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PRODUCT NAME: METHYLENE CHLORIDE (298, 299, 300) NUMBER: 000000011394 PRODUCT USE DESCRIPTION: SOLVENT MANUFACTURER OR SUPPLIER'S DETAILS: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 115 TABOR ROAD MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950-2546 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 1-800-368-0050 +1-231-726-3171 (MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM) IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL: MEDICAL: 1-800-498-5701 OR +1-303-389-1414 TRANSPORTATION (CHEMTREC): 1-800-424-9300 OR +1-703-527-3887 (24 HOURS/DAY, 7 DAYS/WEEK)
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: FORM: LIQUID, CLEAR COLOR: COLOURLESS ODOR: SWEET MILD CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: SKIN IRRITATION, CATEGORY 2 EYE IRRITATION, CATEGORY 2A CARCINOGENICITY, CATEGORY 2 SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE, CATEGORY 3, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: SYMBOL(S): HEALTH HAZARD EXCLAMATION MARK SIGNAL WORD: WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS OR DIZZINESS. SUSPECTED OF CAUSING CANCER. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: PREVENTION: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPOURS/SPRAY. WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION. RESPONSE: IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF INHALED: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. STORAGE: STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT. CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN. IARC: DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 GROUP 2A: PROBABLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS OSHA: DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 ACGIH: DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 A3: CONFIRMED ANIMAL CARCINOGEN
SYNONYMS: DICHLOROMETHANE, METHYLENE DICHLORIDE, DCM, MC FORMULA: CH2CL2 CHEMICAL NATURE: SUBSTANCE CHEMICAL NAME CAS-NO. CONCENTRATION DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 100.00%
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. USE OXYGEN AS REQUIRED, PROVIDED A QUALIFIED OPERATOR IS PRESENT. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT: RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, ALSO UNDER THE EYELIDS, FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL A PHYSICIAN. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED, IF NECESSARY: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) FOAM COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE WITH WATER SPRAY. SPECIFIC HAZARDS DURING FIREFIGHTING: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. EXPOSURE TO DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE A HAZARD TO HEALTH. IN CASE OF FIRE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE PRODUCED SUCH AS: PHOSGENE CHLORINE (Cl2) CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) GASEOUS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HCl). SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE SUIT.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO SAFE AREAS. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. ISOLATE THE AFFECTED AREA. CONFINE ENTRY INTO THE AFFECTED AREA TO THOSE PERSONS PROPERLY PROTECTED (SEE SECTION 8 OF MSDS). ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID ACCUMULATION OF VAPOURS IN LOW AREAS. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT SWALLOW. AVOID BREATHING VAPOURS, MIST OR GAS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. DO NOT LET PRODUCT ENTER DRAINS. DISCHARGE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT MUST BE AVOIDED. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. DO NOT ALLOW RUN-OFF FROM FIRE FIGHTING TO ENTER DRAINS OR WATER COURSES. METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: VENTILATE THE AREA. SOAK UP WITH INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL (E.G. SAND, SILICA GEL, ACID BINDER, UNIVERSAL BINDER, SAWDUST). SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF ABSORBED MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS.
HANDLING: PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT SMOKE. DO NOT SWALLOW. AVOID BREATHING VAPOURS, MIST OR GAS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. ADVICE ON PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE AND EXPLOSION: THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. NORMAL MEASURES FOR PREVENTIVE FIRE PROTECTION. KEEP PRODUCT AND EMPTY CONTAINER AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. FIRE OR INTENSE HEAT MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RUPTURE OF PACKAGES. CONTAINER HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY. STORAGE: CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. CONTAINERS WHICH ARE OPENED MUST BE CAREFULLY RESEALED AND KEPT UPRIGHT TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. CONTAINER HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES: ENSURE THAT EYEWASH STATIONS AND SAFETY SHOWERS ARE CLOSE TO THE WORKSTATION LOCATION. ENGINEERING MEASURES: USE WITH LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. PREVENT VAPOUR BUILDUP BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE VENTILATION DURING AND AFTER USE. EYE PROTECTION: DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES. WEAR AS APPROPRIATE: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS IF SPLASHES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR, WEAR: GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD, GIVING COMPLETE PROTECTION TO EYES HAND PROTECTION: SOLVENT-RESISTANT GLOVES GLOVES MUST BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. REPLACE WHEN WORN. SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR AS APPROPRIATE: SOLVENT-RESISTANT APRON SOLVENT-RESISTANT GLOVES IF SPLASHES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR, WEAR: PROTECTIVE SUIT RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. WEAR A POSITIVE-PRESSURE SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR. FOR RESCUE AND MAINTENANCE WORK IN STORAGE TANKS USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. HYGIENE MEASURES: WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT. KEEP WORKING CLOTHES SEPARATELY. