OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- DICHLOROMETHANE -- 6850-00-122-3963 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DICHLOROMETHANE
MSDS Date:03/03/1994
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-122-3963
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND STREET, 12TH FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Info Phone Num:212-789-3535/800-445-MSDS (MSDS)
Emergency Phone Num:615-366-2000
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

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

Ingred Name:METHYLENE CHLORIDE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:75-09-2
RTECS #:PA8050000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:500 PPM; Z-2
ACGIH TLV:50 PPM, A2; 9596
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL-RAT LD50: 1600 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:IRRIT/NARC/CHEM
    ASPHYXIANT/CARC.RESP TRACT IRRIT,TEMP NEUROBEHAVIOURAL
    EFFECTS,LIGHTHEAD,HIGH CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVEL,NAU,FTG,GI
    DISTURB.SKIN:MILD IRRIT TO SEVERE PAIN,PARESTHESIAS,BURNS.DRY,SCA
    LY,FISSURED DERM(DEFAT ACTION).EYE:IRRIT,PAOIN,NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
    INJURY,CONJ.INGEST:REAPID-SLOW RESP,GLOTTAL,(SUPPLEM)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN STATUS:OSHA-NO,
    NTP/IARC-YES.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, NAU,BLOOD IN URINE,IRREGULAR
    HEARTBEAT,HEAD,WEAKNESS,DRUNKENESS,CONFUSION,NUMBNESS,SUFFOCATION,L
    UNG CONGESTION,BLOOD DISORDERS,UNCONSC,CHEST
    PAINS,HALLUCINATIONS,BRAIN EFFECTS,REPROD EFFEC
    TS,CANC,BURNS,TINGLING SENS,SORES,LUNG DMG,BLOOD
    DISORDERS,LIVER/KIDNEY DMG.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS
    W/SKIN/LIVER/KIDNEY/CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE/ANEMIA. TARGET
    ORGANS:CNS DEPREASANT;CHEM ASPHYXIANT.POIS MAY AFFECT
    BLOOD,LIVER,KIDNES.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.STOP BREATH GIVE ART
    RESP.TREAT SYMPTOM/SUPPORT.SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES
    IMMED.WASH AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGETN/LG AMTS OF WATER APPROX
    15-20MINS.EYE:WASH IMMED  W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE,LIFTING
    EYELIDS APPROX 15-20MINS.INGEST:REMOVE BY GASTRIC
    LAVAGE/EMESIS.RESP DEPRESS GIVE OXY.DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC
    LAVAGE/EMESIS IF UNCONSC.IN ALL CASES GET MED(SUP)

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

Flash Point:HMIS:NON-FLAMM
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:1033F
Lower Limits:13
Upper Limits:23
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.LG FIRES:USE WATER
    SPRAY,FOG,OR REG FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:APPLY COOLING WATER TO CNTNRS SIDE EXPO TO
    FLAMES TIL WELL AFT FIRE OUT.STAY AWAY FRM TKS END.ISOLATE 1/2M IN
    ALL DIRECTIONS IF TK/RAIL CAR/TK TRUCK(FIRE/EXPLO)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.FIREFIGHT:IN FIRE.USE FLOODING QUANT OF WATER TO COOL
    CNTNR APPLY FRM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE.KEEP UPWIND

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGN SOURCES.STOP LEAK W/O
    RISK.SM:TAKE UP W/SAND/EARTH/ABSORBENT MATL.LG:DIKE FOR LATER
    DISPO.NO SMOKING,FLAMES,FLARES IN HAZ AREA.KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE
    AWAY.RQ:1000LBS.DIG HOLDING AREA(LAG OON/PON/PIT).USE CEMENT
    POWDER/FLY ASH TO(OTH PRE)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS.PROTECT
    AGAINST PHY DMG.STORE IN COOL DRY WELL VENTI AREA AWAY FRM FIRE HAZ
    IN TIGHLTY CLSD CNTNR UNDER NITROGEN.
Other Precautions:SPILL:ABSORB.AIR:APPLY WATERSPRAY TO KNOCK DOWN
    VAP.WATER:TRAP @BOTTOM IN DEEP WATER POCKETS EXCAVATED HOLDING
    AREA/W/IN SANDBAG BARRIERS.USE SUCTION HOSES TO REMOVE MATL.CA PROP
    65.

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MSUT BE BASED ON CONTAMIN
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE,MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
    RESP,JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROCESS ENCLOSURE RECOMMENDED TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE
    LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF,DUST-RESIST SAF GOGG,FCSHIE
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN,QUICK DRENCH SHOWER WITHIN
    IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMERGY USE.WEAR APPROPR PROT IMPERV
    CLOTH/EQPMT.
Work Hygienic Practices:HMIS:WASH HANDS AFT HANDLING.LAUNDRY CONTAMIN
    CLOTH BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZ:PHARYNGEAL EDEMA,GI ULCERATION,HEMORRHAGE,UNCONSC,LACK OF
    RESPOSNE TO PAOINFUL SITMULI,CNS DEPRESS,CONVUL,PARESTHESIA OF
    EXTREMITIES,LIVER/KIDNEY DMG,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBINEMIA.DRINKING ALCOHOL
     MAY WORSEN EFFECTS. 1STAID:IMMED.DR:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.TREATE
    SYMPT/SUPP.

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

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:104F,40C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-139F,-95C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:400 @24C
Vapor Density:2.9
Spec Gravity:1.3266
pH:NP
Viscosity:0.441CP @20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:27.5 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:1.32% @20C, MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH MILD, CHLOROFORM-LIKE
    ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100
Corrosion Rate:NP

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS,AL,STRONG CAUSTICS,CU,FE,LI,MG,NI,HNO3,NO2,STRONG
    OXIDIZERS,LIQ O2,K,KOH,NA,NA-K ALLOY,SS,TI,ZN,PLAS,RUBB
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE
    READILY.CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERM DECOMPO PROD MAY INCLUDE TOXIC &
    HAZARDOUS PHOSGENE GAS,TOXIC & CORRO FUMES OF CHLORIDES, & OXIDES
    OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS.MUST BE IAW STDS
    APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE,40CFR262.EPA HAZ
    WASTE#:U080.CERCLA SEC 103/SARA SEC 3113.1000LBS RQ.

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