*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IN HIGH VAPOR AREA, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE. FOR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS
    AND OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES, USE POSITIVE PRESSURE
    AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. VENTILATE LOW-LYING AREAS WHERE
    DENSE VAPORS MAY COLLECT.
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
MSDS COPIED FROM ANOTHER DICHLOROMETHANE OF GOOD QUALITY, SAME NSN. 
    NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: METHYLENE CHLORIDE IS METABOLIZED TO CARBON
    MONOXIDE; WHICH THEN REACTS WITH HEMOGLOBIN & REDUCES THE
    OXYGEN-CAR RYING CAPACITY OF THE BLOOD. DO NOT ADMINISTER
    ADRENALIN.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:METHYLENE CHLORIDE
Preparer's Name:DOD-HMIS (DGSC-SSH)
*  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:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-MAY CAUSE EYE & SKIN
    IRRITATION.MAY CAUSE SKIN CHEMICAL BURNS.INHALATION:MAY CAUSE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION,CNS DEPRESSION,LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS &
    EVEN DEATH.INGESTION: SLIGHTLY TOXIC.HIGH D OSE->CNS
    DEPRESSION.CHRONIC-PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT WITH LIQUID ON THE
    SKIN CAN CAUSE IRRITATION AND DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LISTED AS A SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY IARC
    (2B) AND NTP (AC).
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION. AT VERY HIGH
    CONCENTRATIONS, METHYLENE CHLORIDE INHALATION CAN INDUCE CARDIAC
    SENSITIZATION TO EPINEPHRINE-LIKE COMPOUNDS IN EXPERIMENTAL
    ANIMALS. MAY INDUCE CARBOXYHEMOGLO BINEMIA. THIS MATERIAL IS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT GIVEN.
*  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:FLUSH
    WASH WITH S OAP & WATER.INGESTION:IF CONSCIOUS,DRINK 1-2 GLASSES OF
    WATER & INDUCE VOMITING.GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
    FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:METHYLENE CHLORIDE VAPORS IN
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
    POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR DURING CLEAN-UP.CONTAIN
    THE SPILL.PREVENT LIQUID FROM ENTERING SEWERS.SOAK UP LIQUID WITH
    ABSORBENT & SHOVEL INT O WASTE CONTAINER.REMOVE CONTAINER FROMWORK
    AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA
    AWAY FROM HEAT & SUNLIGHT.
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
Solubility in Water:1.4 %
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH ETHER-LIKE ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CORROSIVE TO AL,TI,FE,STEEL,CU,NI.AVOID CONTACT WITH
    OXIDIZERS,ALKALI,ALKALINE EARTH METALS,CAUSTIC SODA,POTASH.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, METHYLENE
    CHLORIDE EMITS HIGHLY TOXIC AND IRRITATING HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND
    PHOSGENE FUMES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
    OF THESE MATERIALS IN  A FACILITY, PERMITTED FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE.
