| Common Name: | BENZYL ALCOHOL, REAGENT, ACS |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 8/3/2018 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 39H215 |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
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ISO 9001-2015 REGISTERED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARATION DATE: 01/16/2015
REVISION DATE: 8/3/2018
REVISION NUMBER: G2
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: B1546
PRODUCT NAME: BENZYL ALCOHOL, REAGENT, ACS
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS:
ALPHA-HYDROXYTOLUENE; ALPHA-TOLUENOL; BENZAL ALCOHOL; BENZENECARBINOL;
BENZENEMETHANOL; BENZOYL ALCOHOL; HYDROXYTOLUENE; METHANOL, PHENYL-;
PHENOLCARBINOL; PHENYLCARBINOL; PHENYLMETHANOL; PHENYLMETHYL ALCOHOL
CAS #: 100-51-6
RTECS #: DN3150000
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE:
PERFUMES AND FLAVORS; PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER FOR COLOR MOVIE FILMS; DYEING
NYLON FILAMENT, TEXTILES, AND SHEET PLASTICS; SOLVENT FOR DYESTUFFS,
CELLULOSE ESTERS, CASEIN, WAXES, ETC.; HEAT-SEALING POLYETHYLENE FILMS;
INTERMEDIATE FOR BENZYL ESTERS AND ETHERS; BACTERIOSTAT; COSMETICS,
OINTMENTS, EMULSIONS; BALL POINT PEN INKS; STENCIL INKS.
USES ADVISED AGAINST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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CONTACT PERSON: IBAD TIRMIZ (EAST COAST)
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE ACCORDING TO THE GLOBALLY
HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS)
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 4
ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL: CATEGORY 4
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION (VAPORS): CATEGORY 4
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2A
SKIN SENSITIZATION: CATEGORY 1
LABEL ELEMENTS:
WARNING:
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN
HARMFUL IF INHALED
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
EXCLAMATION MARK
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS:
HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS
HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
WEAR EYE/FACE PROTECTION
AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA
CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING MUST NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES,
IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL
TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE
IF SKIN IRRITATION OR RASH OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION
IF INHALED:
REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A
POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL.
IF SWALLOWED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL
RINSE MOUTH
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT %
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 100
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
GENERAL ADVICE:
NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
IF YOU HAVE A POISON EMERGENCY AND NEED TO TALK TO A POISON SPECIALIST.
CALL 1-800-222-1222.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER REMOVING ALL
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF SKIN IRRITATION
PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION
EYE CONTACT MAY RESULT IN REDNESS OR PAIN
MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
CONTACT CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT
COUGHING
DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING)
MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
MAY AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
FIRST-AID PROVIDERS:
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS. WEAR GLOVES AND OTHER NECESSARY
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT AS
BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). DRY POWDER. WATER SPRAY MIST OR FOAM.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS:
MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS
OR FLAMES. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS OR WHEN
HEATED.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC METHODS:
WATER MIST MAY BE USED TO COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE
WATER SPRAY OR FOG. COOL CONTAINERS WITH FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER
UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL;
DO NOT SCATTER THE MATERIAL.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND,
MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF
SPILL/LEAK. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT TOUCH
DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS WEARING APPROPRIATE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. PREVENT PRODUCT
FROM ENTERING DRAINS. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR
CONFINED AREAS.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL
(E.G. VERMICULITE, DRY SAND OR EARTH). IN CASE OF LARGE SPILL, DIKE IF
NEEDED. DIKE FAR AHEAD OF LIQUID SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED MATERIAL IN A SUITABLE CHEMICAL
WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. USE ONLY NON-SPARKING TOOLS. CLEAN CONTAMINATED
SURFACE THOROUGHLY.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK ROOMS. REMOVE ALL
SOURCES OF IGNITION. TO AVOID IGNITION OF VAPORS BY STATIC ELECTRICITY
DISCHARGE, ALL METAL PARTS OF THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE GROUNDED. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND
SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR SPRAY MIST. DO NOT INGEST.
WHEN USING DO NOT SMOKE. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. STORE AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. SENSITIVE TO
LIGHT. STORE IN LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINERS. STORE UNDER INERT GAS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ALUMINUM
IRON
STEEL
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WEEL
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NONE NONE NONE 10 PPM TWA
CANADA:
COMPONENT CAS NO CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - CANADA -
ALBERTA BRITISH ONTARIO QUEBEC
COLUMBIA
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NONE NONE NONE NONE
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. AUSTRALIA MEXICO
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NONE NONE
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER
ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS AND
MIST BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: GOGGLES
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
GLOVES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
VAPOR RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR
EQUIVALENT.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND
IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT. WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR
SMOKE.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
APPEARANCE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
COLOR: COLORLESS. CLEAR.
