*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE EITHER A FULL-FACE, ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING
    RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS.
Ventilation:NORMAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING THIS
    MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:METYL ETHYL KETONE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:METHYL ETHYL KETONE (2-BUTA) (MEK)  (SARA III)
Other REC Limits: 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:EYES: MODERATELY IRRITATING.  SKIN:
    MODERATELY IRRITATIONG. PROLONGED OR REPEATED LIQUID CONTACT CAN
    RESULT IN DEFATTING AND DRYING OF THE SKIN WHICH MAY RESULT IN
    DERMATITIS.  INHALATION: IRRITATION  TO NOSE, THROAT AND
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.INGESTION: MODERATELY TOXIC AND MAY PRODUCT CNS
    DEPRESSION.
Effects of Overexposure:EARLY TO MODERATE CNS DEPRESSION MAY BE
    EVIDENCED BY GIDDINESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. IN EXTREME
    CASES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH MAY OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN, AND
    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MIN. WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS APART.  SKIN: FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER
    WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. ASSIST WITH
    BREATHING, IF NE CESSARY.  INGESTION: DO NOT GIVE LIQUIDSIF VICTIM
    IS UNCONSCIOUS OR VERY DROWSY, OTHERWISE GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER
    AND INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING SYRUP OF IPECAC OR BY TOUCHING BACK
    OF THROAT.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Lower Limits:1.8
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG. "ALCOHOL" FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FLAMMBLE, DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE
    WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR, INCLUDING A POSITIVE PRESSURE
    NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER
    SPRAY.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK IF SAFE
    TO DO SO. REMOVE WITH VACUUM TRUCK OR PUMP TO STORAGE/SALVAGE
    VESSELS. SOAK UP RESIDUE WITH AN ABS ORBENT SUCH AS CLAY, SAND, OR
    OTHER MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:GROUND FIXED EQUIPMENT. BOND AND GROUND TRANSFER
    CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F2
Vapor Density:2.5
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID. PUNGENT ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES AND SPARKS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND UNIDENTIFIED
    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, OR
    FEDERAL REGULATION.
