PURITAN PRODUCTS INC -- GLYCEROL -- 6810-00-264-6604
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:GLYCEROL MSDS Date:03/31/1998 FSC:6810 NIIN:00-264-6604 === Responsible Party === Company Name:PURITAN PRODUCTS INC Address:2290 AVENUE A City:BETHLEHEM State:PA ZIP:18017 Country:US Info Phone Num:610-866-4225 Emergency Phone Num:610-866-4225 Preparer's Name:NOT PROVIDED Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300 CAGE:0TG10 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:PURITAN PRODUCTS INC Address:2290 AVENUE A Box:City:BETHLEHEM State:PA ZIP:18017 Country:US Phone:610-866-4225 CAGE:0TG10 Company Name:TELECHEM INTERNATIONAL, INC Address:524 E WEDDELL DRIVE SUITE 3 Box:City:SUNNYVALE State:CA ZIP:94089-2115 Country:US Phone:916-941-3688 Contract Num:SP0450-00-M-SF47 CAGE:1KH20 Company Name:TELECHEM INTERNATIONAL, INC Address:524 E WEDDELL DRIVE SUITE 3 Box:City:SUNNYVALE State:CA ZIP:94089-2115 Country:US Phone:916-941-3688 Contract Num:SP0450-01-M-D365 CAGE:1KH20 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:GLYCERIN MIST CAS:56-81-5 RTECS #:MA8050000 Minumum % Wt:90. Maxumum % Wt:100. Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 12,600 MG/KG Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUE TO THE LOW VAPOR PRESSURE, INHALATION OF THE VAPORS AT ROOM TEMPERATURES IS UNLIKELY. INHALATION OF MIST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: LOW TOXICITY. MAY CAUSE N AUSEA, HEADACHE, DIARRHEA. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE KIDNEY INJURY. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: INHALATION OF MIST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIARRHEA. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER OR KIDNEY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSC IOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN SHOES BEFORE R EUSE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRR ITATION PERSISTS. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point Method:CC Flash Point:=198.9C, 390.F Autoignition Temp:=370.C, 698.F Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE AND COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS. Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. WATER S PRAY WILL ALSO REDUCE FUME AND IRRITANT GASES. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ABOVE FLASH POINT, VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES ARE EXPLOSIVE. SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CONTAIN AND RECOVER LIQUID WHEN POSSIBLE. COLLECT LIQUID IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER OR ABSORB WITH AN INERT MATERIAL ( E.G., VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, EARTH), AND PLACE IN A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, SUCH AS SAW DUST. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER! Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER, STORED IN A COOL DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. Other Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES (VAPORS, LIQUID); OBSERVE ALL WARNING AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:PERSONAL RESPIRATORS (NIOSH APPROVED): IF EXPOSURE LIMIT IS EXCEEDED, A HALF-FACE/ A FULL-FACE PIECE DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES OR INSTANCES WHERE THE EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE NOT K NOWN, USE A FULL-FACEPIECE POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES. Ventilation:A SYSTEM OF LOCAL OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. LOCAL EXHAUST IS GENERALLY PREFERRED. Protective Gloves:WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES. Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES. Other Protective Equipment:WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA. Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED Supplemental Safety and Health ABBREVIATION: N/A=NOT APPLICABLE OR NOT AVAILABLE. N/K=UNKNOWN. N/P=NOT PROVIDED. N/R=NOT RELEVANT. N/D=NOT DETERMINED. N/E=NOT ESTABLISHED. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:V5 NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT Boiling Pt:=290.C, 554.F Melt/Freeze Pt:=17.8C, 64.F Decomp Temp:>290.C, 554.F Vapor Pres:0.0028@50C(122F) Vapor Density:3.17 Spec Gravity:1.26@20C/4C pH:NEUTRAL-LITMUS Viscosity:NOT PROVIDED Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO DATA FOUND Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE Appearance and Odor:CLEAR OILY LIQUID. ODORLESS. Percent Volatiles by Volume:0@21C(70F) Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG OXIDIZERS. CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, CALCIUM OXYCHLORIDE, CHROMIUM OXIDES AND ALKALI METAL HYDRIDES. Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES, IGNITION SOURCES AND INCOMPATIBLES. Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASES AND VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE. GLYCERIN DECOMPOSES UPON HEATING ABOVE 290C, FORMING CORROSIVE GAS (ACROLEIN). =================== Toxicological Information =================== Toxicological Information:ORAL RAT LD50= 12,600 MG/KG. INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR. ===================== Ecological Information ===================== Ecological:WHEN RELAEASE INTO THE SOIL, THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO READILY BIODEGRADE AND EXPECTED TO EVAPORATE SIGNIFICANTLY . WHEN RELEASED INTO WATER, THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO READILY BIODEGRADE. IT D OES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY BIOACCUMULATES. WHEN RELEASED INTO AIR THIS MATEIAL IS EXPECTED TO READILY DEGRADED BY REACTION WITH PHOTOCHEMICALLY PRODUCED HYDROXYL RADICALS, AND CAN BE REMOVED FROM ATMOSPH ERE TO A MODERATE EXTENT BY WET DEPOSITION. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR RECYCLING SHOULD BE MANAGED IN AN APPROPRIATE AND APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAMINATION OF THIS PRODUCT MAY CHANGE THE WASTE MANAG EMENT OPTIONS. DISPOSAL (INCLUDING CONTAINER AND UNUSED CONTENTS) MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. =================== MSDS Transport Information =================== Transport Information:NOT REGULATED. ===================== Regulatory Information ===================== SARA Title III Information:SARA SECTION 302 (40CFR355.30): RQ, TPQ, LIST = NO SARA SECTION 313 (40CFR372.65): NO SARA HAZARD CATEGORIES, SARA SECTIONS 311/312 (40CFR370.21): ACUTE: YES., CHRONIC: YES., FIRE: NO., R EACITVITY= NO. SUDDEN RELEASE:NO. Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: YES. State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED ======================= Other Information ======================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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