ALDRICH-SIGMA CHEMICAL INC -- 43502-3; CELLULOSE NITRATE 12 WT % N VISCOSIT ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 MSDS Date: 01/11/1999 MSDS Num: CJNQY LIIN: 00N091706 Product ID: 43502-3; CELLULOSE NITRATE 12 WT % N VISCOSITY (SUPDAT) MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 21076 Name: ALDRICH-SIGMA CHEMICAL CO INC Box: 355 City: MILWAUKEE WI 53201 Info Phone Number: 414-273-3850 Emergency Phone Number: 414-273-3850 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 21076 Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Address: 3050 SPRUCE ST City: ST LOUIS MO 63178 Phone: 314-771-5765 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 9004-70-0 RTECS #: QW0970000 Name: NITROCELLULOSE Percent by Wt: 70. ------------------------------ Cas: 67-63-0 RTECS #: NT8050000 Name: 2-PROPANOL Percent by Wt: 30. OSHA PEL: 980 MG/M3;400 PPM ACGIH TLV: 983 MG/M3;400 PPM ACGIH STEL: 1230 MG/M3;500 PPM ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50 (ORAL, RAT): >5 GM/KG Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: IRRITANT. IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & SKIN. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. ACUTE EFFECTS: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION/SKIN ABSORPTION. CAUSES SEVERE EYE & SKIN IRRITATION. MA TERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES& UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, VOMITING & NARCOTIC EFFECT. PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE TO SKIN CAUSES DEFATTING & DERMATITIS. CHRONIC: TARGET ORGAN(S): NERVES, KIDNEYS, LIVER. TO THE BEST OF MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL & TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHL Y INVESTIGATED. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. First Aid: EYES: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. SKIN: IN CASE OF CONTACT , IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSA L. USE NONSPARKING TOOLS. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THE MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULA TIONS. Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAME. DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO BECOME DRY. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING. KEEP WET WITH: 2-PROPANOL. Other Precautions: WARNING: DANGEROUS WHEN DRY. 2-PROPANOL CONTENT MUST BE MAINTAINED ABOVE 25 WT PERCENT FOR STORAGE. MATERIAL CONTAINING < 25% ALCOHOL IS AN EXPLOSIVE. CHECK 2-PROPANOL CONTENT PERIODICALLY AND ADD MOR E ALCOHOL AS NECESSARY. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point: =11.7C, 53.F Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS. FLAMMABLE SOLID. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. WARNING: THIS MATERIAL IS CLASSIFIED AS AN EXPLOSIVE WHEN DRY. FIRE FI GHTING SHOULD BE DONE FROM A REMOTE POSITION. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMCIAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. Supplemental Safety and Health: MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART #: 18-25 CPS (WITH 30% IPA). ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Boiling Point: =83.C, 181.4F Spec Gravity: 1.230 ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: DO NOT HEAT OVER: 60 DEGREES C. Materials To Avoid: OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, BASES, ACID ANHYDRIDES, HALOGENS, ALUMINUM. Hazardous Decomposition Products: HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDE. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: TOXICITY DATA: ORL-MUS LD50: >5 GM/KG. TXAPA9 33, 159 1975. ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORM ATION. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Federal Regulatory Information: EUROPEAN INFO: CAUTION: SUBSTANCE NOT YET FULLY TESTED. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. IRRITANT: R 36/37/38. IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & SKIN. R 41. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. S 16. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING. S 26. IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S 36. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING .S 48. KEEP WET WITH: S KEEP WET WITH: 2-PROPANOL. TLV & SOURCE: FOR 2-PROPANOL (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL): ACGIH TLV-TWA: 400 PPM (983 MG/M3): STEL: 500 PPM (1230 MG/M3). OSHA PEL: 8 HR TWA: 400 PPM (983 MG/M3): STEL: 500 PPM (1225 MG/M3). ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: CUSTOMER # 563404. SERIAL # S2858. ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: 43502-3; CELLULOSE NITRATE 12 WT % N VISCOSITY (SUPDAT) Cage: 21076 Company Name: SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY Street: 3050 SPRUCE ST City: ST LOUIS MO Zipcode: 63178 Health Emergency Phone: 414-273-3850 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 07/29/1999 Status Code: A Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: DANGER Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Severe Fire Hazard: Severe Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: FLAMMABLE. ACUTE EFFECTS: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION/SKIN ABSORPTION. CAUSES SEVERE EYE & SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES& UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN CAUSE C NS DEPRESSION. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, VOMITING & NARCOTIC EFFECT. PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE TO SKIN CAUSES DEFATTING & DERMATITIS. CHRONIC: TARGET ORGAN(S): NERVES, KIDNEYS, LIVER. TO THE BEST OF MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL & TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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