SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- PROPYLENE GLYCOL  -- 6505-00-138-4150
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PROPYLENE GLYCOL
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-138-4150
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:1,2-PROPANEDIOL (PROPYLENE GLYCOL)
CAS:57-55-6
RTECS #:TY2000000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 20 GM/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: MILD IRRITATION, DERMATITIS,
    ERYTHEMATOUS EDEMATOUS PLAQUES, CNS DEPRESSION. INGESTION: 60 ML
    WILL CAUSE REVERSIBLE CNS DEPRESSION. POISONING MAY AFFECT THE CNS
    & KIDNEYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DULLNESS, IRRITATION,
    REDNESS, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, STINGING, BLEPHAROSPASM, LACRIMATION,
    MILD TRANSIENT CONJUCNTIVAL HYPEREMIA, ABDOMINAL SPASMS, VOMITING,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STUPOR, T ACHYPNEA, TACHYCARDIA, DIAPHORESIS,
    SEIZURES

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR AS NEEDED. KEEP
    WARM/AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL
    SALINE FOR 15 -20 MINS. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS & NOTCONVULSING,
    REMOVE BY THOROUGH GASTRIC LAVAGE. IF IMMEDIATE GASTRIC LAVAGE
    CAN'T BE ACCOMPLISHED, INDUCE EMESIS W/SYRUP OF IPECAC. (SEE SUPP)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:210F
Lower Limits:2.6
Upper Limits:12.5
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESISTANT
    FOAM. LARGE FIRES: WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN
    PRESSURE DEMAND MODE/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOVE CONTAINERS SAFELY. DON'T SCATTER
    SPILLED MATERIAL W/HIGH-PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL
    WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 700F.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK W/O RISK. SMALL: TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS
    FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD
    AREA & DENY ENTRY.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. STORE IN A
    TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:FIRST AID CONT'D: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED
    MEDICAL PERSONNEL. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
    INCOMPATIBLES CONT'D: PLASTICS, REDUCI NG AVGENTS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, IT MUSN'T EXCEED
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & MUST BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
    NIOSH/MSHA. WEAR A SCBA W/FU LL FACEPIECE IN POSITIVE PRESSURE
    MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT'D: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NO SPECIFIC
    ANTIDOTE.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:370-372F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-75F
Vapor Pres:<0.1
Vapor Density:2.62
Spec Gravity:1.0361
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:(BU AC =1): 0.005
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, CLEAR, COLORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC, VISCOUS
    LIQUID W/SLIGHTLY ACRID TASTE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS/CHLORIDES, CHLOROFORMATES, METALS, OXIDIZERS,
    PLASTICS, REDUCING AGENTS, DIETHYL ALUMINUM BROMIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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