| Common Name: | PARAFFIN WAX, 327212 |
| Manufacturer: | SIGMA-ALDRICH |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/13/2020 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 45ZZ41 |
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SIGMA-ALDRICH(R*)
WWW.SIGMAALDRICH.COM
SAFETY DATA SHEET
VERSION: 6.1
REVISION DATE: 01/13/2020
PRINT DATE: 02/20/2020
| SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE |  |
AND OF THECOMPANY/UNDERTAKING
1.1 PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS:
PRODUCT NAME: PARAFFIN WAX
PRODUCT NUMBER: 327212
BRAND: ALDRICH
CAS-NO.: 8002-74-2
1.2 RELEVANT IDENTIFIED USES OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE AND USES ADVISED
AGAINST:
IDENTIFIED USES: LABORATORY CHEMICALS, SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTANCES
1.3 DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET:
COMPANY:
SIGMA-ALDRICH INC.
3050 SPRUCE STREET
ST. LOUIS MO 63103
UNITED STATES
TELEPHONE: +1 314 771-5765
FAX: +1 800 325-5052
1.4 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
EMERGENCY PHONE #: +1-703-527-3887
| SECTION 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
2.1 CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
NOT A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE.
2.2 GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
NOT A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE.
2.3 HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC) OR NOT COVERED BY GHS: NONE
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
3.1 SUBSTANCES:
CAS-NO.: 8002-74-2
EC-NO.: 232-315-6
COMPONENT CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION
PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES <=100%
| SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES | |
4.1 DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES:
IF INHALED:
IF BREATHED IN, MOVE PERSON INTO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT: WASH OFF WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER.
IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER AS A PRECAUTION.
IF SWALLOWED:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. RINSE MOUTH WITH
WATER.
4.2 MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
THE MOST IMPORTANT KNOWN SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
LABELING (SEE SECTION 2.2) AND/OR IN SECTION 11
4.3 INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT
NEEDED: NO DATA AVAILABLE
| SECTION 5: FIREFIGHTING MEASURES | |
5.1 EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
5.2 SPECIAL HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
NATURE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT KNOWN.
5.3 ADVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR FIREFIGHTING IF NECESSARY.
5.4 FURTHER INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
6.1 PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
AVOID DUST FORMATION. AVOID BREATHING VAPOURS, MIST OR GAS.
FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SECTION 8.
6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
NO SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED.
6.3 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
SWEEP UP AND SHOVEL. KEEP IN SUITABLE, CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
6.4 REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS: FOR DISPOSAL SEE SECTION 13.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
7.1 PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
FURTHER PROCESSING OF SOLID MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF
COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS. THE POTENTIAL FOR COMBUSTIBLE DUST FORMATION SHOULD
BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE ADDITIONAL PROCESSING OCCURS.
PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AT PLACES WHERE DUST IS FORMED.
FOR PRECAUTIONS SEE SECTION 2.2.
7.2 CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
STORAGE CLASS (TRGS 510):
13: NON COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS
7.3 SPECIFIC END USE(S):
APART FROM THE USES MENTIONED IN SECTION 1.2 NO OTHER SPECIFIC USES ARE
STIPULATED
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS:
COMPONENTS WITH WORKPLACE CONTROL PARAMETERS:
COMPONENT CAS-NO. VALUE CONTROL BASIS
PARAMETERS
PARAFFIN WAXES 8002-74-2 TWA 2 MG/M3 USA. ACGIH THRESHOLD LIMIT
AND HYDROCARBON VALUES (TLV)
WAXES
REMARKS UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION
NAUSEA
TWA 2 MG/M3 USA. NIOSH RECOMMENDED
EXPOSURE LIMITS
PEL 2 MG/M3 CALIFORNIA PERMISSIBLE
EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL
CONTAMINANTS (TITLE 8,
ARTICLE 107)
8.2 EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICE.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE/FACE PROTECTION:
USE EQUIPMENT FOR EYE PROTECTION TESTED AND APPROVED UNDER APPROPRIATE
GOVERNMENT STANDARDS SUCH AS NIOSH (US) OR EN 166(EU).
SKIN PROTECTION:
HANDLE WITH GLOVES. GLOVES MUST BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. USE PROPER GLOVE
REMOVAL TECHNIQUE (WITHOUT TOUCHING GLOVE'S OUTER SURFACE) TO AVOID SKIN
CONTACT WITH THIS PRODUCT. DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED GLOVES AFTER USE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES. WASH AND DRY
HANDS.
