*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS DONOT MAINTAIN
    INHALATION EXPOSURE BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
    PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURE BELOW PEL(TLV).
Other Protective Equipment:NONE CITED.
Work Hygienic Practices:REVIEW PROCEDURES SET FORTH BY SAFETY/IH FOR
    USE OF MATERIAL FOR TASK AT HAND.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:AIR GUARD-ALCOHOL EVAPORATOR FLUID
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)  (SARA III)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MAY CAUSE OPTIC NERVE DAMAGE &
    BLINDNESS. TIXIC EFFECT MEDIATED THROUGH METABOLIC OXIDATION
    PRODUCTS(FORMALDEHYDE OR FORMIC ACID) & MAY RESULT IN BLURRING OF
    VISION, PAIN IN EYE. 'CNS' DEPRESSIO N & EFFECTS. CHRONIC: CONTACT
    W/ LIQUIDCAN PRODUCE DEFATTING & A MILD DERMATITIS. .
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL: NARCOSIS,HEADACHE, NAUSEA, LOSS OF
    CONSCIOUSNESS, & GIDDINESS; INGEST: POISONOUS IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES
    BLINDNESS NARCOSIS HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING LEADING TO SEVERE
    ILLNESS OR DEATH; DERMAL:  DRYING CRACKING IRRITATION; EYE
    CONTACT:IRRITATION, TEARING, BURNING SENSATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MFR CITES NONE;
*  First Aid Measures  *
    CLOTHING. GET MED ATTN.; INGEST:IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING & CALL
    PHYSICIAN. (TO MEDICAL- AFTER PATIENT VOMITS, GASTRIC LAVAGE W/3-5%
    OR ACIDOSIS OCCURS); INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR & GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. GET MED ATTN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Lower Limits:6.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, "ALCOHOL FOAM", OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
    WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE, BUT CAN BE USED TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
    CANS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
    COMPLETE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DILUTION OF BURNING LIQUID
    W/WATER SPRAY WILL REDUCE FLAME UNTENSITY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL
    CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION & FLASHBACK.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. FLUSH W/ WATER
    SPARINGLY OR USE ABSORBENT TO CONTAIN.(LARGE VOLUME SPILLS: DIKE TO
    AVOID RUN-OFF INTO STORM SEWERS & NATURAL WATERWAYS. CALL NAT.
    QUANTITY.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DONOT LEAVE CONTAINER OPEN. MAY BE
    FATAL OR CAUSE BLINDNESS IF SWALLODED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS,
    & FIRE.
    FURTHER GUIDANCE IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR SPILL.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BUTYL ACETATE @ 1), 2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID W/ A MILD ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, CHLOROFORM, IN CAUSTIC SOLUTIONS, MAGESIUM,BROMINE &
    NITRIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SPARKS, HEAT, & FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATION BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF DILUTE
    SOLUTION OR LANDFILL IF SOLIDIFIED PRIOR TO DISPOSAL PER EPA
    GUIDELINES.
