SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP. -- PETROLATUM  -- 6505-00-133-8025
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PETROLATUM
MSDS Date:05/10/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-133-8025
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP.
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Info Phone Num:213-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:213-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:GREASE, PETROLEUM
CAS:8009-03-8
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION OF MIST MAY CAUSE
    RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, LIPID PNEUMONIA/GRANULOMA OF LUNG. CONTACT
    WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE HYSENSITIVITY REACTIONS IN SOME. CONTACT WITH
    EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SWAL LOWING LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE
    DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IRRITATION. CHRONIC: SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE
    FOLLICULITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:IARC LIST MINERAL OILS AS IARC GROUP
    3-INADEQUATE EVIDENCE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
    EYES: REDNESS, TEARING, BLURRED VISION, DISCOMFORT. SKIN: RASH,
    REDNESS, DISCOMFORT. INGESTED: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHALED: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
    BREATHING STOPPED. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLD LIDS
    OPEN.  SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. WASH WITH
    SOAP AND WATER. INGESTED: TREAT SYMTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVLY. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS.

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:>360F,>182C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. MOVE
    CONTAINER FROM FIRE IF CAN BE DONE AT NO RISK. DO NOT SCATTER
    SPILLED MATERIAL WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DIKE FIRE CONTROL WATER FOR LATER
    DISPOSAL.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN CONTAINERS FOR LATER
    DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER OR WATERWAYS. KEEP UNECESSARY
    PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF CONDITIONS WARRANT;
    USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR, OR
    SCBA, AS SITUATION REQUIRES. USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
    1910.134.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW REGULATORY
    LIMITS IF VAPORS OR MISTS GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER IF PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>500F,>260C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>100F,>38C
Vapor Pres:<1 MM HG
Spec Gravity:0.815 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS; DARK BROWN, GREEN, AMBER, YELLOW, OR
    WHITE, UNCTUOUS SEMISOLID

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOURCES OF IGNITION, CONTACT WITH
    INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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