APPROP TO CNTRL EMPLOYEE EXPOS. MECH
    (GEN) NOT RECOM AS SOLE MEANS OF CONTROLLING EMPLOYEE EXPOS.
Other Protective Equipment:FOR OPER WHERE SPILLS/SPLASHING CAN
    OCCUR,USE IMPERVIOUS BODY COVERING AND BOOTS. SAFETY SHOWER & EYE
    BATH SHD BE AVAIL.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA: BE INEFT BUT SHD BE USED TO COOL FIRE-EXPOS STRUCTURES &
    VESSELS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: TEARING & BURNING SENSATION. FIRST AID
    PROC: IMMED. NOTE TO PHYS: WHEN PLASMA METHANOL CONC ARE HIGHER 
    WHEN THERE IS EVIDENCE OF ACIDOSIS/VISUAL (ING 2)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:METHANOL
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)  (SARA III)
    AQUEOUS DEXTROSE, ADMIN IV, IS SAFE, EFFECTIVE ANTIDOTE.
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. WASH THORO W/SOAP & H*2O
    AFTER HNDLG. WASH CONTAM CLTHG THORO BEFORE RE-USE. (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3: DISCARD CONTAMINATED LEATHER CLOTHING.
Ingred Name:RESP PROT: ANY NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY(ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPP-AIR RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING
Ingred Name:ING 6: APPRVD SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPER IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. ESCAPE-ANY NIOSH/MSHA (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: APPROVED APPROPRIATE ESCAPE-TYPE SCBA.
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: AREA SPARINGLY W/H*2O OR USE ABSORB. AVOID
Ingred Name:ING 9: WATERWAYS. CALL NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
    NOTIFIED.
Ingred Name:FIRE FIGHT PROC:APPRVD SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE &
    MIXTURE.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST: POISONOUS/FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
    SMALL AMT (USUALLY TWO OR MORE OUNCES) CAN CAUSE MENTAL
    SLUGGISHNESS, NAUS & VOMIT LEADING TO SEV ILLNESS, & MAY PRDCE
    ADVERSE EFTS ON VISION W/POSS BLINDNESS/DEA TH (IN HUMANS) IF
    TREATMENT IS NOT RECEIVED. INHAL: EXTREMELY HIGH LEVS CAUSE STUPOR,
    HDCH, NAUS, DIZZ,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: UNCON AND MAY PRDCE ADVERSE EFTS ON
    VISION. SKIN: RPTD/PRLNGD CONT CAUSES DRY, BRITTLENESS, CRACKING &
    IRRIT. PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CONT W/METHANOL-SOAKED MATL HAS PRDCED TOX
    EFTS INCLUDING VISIO N EFTS & DEATH. EYE: MAY CAUSE EYE INJ WHICH
    MAY PERSIST FOR SEV DAYS. LIQ & VAP IN HIGH CONC CAUSES IRRIT,
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO THIS
    CHEMICAL MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE OF
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, SKIN, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND/OR EYES.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT OF CONSCIOUS PATIENT IMMED BY GIVING 2
    GLASSES OF H*2O & PRESSING FINGER DOWN THROAT. CONT PHYS IMMED.
    INHAL: REMOVE PATIENT FROM CONTAM AREA. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
    ARTF RESP . THEN O*2 IF NEEDED. CONT PHYS IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & WASH CONTAM SKIN W/LRG AMTS OF H*2O. IF IRRIT
    CONT PHYS (SUPP DATA)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TOC
Lower Limits:5.5%
Extinguishing Media:USE CO*2/DRY CHEM FOR SMALL FIRES. ALCOHOL-TYPE
    AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM/H*2O SPRAY FOR LRG FIRES. H*2O MAY (SUPP
    DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    . NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPER IN PRESS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN TRAVEL
    CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASHBACK. MATERIAL
    CAN BURN WITH LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE FLAME.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ELIM IGNIT SOURCES. AVOID EYE/SKIN CONT. PLACE
    LEAKING CNTNRS IN WELL-VENT AREA. IF FIRE POTENTIAL EXISTS, BLANKET
    SPILL W/FOAM/USE H*2O SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS. CONT SPILL TO MIN
    CONTAM AREA & FACILIT ATE SALVAGE/DISP. TO CLEAN UP SPILL, FLUSH
    (ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENT AREA. DO NOT
    FLAME. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
Other Precautions:USE ONLY DOT-APPROVED CONTAINERS. USE SPARK-RESISTANT
    TOOLS. DO NOT LOAD INTO COMPARTMENTS ADJACENT TO HEATED CARGO. WHEN
    TRANSFERRING FOLLOW PROPER GROUNDING PROC. USE W/ADEQ VENT. PROVIDE
    EMER EXHST . AVOID BRTHG VAP. AVOID CONT (ING 3)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.0 (BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS MOBILE LIQUID WITH MILD ALCOHOL
    ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SULFURIC ACID: OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, NITRIC ACID,
    PERCHLORIC ACID & CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PROD WHEN SPILLED/DISP IS HAZ SOLID WASTE AS
    BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN FEDERAL/STATE APPROVED FACILITY. DISPOSE OF
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDE RAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .
