*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXPOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
    SELECTION.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION IS REQUIRED. LOCAL EXHAUST
    MAY BE REQUIRED IF WORK AREA IS NOT VENTED.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. OTHER EQUIPMENT
    AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE FROM PROLONGED OR REPEATED
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
    EATING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN HANDLING THIS SUBSTANCE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
Preparer's Name:GASTON L. PILLORI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE (SARA III)
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED BY M.
*  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-INHALATION:IRRITATION OF UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING. SKIN:IRRITATION,
    CYANOSIS, HYPOTENSION, DIZZINESS. EYE:DISCOMFORT, CORNEAL INJURY.
    INGESTION-HARMFUL, HYPOTENSION, C YANOSIS, NAUSEA. CHRONIC:BRAIN,
    LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE, CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
    LISTED BY OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYE, SKIN, COUGHING, CNS
    PROBLEMS, REDUCED FUNCTIONS OF LIVER, KIDNEYS, HEART, AND ADRENAL
    GLANDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN AND RESPIRATORY,LIVER AND
    KIDNEY DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE SUBJECT TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPPED,
    MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP AND
    WATER. R EMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INGESTION:GET IMMEDIATE
    MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Lower Limits:6.2
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
    STANDARD FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
    SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINERS MAY BURST WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OF FIRE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SOAK UP SMALL SPILLS WITH SAND OR INERT
    ABSORBANT AND PLACE IN CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. DIKE TO
    RETAIN LARGE SPILLS. VACUUM UP FREE LIQUID. REMOVE RESIDUE WITH
    INERT ABSORBANT. PLACE IN DISPOSALCONTAINER. USE PERSONAL
    PROTECTION.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
    AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, HEAT AND IGNITION SOURCES. KEEP
    CONTAINERS CLOSED.
Other Precautions:VAPOR EXPLOSION HAZARD INDOORS, OUTDOORS OR IN
    SEWERS. RUN-OFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F2
Spec Gravity:1.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (CARBON TETRACHLO=1)
Solubility in Water:0.8%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, PLEASANT CLOROFORM-LIKE
    ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, AMMONIA, CAUSTICS, DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYAMINE, DINITROGEN
    TETROXIDE, NITRIC ACID, OXIDIZERS, POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ABNORMAL TEMPERATURES, OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES OF PHOSGENE, TOXIC
    AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF CHLORIDES, AND OXIDES OF CARBON.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
