EAST BAY OIL CO (FORMERLY GOLD SHIELD CHEM CO) -- KEROSENE  -- 9140-00-242-6748
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:KEROSENE
MSDS Date:01/28/1991
FSC:9140
NIIN:00-242-6748
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:EAST BAY OIL CO (FORMERLY GOLD SHIELD CHEM CO)
Address:3111 DEPOT RD
City:HAYWARD
State:CA
ZIP:94545-2707
Country:US
Info Phone Num:510-782-2040
Emergency Phone Num:510-782-2040(CHEMTREC 800-424-9300)
Preparer's Name:ROGER PYTLEWSKI
CAGE:3P519
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:EAST BAY OIL CO (FORMERLY GOLD SHIELD CHEM CO)
Address:3111 DEPOT RD
Box:City:HAYWARD
State:CA
ZIP:94545-2707
Country:US
Phone:510-782-2040(CHEMTREC 800-424-9300)
CAGE:3P519

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

Ingred Name:STRAIGHT-RUN KEROSENE
CAS:8008-20-6
RTECS #:OA5500000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM 9091

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    VAPOR OR MIST MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION OR CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM DEPRESSION. CONTACT WITH EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
    SWALLOWING CAUSES ASPIRATION WHICH CA USES PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND CNS
    DEPRESSION.CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE SKIN
    IRRITATION OR DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MANUFACTURER STATES MATERIAL MAY BE
    CARCINOGENIC BASED ON ANIMAL STUDIES.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
    HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING. EYES: REDNESS, BLURRED
    VISION, TEARING. SKIN: REDNESS, DRY SKIN, DISCOMFORT, ITCHING.
    SWALLOWED: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DROWSI NESS, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHALED: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
    BREATHING STOPPED. SEE DOCTOR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYES: FLUSH WITH
    LOTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN:
    REMOVE CO NTAMINATED CLOTHES. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF RASH
    DEVELOPS, SEE DOCTOR. INGESTED: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:125F,52C
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, HALON, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR WATER
    SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID SPREADING BURNING LIQUID WITH WATER
    USED FOR COOLING PURPOSES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL TO A SOURCE OF
    IGNITION, IGNITE AND FLASH BACK OR EXPLODE. IF CONTAINER IS NOT
    COOLED DURING FIRE IT MAY EXPLODE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE
    AREA. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT. ISOLATE AND DENY
    ENTRY. PREVENT FROM ENTERING SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. DIKE/RECOVER IF
    POSSIBLE. ABSORB WITH I NERT MATERIAL IF CANNOT RECOVER.
    NOTIFYAUTHORITYS
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS COOL, DRY AND AWAY
    FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:USE PROPER BONDING AND GROUNDING PROCEDURES DURING
    TRANSFER OPERATIONS. EMPTY DRUMS STILL CONTAIN RESIDUE, DO NOT
    PRESSURIZE, CET, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL, GRIND, OR EXPOSE TO
    SOURCES OF IGNITION;  MAY EXPLODE AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, IF ENGINEEERING EQUIPMENT
    FAILS, NON-ROUTINE USE OR EMERGENCY OCCURS. WHICH DEPENDS ON
    CONCENTRAION. USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29  CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE EXPLOSION-PROOF MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO
    MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW PEL..
Protective Gloves:NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER. IMPERVIOUS
    CLOTHING TO REVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR CHANGED NAME FROM GOLD SHIELD CHEMICAL CO TO EAST BAY OIL CO.

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

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>350F,>177C
Vapor Pres:0.5 MM HG
Vapor Density:>1 (AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:0.81 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, WATERY LIQUID; CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID
    CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE,
    OXIDES OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. NO EPA REPORTABLE QUANTITY. IF SPILLED INTO
    WATERWAY, YOU MUST CALL NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT 800-424-8802.

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