BP CHEMICALS,INC -- METHANOL  -- 6810-00-275-6010
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHANOL
MSDS Date:06/01/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-275-6010
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BP CHEMICALS,INC
Address:4440 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROAD
City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44128
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-272-4367
Emergency Phone Num:800-321-8642
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:1611
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:TO374
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BP CHEMICALS,INC
Address:4440 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROAD
Box:City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44128
Country:US
Phone:800-272-4367
CAGE:TO374
Company Name:JEM SALES INC   INCHEMCO DIV
Address:430 LAVENDER DR
Box:City:ROME
State:GA
ZIP:30165-2262
Country:US
Phone:706-232-1709
Contract Num:SP0450-99-M-N-C05
CAGE:0AZD7

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

Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
= Wt:99.8
Other REC Limits:NONE
OSHA PEL:260 MG/M3;200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:262 MG/M3;200 PPM
ACGIH STEL:328 MG/M3;250 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
Other REC Limits:NONE
OSHA PEL:NONE
ACGIH TLV:NONE

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED.
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. DIRECT
    CONTACT MAY CAUSE PAIN, CORNEAL INFLAMMATION AND POSSIBLE CORNEAL
    DAMAGE. SKIN: ABSORPTION FROM PROLONGED OR MASSIVE SKIN CONTACT MAY
    CAUSE POISONING. REPEATED OR PRO LONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN
    DEFATTING, REDNESS, ITCHING, INFLAMMATION, CRACKING. INHILATION:
    MAY IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SYMPTOMS. INGEST ION: PRIMARY TOXIC EFFECTS
    ARE METABOLIC ACIDONIS AND VISUAL DAMAGE (BLINDNESS). SEVERE
    INTOXICATION MAY CAUSE HYPOGLYCEMIA. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN
    LIVER, KIDNEYS, BRAIN, GI TRACT AND HEART MUS CLE. SYMPTOMS MAY BE
    DELAYED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT PROVIDED.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. DIRECT CONTACT MAY
    CAUSE PAIN, CORNEAL INFLAMMATION AND POSSIBLE CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN:
    ABSORPTION FROM PROLONGED OR MASSIVE SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE
    POISONING. REPEATED OR PRO LONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN DEFATTING,
    REDNESS, ITCHING, INFLAMMATION, CRACKING. INHILATION: MAY IRRITATE
    THE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE CENTRAL
    NERVOUS SYSTEM SYMPTOMS. INGEST ION: PRIMARY TOXIC EFFECTS ARE
    METABOLIC ACIDONIS AND VISUAL DAMAGE (BLINDNESS). SEVERE
    INTOXICATION MAY CAUSE HYPOGLYCEMIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING LIVER
    IMPAIRMENT, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS	MAY BE AT INCREASE RISK
    FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH  WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. EYELIDS SHOULD BE HELD AWAY FROM THE EYEBALL TO ENSURE
    THOROUGH RINSING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING. WAS H AREA OF CONTACT THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER.
    LAUNDER CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHILATION:
    REMOVE AFFECTED PERSON FROM SOURCE OF EXPOSURE. IF NOT BREATHING,
    ENSURE CLEAR AIRWA Y AND INSTITUTE CPR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
    ADMINISTER OXYGEN AND KEEP PERSON WARM AND AT REST. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1-3 GLASSES OF WATER AND
    INDUCE VOMITING. GET M EDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point:=12.8C, 55.F
Autoignition Temp:=363.C, 685.4F
Lower Limits:>3.30
Upper Limits:<19.00
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, ALL PURPOSE AFFF OR
    CARBON DIOXIDE TO EXTINGUISH FIRES. WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE BUT
    SHOULD BE USED TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS AND PERSONNEL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF LEAK HAS NOT IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO
    DISPERSE VAPOR. USE WATER TO DILUTE SPILLS AND TO FLUSH THEM AWAY
    FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT FLUSH DOWN PUBLIC SEWER/DRAINAGE.
    FIREFIGHTERS MUST WEAR  NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE MASK AND
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGER!. VAPORS FORM FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE
    MIXTURES WITH AIR. VAPOR OR GAS MAY SPREAD TO DISTANT IGNITION
    SOURCES AND FLASH-BACK. RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CAUSE FIRE/EXPLOSION
    HAZARD. CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE  IN HEAT OF FIRE. VAPORS
    MAYCONCENTRATE IN CONFINED AREAS. IRRITATING/TOXIC SUBSTANCES MAY
    BE FORMED.