ODOR: SLIGHT. AROMATIC.
TASTE: SHARP. BURNING.
FORMULA: C7H8O
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT (G/MOLE): 108.14
FLAMMABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C/DEG. F):
93.0 DEG. C/199.4 DEG. F
100.56-104.44 DEG. C/213-220 DEG. F
FLASH POINT TESTED ACCORDING TO:
CLOSED CUP
OPEN CUP
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): 436.0 DEG. C/816.8 DEG. F
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MELTING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): -15.2 DEG. C/4.6 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): 205.3 DEG. C/401.5 DEG. F
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.0419 AT 20 DEG. C
PH: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): 0.003 KPA
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: 3.72
VOC CONTENT (G/L): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): 5.5 PPM
PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): 1.1
VISCOSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MISCIBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY:
SOLUBLE IN WATER
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 35,000 MG/L AT 20 DEG. C; 42,900 MG/L AT 25 DEG. C
SOLUBLE IN ACETONE
SOLUBLE IN BENZENE
SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL
SOLUBLE IN ETHER
SOLUBLE IN CHLOROFORM
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
REACTIVE WITH ACIDS
REACTIVE WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS
ATTACKS SOME PLASTICS, RUBBER, AND COATINGS.
BENZYL ALCOHOL CAN EXTRACT AND DISSOLVE POLYSTYRENE PLASTIC AND MAY ATTACK
OTHER PLASTICS
A MIXTURE OF BENZYL ALCOHOL WITH 58% SULFURIC ACID DECOMPOSES EXPLOSIVELY
AT ABOUT 180 DEG. C.
BENZYL ALCOHOL CONTAMINATED WITH 1.4% HYDROGEN BROMIDE AND 1.2% OF
DISSOLVED IRON (II) POLYMERIZES EXOTHERMALLY ABOVE 100 DEG. C
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY:
STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. SENSITIVE TO LIGHT. EXPOSURE
TO LIGHT ACCELERATES DECOMPOSITION. SLOWLY DECOMPOSES ON CONTACT WITH AIR.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
HEAT. IGNITION SOURCES. EXPOSURE TO LIGHT. EXPOSURE TO AIR. INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ALUMINUM
IRON
STEEL
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
CARBON OXIDES. WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS ACRID SMOKE AND
IRRITATING FUMES.
OTHER INFORMATION:
CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: EYES. INGESTION. INHALATION. SKIN.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
BENZYL ALCOHOL:
CAS-NO.: 100-51-6
LD50/ORAL/RAT: 1230 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
1360 MG/KG (RTECS)
1150-1580 MG/KG (EU COMMISION IUCLID DATASET)
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: 2 G/KG DERMAL LD50 RABBIT
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: 8.8 MG/L INHALATION LC50 RAT 4 H
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: 1040 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RABBIT
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 1230 MG/KG
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 1360 MG/KG
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX DERMAL: 2000 MG/KG LD50/DERMAL/RAT
VALUE -ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT:
VALUE-VAPOR: 8.8 MG/L (4-HR)
VALUE-GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE:
VALUE-VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMPTOMS:
SKIN CONTACT:
HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN. IT MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CAUSES
SKIN IRRITATION. MILDLY TO HIGHLY IRRITATING. CAN CAUSE REDNESS AND PAIN.
EYE CONTACT:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. MODERATELY IRRITATING TO THE EYES. CAUSES
REDNESS, PAIN. EYE CONTACT PRODUCES IMMEDIATE SMARTING, BUT THERE IS NO
PERMANENT INJURY IF EXPOSURE IS BRIEF.
INHALATION:
HARMFUL BY INHALATION. INHALATION OF MIST OR VAPORS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
TRACT (NOSE, THROAT), IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH. IT MAY BE ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM WITH SYMTOMS SIMILAR
TO INGESTION.
INGESTION:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. INGESTION OF LARGE DOSES MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. IT MAY AFFECT BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
AND CAUSE HEADACHE, SOMNOLENCE, EXCITEMENT, DIZZINESS, ATAXIA, COMA,
CONVULSIONS, AND OTHER SYMPTOMS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. IT
MAY ALSO AFFECT RESPIRATION (PARALYSIS OF THE RESPIRATORY CENTER,
RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, GASPING RESPIRATIONS), CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
(HYPOTENSION).
