*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    PPM METHYLENE CHLORIDE, A NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACE RESP W/ORG VAP
    CANISTER IS ACCEPTABLE. NIOSH APPRVD SCBA/AIR LINE RESP, W/FULL
Ventilation:DO NOT USE IN CLSD/CONFINED SPACE. OPEN DOORS &/WINDOWS.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR SOLV-RESIST BOOTS, APRON, HEADGEAR &/FSHLD WHEN SPLASHING
    POSS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. AVOID CONT
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN:BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:LUNG. EFTS OF OVEREXP:IRRIT IF
    IRRIT, DEFAT & DERM. ABSORPTION THRU INTACT SKIN IS POSS IF CONT
    W/L IQ IS PRLNG. PROPYLENE OXIDE AS PURE SUBSTANCE HAS CAUSED
    ALLERGIC RXN IF RPTD CONT OCCURS. EYE:LIQ MAY CAUSE (ING 3)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:METHYLENE CHLORIDE, SPECIAL GRADE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
    (CERCLA)
Ingred Name:SUP DAT:TEMP IRRIT W/TEMP CORNEAL INJURY. VAPS MAY IRRITATE
    EYES. INGEST:SINGLE DOSE TOX LOW TO MOD. IF VOMIT (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:OCCURS, METHYLENE CHLORIDE CAN BE ASPIRATED INTO
    LUNGS, WHICH CAN CAUSE CHEM PNEUMONIA & SYSTEMIC EFTS. (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4:CHRONIC TOX:FINDINGS OF CHRONIC EFTS IN LAB ANIMALS
    MAY INDICATE TOX TO HUMANS. OVEREXP SHOULD BE AVOIDED, (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RSLT IN INJURY, ILLNESS/EVEN
    DEATH. CHRONIC OVEREXP TO METHYLENE CHLORIDE HAVE (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:CAUSED LIVER & KIDNEY TOX EFTS IN EXPT ANIMALS.
    PROPYLENE OXIDE HAS CAUSED INCRD INCIDENCE OF NASAL TUMORS (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:IN RATS EXPOSED BY INHAL, FORESTOMACH TUMORS IN RATS
    EXPOSED BY GAVAGE (FORCED-FED IN OIL) & INJECTION SITE(ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:TUMORS WHEN INJECTED UNDER SKIN OF RATS. EPIDEMIOLOGY
    EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS & COULD HAVE SIMILAR EFT IN HUMANS. (ING
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:CLSD CONTRS FOR DISP. AVOID CONTAM OF GROUND &
    RQ.
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:IN LOW AREAS. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED SPACES SUCH
    MAY CAUSE THE FORMATION OF HCL AND/OR PHOSGENE .
    FOLLOW ANY APPLIC RESPIRATOR USE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.
Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:WASH HANDS PRIOR TO EATING, DRINKING, OR
    USING RESTROOM.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MAJOR RTE OF POTENTIAL
    HEARTBEAT HAVE OCCURRED. LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH HAVE
    OCCURRED AT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:METHYLENE CHLORIDE:IARC MONO, SUPP, VOL
    CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS CAN BE ELEVATED IN PERS EXPOSED TO
    METHYLENE CHLORIDE & CAN CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL STRESS ON CARDIOVASCULAR
    SYS. THIS ELEVATION CAN BEADDITIVE TO INCR CAUSED BY SMKNG &
    OTHER CARBON MONOXIDE SOURCES. SKIN:LIQ METHYLENE CHLORIDE IS
    PAINFUL & (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALCOHOLISM, ACUTE AND CHRONIC LIVER
    AND KIDNEY DISEASE, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, ANEMIA, CORONARY DISEASE
    OR RHYTHM DISORDERS OF THE HEART.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, ADMIN ARTF
    RESP. CALL MD. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH EXPOSED AREA
    PERSISTS, CALL MD. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. CONT MD/EMER MED
    FACILITY IMMED. NOTE TO MD:NEVER GIVE ADRENALIN IF OVEREXP TO
    METHYLENE CHLORIDE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED VAPORS CAN BE IGNITED BY
    HIGH INTENSITY IGNITION SOURCE. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE HCL AND PHOSGENE .
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA, VENT & AVOID BRTHG VAPS. DIKE
    AREA TO CONTAIN SPILL. IF SPILL OCCURS INDOORS, TURN OFF AIR
    CONDITIONING &/HEATING SYS, TO PVNT VAPS FROM CONTAM ENTIRE BLDG.
    CLEAN UP AREA (WEAR PROT EQU IP) BY MOPPING OR W/ABSORB MATL &
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE LABELED SEALED CONTRS IN COOL,
    DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA OUT OF SUNLIGHT. PVNT WATER/MIST AIR FROM
    ENTERING STOR TANKS/CONTRS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT CUT/WELD ON EMPTY/FULL DRUMS. ALUMINUM EQUIP
    SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR STOR &/TRANSFER. CONT W/ALUMINUM PARTS IN
    PRESSURIZED FLUID SYS MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXNS. CONSULT EQUIP SUPP
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Density:2.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.7 (ETHER=1)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; MILDLY SWEET ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES, OXYGEN, NITROGEN PEROXIDE, SODIUM, POTASSIUM, AND
    OTHER OXIDIZERS AND REACTIVE METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH OPEN FLAME, ELECTRIC
    ARCS, OR OTHER HOT SURFACES WHICH CAN CAUSE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, PHOSGENE, CHLORINE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVERED LIQUIDS MAY BE SENT TO A LICENSED
    RECLAIMER OR INCINERATION FACILITY. CONTAMINATED MATERIAL MUST BE
    DISPOSED OF IN A PERMITTED WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. CONSULT
    FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL DIS POSAL AUTHORITIES FOR APPROVED
    PROCEDURES.