FULL CONTACT:
MATERIAL: NITRILE RUBBER
MINIMUM LAYER THICKNESS: 0.11 MM
BREAK THROUGH TIME: 480 MIN
MATERIAL TESTED: DERMATRIL(R*) (KCL 740 / ALDRICH Z677272, SIZE M)
SPLASH CONTACT:
MATERIAL: NITRILE RUBBER
MINIMUM LAYER THICKNESS: 0.11 MM
BREAK THROUGH TIME: 480 MIN
MATERIAL TESTED: DERMATRIL(R*) (KCL 740 / ALDRICH Z677272, SIZE M)
DATA SOURCE:
KCL GMBH, D-36124 EICHENZELL, PHONE +49 (0)6659 87300, E-MAIL SALES@KCL.DE,
TEST METHOD: EN374
IF USED IN SOLUTION, OR MIXED WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES, AND UNDER CONDITIONS
WHICH DIFFER FROM EN 374, CONTACT THE SUPPLIER OF THE CE APPROVED GLOVES.
THIS RECOMMENDATION IS ADVISORY ONLY AND MUST BE EVALUATED BY AN INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENIST AND SAFETY OFFICER FAMILIAR WITH THE SPECIFIC SITUATION OF
ANTICIPATED USE BY OUR CUSTOMERS. IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS OFFERING AN
APPROVAL FOR ANY SPECIFIC USE SCENARIO.
BODY PROTECTION:
CHOOSE BODY PROTECTION IN RELATION TO ITS TYPE, TO THE CONCENTRATION AND
AMOUNT OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, AND TO THE SPECIFIC WORK-PLACE., THE TYPE
OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MUST BE SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE CONCENTRATION
AND AMOUNT OF THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE AT THE SPECIFIC WORKPLACE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT REQUIRED. WHERE PROTECTION FROM NUISANCE
LEVELS OF DUSTS ARE DESIRED, USE TYPE N95 (US) OR TYPE P1 (EN 143) DUST
MASKS. USE RESPIRATORS AND COMPONENTS TESTED AND APPROVED UNDER APPROPRIATE
GOVERNMENT STANDARDS SUCH AS NIOSH (US) OR CEN (EU).
CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE:
NO SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
9.1 INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
A) APPEARANCE:
FORM: SOLID
COLOUR: COLOURLESS
B) ODOUR: NO DATA AVAILABLE
C) ODOUR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE
D) PH: NO DATA AVAILABLE
E) MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT:
MELTING POINT/RANGE: 58 - 62 DEG. C (136 - 144 DEG. F)
F) INITIAL BOILING POINT AND BOILING RANGE:
341 - 665 DEG. C 646 - 1229 DEG. F AT CA.1013.250 HPA
G) FLASH POINT: 113 DEG. C (235 DEG. F) - CLOSED CUP
H) EVAPORATION RATE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
I) FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NO DATA AVAILABLE
J) UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: NO DATA AVAILABLE
K) VAPOUR PRESSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
L) VAPOUR DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
M) RELATIVE DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
N) WATER SOLUBILITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
O) PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER: NO DATA AVAILABLE
P) AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
Q) DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
R) VISCOSITY: 3 - 6 MM2/S AT 100 DEG. C (212 DEG. F) - ASTM D 445 -
S) EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE
T) OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE
9.2 OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
10.1 REACTIVITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
10.2 CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
10.3 POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NO DATA AVAILABLE
10.4 CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NO DATA AVAILABLE
10.5 INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
10.6 HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS FORMED UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. - NATURE OF
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT KNOWN.
OTHER DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE
IN THE EVENT OF FIRE: SEE SECTION 5
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
11.1 INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
ACUTE TOXICITY:
LD50 ORAL - RAT - MALE AND FEMALE - >5,000 MG/KG
(OECD TEST GUIDELINE 401)
REMARKS: (IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
INHALATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE
LD50 DERMAL - RAT - MALE AND FEMALE - >2,000 MG/KG
(OECD TEST GUIDELINE 402)
REMARKS: (IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
NO DATA AVAILABLE
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION:
SKIN - RABBIT
RESULT: NO SKIN IRRITATION - 4 H
(OECD TEST GUIDELINE 404)
REMARKS: (IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION:
EYES - RABBIT
RESULT: NO EYE IRRITATION - 1 S
(OECD TEST GUIDELINE 405)
REMARKS: (IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION:
MAXIMIZATION TEST - GUINEA PIG
RESULT: NEGATIVE
(OECD TEST GUIDELINE 406)
REMARKS: (IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY:
AMES TEST
ESCHERICHIA COLI/SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM
RESULT: NEGATIVE
MUTAGENICITY (MAMMAL CELL TEST): CHROMOSOME ABERRATION.
CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLS
RESULT: NEGATIVE
OECD TEST GUIDELINE 474
MOUSE - MALE AND FEMALE - BONE MARROW
RESULT: NEGATIVE
CARCINOGENICITY:
IARC:
NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO
0.1% IS IDENTIFIED AS PROBABLE, POSSIBLE OR CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN
BY IARC.
NTP:
NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL
TO 0.1% IS IDENTIFIED AS A KNOWN OR ANTICIPATED CARCINOGEN BY NTP.
OSHA:
NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT PRESENT AT LEVELS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL
TO 0.1% IS ON OSHA'S LIST OF REGULATED CARCINOGENS.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO DATA AVAILABLE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY - RAT - MALE AND FEMALE - ORAL - 90 DAYS - NO
OBSERVED ADVERSE EFFECT LEVEL - 1,500 MG/KG
(IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY - MOUSE - MALE - DERMAL - 2 YR - NO OBSERVED ADVERSE
EFFECT LEVEL - >=150 MG/KG
(IN ANALOGY TO SIMILAR PRODUCTS)
RTECS: RV0350000
INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES WILL PRODUCE A LAXATIVE EFFECT AND MAY BE
IRRITATING TO THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF ESOPHAGEAL,
GASTRIC, SMALL INTESTINAL, AND RECTAL OBSTRUCTION DUE TO OSMOTIC
DISTURBANCE., PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: LUNG IRRITATION
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL
PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
12.1 TOXICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
12.2 PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
12.3 BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO DATA AVAILABLE
12.4 MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO DATA AVAILABLE
12.5 RESULTS OF PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENT:
PBT/VPVB ASSESSMENT NOT AVAILABLE AS CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT NOT
REQUIRED/NOT CONDUCTED
12.6 OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS:
NO ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS ARE TO BE EXPECTED WHEN THE PRODUCT IS HANDLED AND
USED WITH DUE CARE AND ATTENTION.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
13.1 WASTE TREATMENT METHODS:
PRODUCT:
OFFER SURPLUS AND NON-RECYCLABLE SOLUTIONS TO A LICENSED DISPOSAL COMPANY.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: DISPOSE OF AS UNUSED PRODUCT.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT (US): NOT DANGEROUS GOODS
IMDG: NOT DANGEROUS GOODS
IATA: NOT DANGEROUS GOODS
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SARA 302 COMPONENTS:
NO CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF
SARA TITLE III, SECTION 302.
SARA 313 COMPONENTS:
THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICAL COMPONENTS WITH KNOWN CAS
NUMBERS THAT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD (DE MINIMIS) REPORTING LEVELS ESTABLISHED
BY SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313.
MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT TO KNOW COMPONENTS:
CAS-NO. REVISION DATE
PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES 8002-74-2 1994-04-01
PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT TO KNOW COMPONENTS:
CAS-NO. REVISION DATE
PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES 8002-74-2 1994-04-01
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO KNOW COMPONENTS:
CAS-NO. REVISION DATE
PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES 8002-74-2 1994-04-01
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65 COMPONENTS:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS, OR ANY OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
FURTHER INFORMATION:
COPYRIGHT 2020 SIGMA-ALDRICH CO. LLC.
LICENSE GRANTED TO MAKE UNLIMITED PAPER COPIES FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY.
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE
ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. THE INFORMATION IN THIS
DOCUMENT IS BASED ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND IS APPLICABLE
TO THE PRODUCT WITH REGARD TO APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. IT DOES NOT
REPRESENT ANY GUARANTEE OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE PRODUCT. SIGMA-ALDRICH
CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
RESULTING FROM HANDLING OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE
WWW.SIGMA-ALDRICH.COM AND/OR THE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR PACKING SLIP
FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
THE BRANDING ON THE HEADER AND/OR FOOTER OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY TEMPORARILY
NOT VISUALLY MATCH THE PRODUCT PURCHASED AS WE TRANSITION OUR BRANDING.
HOWEVER, ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN THE DOCUMENT REGARDING THE PRODUCT
REMAINS UNCHANGED AND MATCHES THE PRODUCT ORDERED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT MLSBRANDING@SIAL.COM.
VERSION: 6.1
REVISION DATE: 01/13/2020
PRINT DATE: 02/20/2020
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