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. DO NOT SWALLOW. AVOID BREATHING VAPOURS, MIST OR GAS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. THIS MATERIAL HAS AN ESTABLISHED AIHA ERPG EXPOSURE LIMIT. THE CURRENT LIST OF ERPG EXPOSURE LIMITS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.AIHA.ORG/INSIDEAIHA/GUIDELINEDEVELOPMENT/ERPG/DOCUMENTS/ 2011ERPGWEELHANDBOOK_TABLE-ONLY.PDF. EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: COMPONENTS CAS-NO. VALUE CONTROL UPDATE BASIS PARAMETERS DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 TWA: (50 PPM) 2008 ACGIH: TIME US. ACGIH WEIGHTED THRESHOLD AVERAGE LIMIT VALUES DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 REF: 29 CFR 03 OSHASP: REFERENCE: 1910.1052 2012 US. OSHA SPECIFICALLY REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1053) DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 TWA: (25 PPM) 02 OSHASP: TIME 2006 US. OSHA WEIGHTED SPECIFICALLY AVERAGE REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001- 1053) DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 OSHA_ACT: (12.5 PPM) 02 OSHASP: OSHA 2006 US. OSHA ACTION SPECIFICALLY LEVEL: REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1053) DICHLOROMETHANE 75-09-2 STEL: (125 PPM) 02 OSHASP: SHORT TERM 2006 US. OSHA EXPOSURE SPECIFICALLY LIMIT REGULATED SUBSTANCES (29 CFR 1910.1001-1053)
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID, CLEAR COLOR: COLOURLESS ODOR: SWEET MILD ODOR THRESHOLD: NOTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE PH: NOTE: NOT APPLICABLE MELTING POINT/RANGE: -95 DEG. C BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE: 40 DEG. C FLASH POINT: NOTE: DOES NOT FLASH EVAPORATION RATE: NOTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT: 12%(V) UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT: 19%(V) VAPOR PRESSURE: 466.63 HPA AT 20 DEG. C(68 DEG. F) VAPOR DENSITY: 2.9 NOTE: (AIR = 1.0) DENSITY: 1.33 G/CM3 WATER SOLUBILITY: 13.2 G/L AT 25 DEG. C PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER: NOTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 556 DEG. C VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC: NOTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NOTE: NO DATA AVAILABLE MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 84.94 G/MOL
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAMES AND SPARKS. PROTECT FROM EXTREME HEAT AND COLD. KEEP AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: OXIDIZING AGENTS STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG BASES METALS ALUMINIUM LITHIUM MAGNESIUM SODIUM MAY ATTACK MANY PLASTICS, RUBBERS AND COATINGS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: IN CASE OF FIRE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY BE PRODUCED SUCH AS: PHOSGENE CHLORINE (Cl2) CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) GASEOUS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HCl).
ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY: LD50: >2,000 MG/KG SPECIES: RAT METHOD: OECD TEST GUIDELINE 401 NOTE: NO DEATHS ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY: LC50: 14400 PPM EXPOSURE TIME: 7 H SPECIES: MOUSE ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY: LD50: >2,000 MG/KG SPECIES: RAT SKIN IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT RESULT: MODERATE SKIN IRRITATION EYE IRRITATION: SPECIES: RABBIT RESULT: MODERATE EYE IRRITATION GENOTOXICITY IN VITRO: TEST METHOD: AMES TEST RESULT: POSITIVE TEST METHOD: IN VITRO GENE MUTATION STUDY IN MAMMALIAN CELLS CELL TYPE: CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLS RESULT: POSITIVE TEST METHOD: UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS RESULT: POSITIVE NOTE: LIVER CELLS MOUSE FURTHER INFORMATION: NOTE: CONFIRMED ANIMAL CARCINOGEN WITH UNKNOWN RELEVANCE TO HUMANS.
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: TOXICITY TO FISH: STATIC TEST LC50: 310 MG/L EXPOSURE TIME: 96 H SPECIES: PIMEPHALES PROMELAS (FATHEAD MINNOW) FLOW-THROUGH TEST LC50: 193 MG/L EXPOSURE TIME: 96 H SPECIES: PIMEPHALES PROMELAS (FATHEAD MINNOW) FLOW-THROUGH TEST LC50: 10.95 MG/L EXPOSURE TIME: 96 H SPECIES: ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS (RAINBOW TROUT) STATIC TEST LC50: 220 MG/L EXPOSURE TIME: 96 H SPECIES: LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS (BLUEGILL SUNFISH) TOXICITY TO DAPHNIA AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES: STATIC TEST EC50: 140 MG/L EXPOSURE TIME: 48 H SPECIES: DAPHNIA MAGNA (WATER FLEA) TOXICITY TO BACTERIA: EC50: 1,000 MG/L EXPOSURE TIME: 15 MIN SPECIES: PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM FURTHER INFORMATION ON ECOLOGY
DISPOSAL METHODS: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
DOT: UN/ID NO.: UN 1593 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: DICHLOROMETHANE CLASS: 6.1 PACKING GROUP: III HAZARD LABELS: 6.1 IATA: UN/ID NO.: UN 1593 DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS: DICHLOROMETHANE CLASS: 6.1 PACKAGING GROUP: III HAZARD LABELS: 6.1 PACKING INSTRUCTION (CARGO AIRCRAFT): 663 PACKING INSTRUCTION (PASSENGER AIRCRAFT): 655 PACKING INSTRUCTION (PASSENGER AIRCRAFT): Y642 IMDG: UN/ID NO.: UN 1593 DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS: DICHLOROMETHANE CLASS: 6.1 PACKAGING GROUP: III HAZARD LABELS: 6.1 EMS NUMBER: F-A, S-A MARINE POLLUTANT: NO
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HMIS III NFPA HEALTH HAZARD 2* 2 FLAMMABILITY 1 1 PHYSICAL HAZARD 0 INSTABILITY 0 * - CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD HAZARD RATING AND RATING SYSTEMS (E.G. HMIS(R*) III, NFPA): THIS INFORMATION IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE USE OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM. FURTHER INFORMATION: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT. FINAL DETERMINATION OF SUITABILITY OF ANY MATERIAL IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE FOR ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCT PROPERTIES. CHANGES SINCE THE LAST VERSION ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MARGIN. THIS VERSION REPLACES ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS. PREVIOUS ISSUE DATE: 02/21/2018 PREPARED BY HONEYWELL PERFORMANCE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP GROUP |