SHELL OIL CO -- ETHYL ALCOHOL -- 6505-01-089-3977 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:06/14/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-089-3977
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SHELL OIL CO
Box:4320
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77201
Country:US
Info Phone Num:713-241-4819
Emergency Phone Num:713-473-9461;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:J. C. WILLETT
CAGE:SHELO
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SHELL OIL CO
Box:4320
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77210-5000
Country:US
Phone:713-473-9461/713-241-2252
CAGE:SHELO
Company Name:SHELL OIL COMPANY
Address:Box:2463
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77210
Country:US
Phone:800-231-6950
CAGE:54527

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

Ingred Name:ETHANOL; (ETHYL ALCOHOL)
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: IPECAC. IF IPECAC IS UNAVAIL, GIVE 2
    GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: OF VICTIM'S THROAT. KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD BELOW HIPS
    WHILE VOMITING. GET MD. NOTE TO MD:IF VICTIM IS CHILD, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: GIVE NO MORE THAN 1 GLASS OF WATER & 15CC (1 TBSP)
    SYRUP OF IPECAC. IF SYMP SUCH AS LOSS OF GAG REFLEX, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: CONVULSIONS/UNCON OCCUR BEFORE EMESIS, GASTRIC
    LAVAGE USING A CUFFED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: CLOUD FORMS, WATER FOG MAY BE USED TO SUPPRESS;
    CONTAIN RUN-OFF. REMOVE W/VACUUM TRUCKS/PUMP TO (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:STORAGE/SALVAGE VESSELS. SOAK UP RESIDUE W/AN ABSORB
    SUCH AS CLAY, SAND/OTHER SUITABLE MATL; PLACE IN NON- (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: LEAKING CNTNRS FOR APPROP DISP. FLUSH AREA W/WATER
    TO REMOVE TRACE RESIDUE. SM SPILLS-TAKE UP W/AN ABSORB (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: MATL & PLACE IN NON-LEAKING CNTNRS; SEAL TIGHTLY FOR
    PROPER DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: W/ADEQ VENT. CNTNRS, EVEN THOSE THAN HAVE BEEN
    EMPTIED, CAN CONTAIN EXPLO VAPS. DO NOT CUT, DRILL, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: GRIND, WELD/PERFORM SIMILAR OPER ON OR NEAR CNTNRS.
    DO NOT PRESSURIZE DRUM CNTNRS TO EMPTY THEM. STATIC (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: ELEC MAY ACCUM & CREATE A FIRE HAZARD. GROUND FIXED
    EQUIP. BOND & GROUND TRANSFER CNTNRS & EQUIP. DO NOT(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: USE ALUMINUM EQUIP FOR STORAGE/HNDLG/ANHYDROUS (200
    PROOF) ALCOHOL. FOR 190 PROOF ALCOHOL, DO NOT STORE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: OR HANDLE IN ALUMINUM EQUIPMENT AT TEMPERATURES
    OVER 120F.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:OTHER MASSIVE EXPOS MAY RESULT IN MULTIPLE ORGAN
    DAMAGE AND/OR DEATH. ETHYL ALCOHOL INGEST DURING (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: PREGNANCY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS
    IN SOME INFANTS. PERSONS ON DISULFIRAM (ANTABUSE(R)) (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: THERAPY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE ETHYL ALCOHOL IN
    THIS PROD IS HAZ TO THEM JUST AS IS ALCOHOL FROM ANY (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: SOURCE. DISULFIRAM RXNS (VOMIT, HDCH & EVEN
    COLLAPSE) MAY FOLLOW INGEST OF SMALL AMTS OF ALCOHOL & HAVE (ING
    19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: ALSO BEEN DESCRIBED FROM SKIN CONTACT. STUDIES IN
    LAB ANIMALS INVOLVING PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS HAVE RESULTED (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:IN SUCH EFTS AS LIVER DAMAGE, EMBRYOTOXICITY,
    FETOTOXICITY & TERATOGENICITY. A TRANSIENT MUTAGENIC EFT (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: HAS BEEN REPORTED IN RATS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 13.7 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:LIQ MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE
    IRRIT. SKIN:LIQ IS PRACTICALLY NONIRRIT. PRLNGD/RPTD LIQ CONT CAN
    RESULT IN DEFAT & DRYING WHICH MAY RESULT IN IRRIT & DERMAT.
    INHAL:VAPS MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRIT TO MU C MEMB. HIGH VAP CONC MAY
    CAUSE CNS DEPRESS. INGEST:LIQ IS READILY ABSORBED & MAY PRODUCE CNS
    DEPRESS. (SUPP DATA)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:EARY TO MODERATE CNS DEPRESS MAY BE EVIDENCED
    BY GIDDINESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA; IN EXTREME CASES,
    UNCON & DEATH MAY OCCUR. LIVER DAMAGE MAY BE EVIDENCED BY LOSS OF
    APPETITE, JAUNDICE (YELL OWISH SKIN COLOR) AND SOMETIMES PAIN INTHE
    UPPER ABDOMEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN AND
    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
    PRODUCT. IMPAIRED LIVER FUNCTION FROM PREEXISTING DISORDERS MAY
    ALSO BE AGGRAVATED.