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE (SKIN CONTACT) MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT
DERMATITIS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED INGESTION MAY AFFECT BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO ACUTE INGESTION. IT MAY ALSO
AFFECT THE LIVER, KIDNEYS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.
SENSITIZATION: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
MAY AFFECT GENETIC MATERIAL
MUTATIONS IN MICROORGANISMS
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. IARC ACGIH - NTP
CARCINOGENS
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS NOTIFIABLE PROHIBITED
CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
BENZYL ALCOHOL NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
ACGIH (AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS)
IARC (INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER)
NTP (NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM)
OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR)
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO DATA IS AVAILABLE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE ADVERSE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY:
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
TARGET ORGANS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
BENZYL ALCOHOL - 100-51-6:
FRESHWATER ALGAE DATA: 35 MG/L EC50 ANABAENA VARIABILIS 3 H
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES DATA:
460 MG/L LC50 PIMEPHALES PROMELAS 96 H STATIC 1
10 MG/L LC50 LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS 96 H STATIC 1
WATER FLEA DATA: 23 MG/L EC50 WATER FLEA 48 H
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MOBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATION.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR LOCAL RECYCLING, RECOVERY OR WASTE
DISPOSAL
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. RCRA - F RCRA - K RCRA - P RCRA - U
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
WASTES WASTES WASTES WASTES
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMBOL(S): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ADR:
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
RID:
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ICAO:
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IATA:
UN-NO: NOT REGULATED
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
HAZARD CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ERG CODE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES (PICCS)
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 PRESENTACTIVE PRESENT PRESENT
KE-02570
COMPONENTS JAPAN ENCS CHINA AUSTRALIA (AICS) EINECS-NO.
BENZYL ALCOHOL PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(3)-1011 [03082] 202-859-9
U.S. REGULATIONS:
BENZYL ALCOHOL:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: PRESENT
MINNESOTA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PRESENT
FDA - DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: 21 CFR 172.515
FDA - 21 CFR - TOTAL FOOD ADDITIVES:
172.515, 175.105, 175.300, 177.1210, 73.1001
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
COMPONENTS CAS-NO.
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6
COMPONENTS CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY TOXICITY
BENZYL ALCOHOL NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CERCLA - SECTION 302 SECTION 302
HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY
SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS
AND THEIR SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
REPORTABLE AND TPQS AND RQS
QUANTITIES
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NONE NONE NONE
COMPONENTS SECTION 313 - CHEMICAL SECTION 313 - REPORTING
CATEGORY DE MINIMIS
BENZYL ALCOHOL NONE NONE
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. TSCA SECTION TSCA 8(D) - HEALTH
5(A)2 - CHEMICALS AND SAFETY REPORTING
WITH SIGNIFICANT NEW
USE RULES (SNURS)
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
CANADA:
WHIMIS 2015 - GHS CLASSIFICATIONS:
WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION:
COMPONENT WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
BENZYL ALCOHOL FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS - CATEGORY 4:
100-51-6 (100) H227: COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL - CATEGORY 4:
H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION - CATEGORY 2:
H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION.
CANADA HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
HPR (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE HPR
WHMIS 1988 HAZARD CLASS:
B3: COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
D2B: TOXIC MATERIALS
COMPONENTS WHMIS 1988
BENZYL ALCOHOL B3, D2B
CANADA CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
CPR (CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
COMPONENTS WHMIS INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST -
BENZYL ALCOHOL 1%
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA SCHEDULE I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES SUBJECT
TO MANDATORY REPORTING
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
EU GHS - SV - CLP 1272/2008:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. EU GHS - SV - CLP (1272/2008)
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL - ACUTE TOX. 4:
H302:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
(MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION)
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION - ACUTE TOX. 4:
H332:
HARMFUL IF INHALED.
(MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION)603-057-00-5
EU - CLP (1272/2008):
R-PHRASE(S):
R20/22: HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
S-PHRASE(S):
S 2: KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
S26:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY PHRASES
LIMITS
BENZYL ALCOHOL 100-51-6 XN; R20/22 NO INFORMATION S: (2)-26
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC:
INDICATION OF DANGER:
XN: HARMFUL.
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PREPARATION DATE: 01/16/2015
REVISION DATE: 8/3/2018
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
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ALL CHEMICALS MAY POSE UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) APPLIES ONLY TO THE MATERIAL AS PACKAGED. IF
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CONTAMINATED, IT MAY POSE HAZARDS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS SDS. THE PHYSICAL
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