NELSON PAINT CO OF MICHIGAN INC -- BLACK TREE MARKING PAINT, E&I 23 17  -- 8010-00N078827
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BLACK TREE MARKING PAINT, E&I 23 17
MSDS Date:01/22/1996
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N078827
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:NELSON PAINT CO OF MICHIGAN INC
Box:2040
City:KINGSFORD
State:MI
ZIP:49802-2040
Country:US
Info Phone Num:906-774-5566
Emergency Phone Num:800-255-3924
Preparer's Name:DOYLE YODER
CAGE:17833
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:NELSON PAINT CO OF MICHIGAN INC
Box:2040
City:KINGSFORD
State:MI
ZIP:49802-2040
Country:US
Phone:906-774-5566
CAGE:17833

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

Ingred Name:METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL) (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
Fraction by Wt: <15%
OSHA PEL:200 PPM, S
ACGIH TLV:200PPM/250STEL, S
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:STODDARD SOLVENT; (ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS)
CAS:8052-41-3
RTECS #:WJ8925000
Fraction by Wt: <40%
OSHA PEL:500 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: FLAME, SPKS, STATIC ELEC/OTHER SOURCES OF IGNIT:
    THEY MAY EXPLODE & CAUSE INJURY/DEATH. EMPTY DRUMS (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: SHOULD BE COMPLETELY DRAINED, PROPERLY BUNGED &
    PROMPTLY RETURNED TO DRUM RECONDITIONER/PROPERLY DISP OF. (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. ISOLATE FROM HEAT,
    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, SPARKS & OPEN FLAME. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO
    EXTREME HEAT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: CAUSE INTOXICATION & CNS DEPRESS. METHANOL
    IS METABOLIZED TO FORMIC ACID & FORMALDEHYDE. THESE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: METABOLITES CAN CAUSE METABOLIC ACIDOSIS, VISUAL
    DISTURB & BLINDNESS. SINCE METABOLISM IS REQUIRED FOR (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: THESE TOX SYMPS, THEIR ONSET MAY BE DELAYED FROM
    6-30 HRS FOLLOWING INGEST. ETHANOL COMPETES FOR THE SAME(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: METABOLIC PATHWAY & HAS BEEN USED TO PVNT METHANOL
    METABOLISM. ETHANOL ADMIN IS INDICATED IN SYMPTOMATIC(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: PATIENTS/AT METHANOL CONCS ABOVE 20 UG/DL. METHANOL
    IS EFFECTIVELY REMOVED BY HEMODIALYSIS. KEEP PERS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: WARM, QUIET & GET IMMED MED ATTN. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT, BECAUSE ASPIR OF MATL INTO LUNGS FROM VOMIT CAN (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES
    WHICH LEAD TO WATERWAYS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: NIOSH APPRVD POS PRESS AIR SUPPLIED RESP IF
    THERE IS ANY POTENTIAL FOR UNCONTROLLED RELEASE, EXPOS (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN/ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE
    AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQ PROTECTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTD AREA. GROUND & BOND
    CONTRS WHEN TRANSFERRING MATL. USE SPK-PROOF TOOLS & (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: EXPLO-PROOF EQUIP. AVOID PRLNG/RPTD CONT W/SKIN.
    AVOID BRTHG VAPS FROM HEATED MATL. AVOID CONT W/EYES & CLTHG.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE:LIQ, AEROSOLS & VAPS ARE
    IRRIT & CAN CAUSE PAIN, TEARING, REDDENING & SWELL W/STINGING
    SENSATION &/FEELING LIKE THAT OF FINE DUST IN EYES. SKIN:PRLNG/RPTD
    CONT CAN RSLT IN DEFAT & DRYING OF	SKIN WHICH MAY RSLT IN SKIN
    IRRIT & DERM (RASH). INHAL:HDCH, DIZZ, NAUS, DECRD BLOOD PRESS,
    CHANGES IN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:HEART RATE & CYANOSIS (BLUISH
    DISCOLORATION OF SKIN & NAILS) MAY RSLT FROM OVEREXP TO VAP/SKIN
    EXPOS. INGEST:MAY BE HARMFUL/FATAL. CHRONIC:RPTS HAVE ASSOC RPTD &
    PRLNG OCCUP OVEREXP TO SOLVS  W/PERM BRAIN & NERV SYS DMG.
    INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIBERATELY CONC & INHALING CONTENTS MAY BE
    HARMFUL/FATAL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET
    IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. WASH W/SOAP &
    WATER. REMOVE SOILED CLTHG & WASH SEPARATELY BEFORE REUSE. GET MED
    ATTN I F IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
    NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST: NOTE TO MD: PROD CONTAINS METHANOL WHICH
    CAN (ING 8)

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

Flash Point:72.0F,22.2C
Lower Limits:1.0%
Upper Limits:36.0%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    CONTRS CAN BUILD UP PRESS IF EXPOSED TO HEAT (FIRE). WATER RUNOFF
    CAN CAUSE ENVIRON DMG. DIKE & (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID BRTHG DUSTS & FUMES FROM BURNING
    MATL. VAPS MAY FORM EXPLO MIXT W/AIR. VAPS CAN TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF
    IGNIT & FLASH BACK. "EMPTY" CONTRS RETAIN (SUP DAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL PERS. REMOVE ALL
    SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENT AREA. EQUIP EMPLOYEES W/APPROP PROT EQUIP.
    DIKE AROUND SPILLED MATL. COVER SPILL W/ABSORB MATL & SHOVEL
    W/NON-SPK TOOLS INTO CONTR. R EMOVE CONTRS TO SAFE AREA & SEAL.
    (ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPKS & FLAME. KEEP CONTR CLSD WHEN
    NOT IN USE. DO NOT INHALE MIST/VAPOR.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. APPLY W/BACK TO WIND
    DURING OUTDOOR APPLICATION. CONTRS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN
    EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CONTRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUES (VAP, LIQ
    &/SOLID), ALL HAZ PREC  GIVEN IN MSDS MUST BE OBSERVED. (ING 18)

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP W/ORG VAP
    CARTRIDGE/CANISTER MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
    WHERE AIRBORNE CONCS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOS LIMS. PROT
    PROVIDED BY AIR PURIFYING RES PS IS LIMITED. USE NIOSH APPRVD (ING
    16)
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION MAY BE NEC TO CONTROL ANY AIR
    CONTAMINANTS TO W/IN THEIR TLVS DURING USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . CHEMICAL RESISTANT SUIT AND RUBBER BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. DO NOT WEAR CONT
    LENSES. WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING/SMKNG. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG, WASH
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: COLLECT WATER USED TO FIGHT FIRE. WATER SPRAY MAY BE
    USED FOR COOLING CONTRS TO PVNT POSS PRESS BUILD-UP &
    AUTO-IGNIT/EXPLO WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. EXPLO HAZ: PROD
    RESIDUE (LIQ  &/VAP) & CAN BE DANGEROUS. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT,
    WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL, GRIND/EXPOSE SUCH CONTRS TO HEAT, (ING
    4)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>147F,>64C
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:0.8858
VOC Grams/Liter:4.87
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:FASTER THAN BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:PARTIAL
Appearance and Odor:BLACK LIQUID, SLIGHT SOLVENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:82.0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS AMD OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND
    NO*X.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
    LAWS. DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO WATERWAYS WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY.
    DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
    .

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