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

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE
    HOLDING LIDS OPEN. GET MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET
    MD. INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR & PROVIDE OXYGEN IF BRTHG
    DFCLT. GI VE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. GET MD. INGEST:DO NOT GIVE LIQ
    IF VICTIM IS UNCON/VERY DROWSY. OTHERWISE, GIVE NO MORE THAN 2
    GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 30CC (2 TBSP) SYRUP OF
    (ING 2)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:56.0F,13.3C
Lower Limits:3.3%
Upper Limits:19%
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, "ALCOHOL" FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR
    CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    .FLAM.CLEAR FIRE AREA OF UNPROT PERS.DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE
    SPACE W/O FULL BUNKER GEAR (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CNTNRS EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT FROM FIRES
    SHOULD BE COOLED WITH WATER TO PREVENT VAP PRESS BUILDUP WHICH
    COULD RESULT IN CNTNR RUPTURE. CNTNR AREAS (SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:FLAM. ELIM ALL IGNIT SOURCES. HNDLG EQUIP MUST
    BE GROUNDED TO PVNT SPARKING. LRG SPILLS-EVAC HAZARD AREA OF UNPROT
    PERS. WEAR APPROP NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP & PROT CLTHG. SHUT OFF
    SOURCE OF LEAK ONLY I F SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE & CONTAIN. IF VAP(ING
    6)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP LIQ & VAP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS
    & FLAME. SURF THAT ARE SUFFICIENTLY HOT MAY IGNITE EVEN LIQ PROD IN
    ABSENCE OF SPARKS/FLAME.
Other Precautions:EXTING PILOT LIGHTS, CIGARETTES & TURN OFF OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNIT PRIOR TO USE & UNTIL ALL VAPS ARE GONE. VAPS MAY
    ACCUM & TRAVEL TO IGNIT SOURCES DISTANT FROM HNDLG SITE; FLASHFIRE
    CAN RESULT. KEEP C NTNRS CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. USE (ING 10)

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

Respiratory Protection:AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD BRTHG OF VAPS. IF EXPOS
    MAY/DOES EXCEED OCCUP EXPOS LIMITS USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP TO
    PVNT OVEREXP. I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.134 USE EITHER A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING RES P/AN AIR-PURIFYING RESP FOR ORG VAPS.
Ventilation:USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL
    VAPOR CONCENTRATION.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO
    MINIMIZE CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:AIR DRY CONTAM CLTHG IN WELL VENT AREA, THEN
    LAUNDER BEFORE REUSING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:(HELMET W/FACESHLD, BUNKER COATS, GLOVES & RUBBER
    BOOTS). COOL FIRE EXPSD CNTNRS W/WATER. EXPLO HAZ:EXPSD TO DIRECT
    FLAME CONT SHOULD BE COOLED W/LRG QTYS OF WATER AS NEEDED TO PVNT
    WE AKENING OF CNTNR STRUCTURE. HLTH HAZ:PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS MAY
    PRODUCE LIVER DAMAGE. INTENTIONAL ABUSE, MISUSE OR (ING 15)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:173F,78C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-173F,-114C
Vapor Pres:43.9 @ 68F
Vapor Density:1.6
Spec Gravity:0.79 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.6 (N-BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,ALUMINUM EQUIP FOR STORAGE AND HANDLING.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO AND UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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