GAF CHEMICALS -- IGEPAL CO-630 SURFACTANTGAF CHEMICALS -- IGEPAL CO-630 SURFACTANT MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET GAF CHEMICALSNSN: 685000N010136 Manufacturer's CAGE: 46575 Part No. Indicator: B Part Number/Trade Name: IGEPAL CO-630 SURFACTANT =========================================================================== General Information =========================================================================== Company's Name: GAF CHEMICALS CORP Company's Street: 1361 ALPS RD Company's City: WAYNE Company's State: NJ Company's Country: US Company's Zip Code: 07470 Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-228-5635;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) Company's Info Ph #: 201-628-3000 Record No. For Safety Entry: 002 Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 002 Status: SMJ Date MSDS Prepared: 01DEC88 Safety Data Review Date: 17JUL96 MSDS Serial Number: CBVQH =========================================================================== Ingredients/Identity Information =========================================================================== Proprietary: NO Ingredient: GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(NONYLPHENYL)ETHER; (POLY(OXY-1,2- ETHANEDIYL), ALPHA(NONYLPHENYL)-OMEGA HYDROXY-) Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: MD0900000 CAS Number: 9016-45-9 OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ETHYLENE OXIDE (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA) Ingredient Sequence Number: 02 Percent: <0.0002 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: KX2450000 CAS Number: 75-21-8 OSHA PEL: 1 PPM ACGIH TLV: 1 PPM ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: HNDLG/STOR PRECS: IN THIS PROD. RPTD EXPOS MAY BE HARMFUL. IF CONTROL PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED, AIR SPACE CONCS (ING 4) Ingredient Sequence Number: 03 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ING 3: SHOULD BE BELOW THE OSHA ESTABLISHED "ACTION LEVEL." Ingredient Sequence Number: 04 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: VENT: ARE BEING OPENED. Ingredient Sequence Number: 05 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------- Proprietary: NO Ingredient: EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD (FP N). Ingredient Sequence Number: 06 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 9999999ZZ OSHA PEL: NOT APPLICABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLE =========================================================================== Physical/Chemical Characteristics =========================================================================== Appearance And Odor: FREE FLOWING, SLIGHTLY VISCOUS LIQUID; AROMATIC ODOR. Boiling Point: >392F,>200C Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): NOT VOLAT Vapor Density (Air=1): NOT VOLAT Specific Gravity: 1.06 (H*2O=1) Evaporation Rate And Ref: NOT VOLATILE Solubility In Water: SOLUBLE Percent Volatiles By Volume: SUDPAT pH: SUPDAT =========================================================================== Fire and Explosion Hazard Data =========================================================================== Flash Point: >535F,>279C Flash Point Method: PMCC Extinguishing Media: USE MEDIA PROPER TO PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE. Special Fire Fighting Proc: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: NONE KNOWN. =========================================================================== Reactivity Data =========================================================================== Stability: YES Cond To Avoid (Stability): NONE KNOWN. Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENTS. Hazardous Decomp Products: ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTED WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION. Hazardous Poly Occur: NO Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT RELEVANT =========================================================================== Health Hazard Data =========================================================================== LD50-LC50 Mixture: LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 3000 MG/KG Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES Route Of Entry - Skin: YES Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES Health Haz Acute And Chronic: INGEST:NO EFTS OF EXPOS EXPECTED. INHAL:IF MISTED, CAUSES IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS, NOSE, EYES & THROAT, COUGH, DFCLTY BRTHG. SKIN:NO EFTS OF EXPOS EXPECTED DUE TO CNTCT. MAY POSS CAUSE IRRIT/ DERM IN SOME INDIVIDUALS UPON PRLNGD CNTCT. EYES:CAUSES PAINFUL STINGING/ BURNING OF EYES & LIDS. WATERING EYES, CONJ,(EFTS OF OVEREXP) Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO Explanation Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: HLTH HAZ: OPAQUENESS OF CORNEA, POSS LEADING TO LOSS OF SIGHT. NTP LISTS ETHYLENE OXIDE (EO) IN 4TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS REFERENCING IARC RPT PUBLISHED IN 1984. RPT STATES THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVID FOR CARCIN TO EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS, HOWEVER, WHEN PROD IS HNDLD I/A/W OCCUP CTL PROCS NEITHER ACUTE NOR LONG TERM (SUPDAT) Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: NO DATA FOUND. Emergency/First Aid Proc: INGEST:GEN PREC MEASURES SUGGEST INDUCING VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. CALL MD. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. =========================================================================== Precautions for Safe Handling and Use =========================================================================== Steps If Matl Released/Spill: ABSORB WITH EARTH, SAND OR SIMILAR INERT MATERIAL AND DISPOSE OF WITH SOLID WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSE OF WITH LIQUID WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. Precautions-Handling/Storing: DO NOT GET IN EYES, WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. AVOID BRTHG MIST. USE W/ADEQ VENT FOR MISTING OPERATIONS. EO, CANCER & REPRO HAZ, MAY BE PRESENT (ING 3) Other Precautions: PROT MEASURES DURING REPAIR/MAINT OF EQUIP:WASH EQUIP THORO W/STEAM OR WARM WATER UNTIL CLEAN. CHECK FOR FLAMMS W/"EXPLO METER" & ALSO CHECK OXYGEN LEVEL W/OXYGEN METER. IN ALL CASES FOLLOW GOOD INDUSTRIAL SFTY PRACTS BEFORE ENTERING EQUIP. =========================================================================== Control Measures =========================================================================== Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF ADEQUATE VENTILATION CANNOT BE PROVIDED AT ANY TIME OR IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE CONTACT WITH HEADSPACE ABOVE THE DRUM OR TANKWAGON. Ventilation: TRACES OF EO COULD ACCUM IN HEADSPACE OF STORAGE/TRANSPORT VESSELS. USE W/ADEQ VENT ESP WHERE DRUMS/TANKWAGONS (ING 5) Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 6) Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. Suppl. Safety & Health Data: PH OF SOLN: 5-9 10% SOLN IN DISTILLED WATER. % VOLAT: 0.50 WATER-MAX. EFTS OF OVEREXP: HAZ FROM EO IS EXPECTED. EO APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPRO HAZS. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSINALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HANDLG & EXPOS INFO (FP N). =========================================================================== Transportation Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Disposal Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Label Data ===========================================================================