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. STAY UPWIND;
    KEEP OUT OF LOW AREAS. ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE RADIUS IF TANK, RAIL
    CAR/TANK TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN FIRE. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. DO
    NOT TOUCH/WALK THROUGH SPI LLED MATERIAL; STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN
    WITHOUT RISK. WATER SPRAY MAY REDUCE VAPOR. TAKE UP SMALL SPILLS
    WITH SAND AND PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. FOR LARGE SPILLS,
    DIKE FAR AHEAD OF LIQUID SPILL.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT PROVIDED.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS IN
    COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNITION
    AND INCOMPATIBLES. GROUND LINES AND EQUIPMENT USED DURING TRANSFER
    TO REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF ST ATIC SPARK-INITIATED FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
    DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN AREA OF USE OR STORAGE.
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF PEL IS EXCEEDED, NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY
    PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN. NORMALLY,A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR
    ORGANIC VAPORS IS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE. FOR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS AND
    OXYGEN-DEFICIENT  ATMOSPHERES, USE NIOSH APPROVED AIR-SUPPLIED
    RESPIRATOR. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MAY BE NEEDED FOR NON-ROUTINE OR
    EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Ventilation:VENTILATION AND OTHER FORMS OF ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE
    OFTEN THE PREFERRED MEANS FOR CONTROLLING CHEMICAL EXPOSURES.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL TIGHT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY DELUGE SHOWER
    IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE. APRON, FACESHIELD, ARMCOVERS, BOOTS OR FULL
    BODY PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:PREVENT SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

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

HCC:F5
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT.
Boiling Pt:=65.C, 149.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT APPLICABLE.
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED.
Vapor Pres:100MMHG@212C
Vapor Density:1.59
Spec Gravity:0.7893
pH:NOT APPLICABLE.
Viscosity:1.22CPS @ 20C/68F
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:>1(WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS VOLATILE LIQUID WITH AN ETHEREAL
    ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETYL BROMIDE, CALCIUM CARBIDE, CHLORINE, CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE, CYANURIC
    CHLORIDE,  DICHLOROMETHANE, DIETHYL ZINC, LEAD PERCHLORATE,
    MAGNESIUM, METALS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, PERCHLORIC ACID, PHOSPHOROUS
    TRIOXIDE, POTASSIUM, SODIU
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT PROVIDED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY PRODUCE CO AND CO2.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NOT PROVIDED.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS SUBSTANCE, WHEN DISCARDED OR DISPOSED OF,
    IS A HAZARDOUS WATE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS (40 CFR 261).
    DISPOSAL CAN OCCUR ONLY IN PROPERLY PERMITTED FACILITIES.CHECK
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULAT IONS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS
    THESE MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIO NS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:METHANOL, 3, UN 1230, PG II, RQ. LABEL: FLAMMABLE
    LIQUID, POISON. PLACARD REQUIRED: FLAMMABLE, POISON

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOXIC
    CHEMICAL SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF
    TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
    (SARA) OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART  372: METHYL ALCOHOL 67-56-1 99.8%.
    SECTION 311/312: IMMEDIATE HAZARD: X, DELAYED HAZARD: X, FIRE
    HAZARD: X. CERCLA: RQ = 5000 POUNDS. ANY SPILL OR OTHER RELEASES TO
    AIR, WATER, OR LAND EQUAL TO OR IN	EXCESS OF RQ MUST BE REPORTED
    IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (800-424-8802). CONTACT
    THE COAST GUARD IF SPILLED INTO NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS UNDER THEIR
    JURISDICTION.
Federal Regulatory Information:ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE
    LISTED ON THE TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY. EPA
    HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: U154.
State Regulatory Information:NONE

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