*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
    SELECTION.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST NEAR SOURCE TO CONTROL PROCESS EMISSIONS.
    PROVIDE MECHANICAL (EXPLOSION-PROOF) VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVES, EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATION AND
    SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
    AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. HEALTH STUDIES HAVE SHOWN
    THAT MANY PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS POSE POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH RISKS
    WHICH MAY VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. AS A PRECAUTION, EXPOSURE  TO
    LIQUIDS, VAPORS, MISTS OR FUMES SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:XYLENE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:XYLENES (O-,M-,P- ISOMERS) (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
Ingred Name:ETHYL BENZENE (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE IRRITATION, SKIN IRRITATION UPON
    FREQUENT AND/OR PROLONGED CONTACT, RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION,
    CNETRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, DEATH, ASPIRATION HAZARD.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS
    CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE IRRITATION, SKIN IRRITATION, RESPIRATORY
    TRACT IRRITATION, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, ANESTHESIA, DROWSINESS,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, MILD TO SEVERE PULMONARY INJURY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING DERMATITIS CONDITIONS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER UNTIL IRRITATION SUBSIDES. IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER; USE SOAP IF AVAILABLE. REMOVE GROSSLY
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHES/SHO ES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING IS STOPPED. KEEP AT
    REST. CALL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTIN
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Lower Limits:1.9 %
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED SURFACES
    FIRE FIGHTERS. AVOID SPRAYING WATER DIRECTLY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:LIQUID IS VOLATILE AND GIVES OFF
    INVISIBLE VAPORS. LIQUID OR VAPOR MAY SETTLE IN LOW AREAS OR TRAVEL
    SOME DISTANCE TO REMOTE IGNITION SOURCES AND EXPLODE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. PREVENT LIQUID
    FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERCOURSES, OR LOW AREAS. CONTAIN SPILLED
    LIQUID WITH SAND OR EARTH. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
    SAWDUST. ENSURE CONF ORMITY TO LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:USE PROPER GROUNDING PROCEDURES. STORE
    AWAY FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE AND CAN BE
    DANGEROUS. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL OR
    EXPOSE SUCH CONTAINERS TO HEAT, FLAME, SPARKS, STATIC ELECTRICITY
    OR OTHER SOURCES O F IGNITION; THEY MAY EXPLODE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.8 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, AROMATIC ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, CONCENTRATED NITRIC AND SULPHURIC ACIDS,
    HALOGENS AND MOLTEN SULPHUR.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES,
    STATIC DISCHARGE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES, TOXIC GASES, SMOKE, CARBON
    MONOXIDE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
    LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
