*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR BENZENE
    VAPORS/MIST OR SCBA IF ABOVE PEL/TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN PEL/TLV (EXPLOSION PROOF).
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,EYE-WASH/SAFETY
    SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN;DO NOT BREATHE
    VAPORS/MIST;THIS CHEMICAL IS HUMAN CARCINOGEN;USE FULL PROTECTION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:BENZENE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
Ingred Name:NON-AROMATICS (OTHER CONTAMINANTS)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION & INGESTION MAY
    CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION, CONVULSIONS & POSSIBLY DEATH. EYE & SKIN
    CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION. INHALATION CAUSES RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION. CHRONIC: PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSU RE MAY CAUSE BONE
    MARROW & BLOOD ABNORMALITIES; MAY POSE CANCER HAZARD; MAY CAUSE
    BIRTH & REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
    LISTED BY NTP AND IARC AND REGULATED BY OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED/INGESTED-HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
    DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, COLLAPSE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMA, DEATH.
    INHALATION-RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SKIN-IRRITATION.
    EYES-IRRITATION, BURNING SENSATION, REDNESS, TEARI NG,
    INFLAMMATION, POSSIBLE CORNEAL INJURY. INGESTED-THROAT
    CONSTRICTION, VOMITING, SHOCK.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IN ALL CASES GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES-FLUSH WITH WATER FOR
    MILD SOAP & WATER. INHALED-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER OXYGEN
    OR AR TIFICIAL RESPIRATION AS NEEDED. INGESTED-DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING! IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1-2 GLASSES MILK OR WATER. ASPIRATION
    HAZARD. CONTACT POISON CONTROL CENTER AND OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:1.3
Upper Limits:7.1
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM. PRODUCT IS
    LIGHTER THAN WATER, FLOATS AND MAY SPREAD FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
    FIRE FIGHTER'S PROTECTIVE GEAR. DIKE & COLLECT WATER USED TO FIGHT
    FIRE. USE WATER TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINER
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ETREMELY FLAMMABLE! MATERIAL WILL READILY
    IGNITE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO A SOURCE OF
    IGNITION & FLASH BACK.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID
    RUNOFF TO SEWERS/WATER
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY AND WELL VENTILATED
    AREA;FOLLOW BONDING/GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTAINERS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:F3
Vapor Density:2.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.8 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; SWEET, AROMATIC ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS-PERCHLORATES, PERMANGANATES, SULFURIC ACID, OXYGEN, CHLORINE,
    CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE, PEROXIDES, DIBORANE......
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, IGNITION SOURCES,
    EXCESS HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IRRITATING AND TOXIC FUMES AND GASES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF COLLECTED MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
