*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR SCBA OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR IF USE
    CONDITIONS GENERATE VAPORS OR MISTS. CANNISTER RESPIRATORS MAY BE
    INEFFECTIVE DUE TO POOR WARNING PROPERTIES OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE.
    TLV.
Other Protective Equipment:APRON AND WORK CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE
    EXPOSURE. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
    SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES. DO NOT BREATH VAPORS OR MIST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TARGET ORGANS ARE SKIN, CNS, CVS, AND EYES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: IF
    INGESTED, DANGER OF CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA MUST BE WEIHGED AGAINST
    TOXICITY WHEN CONSIDERING EMTYING STOMACH. IF LAVAGE IS PERFORMED,
    ENDO TRACHEAL AND/OR ESOPHAGOSCOPIC CONTROL IS SUGGESTED. DO NOT
    GIVE EPINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:METHYLENE CHLORIDE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYLENE CHLORIDE(SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE/SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION, POSSIBLE CORNEAL INJURY, NARCOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM EFFECTS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, KIDNEY/LUNG DAMAGE, EVEN DEATH.
    CHRONIC: DERMATITIS, DELAYED LIVER, KI DNEY AND CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY NTP AND IARC.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE PAIN, SKIN DRYNESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
    DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, TINGLING OR NUMBNESS OF THE EXTREMITIES, SENSES
    OF FULLNESS IN THE HEAD, SENSE OF WARMTH, STUPOR OR DULLNESS,
    LETHARGY AND DRUNKENESS.  VERY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY LEAD TO
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR EVEN DEATH IN CONFINED OR POORLY VENTILATED
    AREAS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH ANGINA, HEART DISEASE,
    LUNG DISEASE, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, ANEMIA OR THOSE WHO ARE
    HEAVY DRINKERS OR SMOKERS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO THIS PRODUCT.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE CPR.
    IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE:
    MEDICAL AT TENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH
    SOAP AND WATER PROMPTLY. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE
    MILK OR WATER TO DRINK ONLY IF CONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE
    OR SCBA AS APPROPIATE. ABSORB IN INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN
    APPROPIATE DISPOSAL CONTAINER AND COVER. FLUSH AREA WITH LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    LOCATION, AWAY FROM ANY AREA WHERE THE FIRE HAZARD MAY BE ACUTE.
    KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:METHYLENE CHLORIDE VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND
    WILL COLLECT IN LOW AREAS. THIS MATERIAL OR ITS VAPORS WHEN IN
    CONTACT WITH FLAMES, HOT GLOWING SURFACES OR ELECTRIC ARCS CAN
    DECOMPOSE TO FORM HYDRO GEN CHLORIDE GAS AND TRACES OF PHOSGENE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T4
Vapor Density:2.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:1.6%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. PENETRATING ETHER LIKE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES, OXIDIZING MATERIALS, WATER, ALUMINUM, ALKALI METALS, POSSIBLY
    SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, METHYLENE
    CHLORIDE EMITS HIGHLY TOXIC AND IRRITATING HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND
    PHOSGENE FUMES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTAMINATED SAWDUST, VERMICULITE OR POROUS
    SURFACE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A PERMITTED HAZARDOUS WASTE
    MANAGEMENT FACILITY. RECOVERED LIQUIDS MAY BE REPROCESSED OR
    INCINERATED OR MUST BE TREATED IN A  PERMITTED HAZARDOUS WASTE
    MANAGEMENT FACILITY.
