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PRODUCT NAME: BIOFREEZE PAIN RELIEVING SINGLES CHEMICAL FAMILY: MIXTURE RECOMMENDED USE: TOPICAL PAIN RELIEVER RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NO DATA COMPANY: PERFORMANCE HEALTH, INC. 1245 HOME AVENUE AKRON, OH 44310 TELEPHONE: (330) 633-8460 (ONLY AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.) EMAIL: WEB@BIOFREEZE.COM EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: (800) 321-2135 CHEMTREC (TRANSPORTATION): (800) 424-9300 U.S. COAST GUARD NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER: (800) 424-8802
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: WARNING: FLAMMABLE. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. GHS CLASSIFICATION: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CATEGORY 3 GHS LABEL ELEMENTS: PICTOGRAMS: FLAME SIGNAL WORD: WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS: H226: FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: P210: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFACES.-NO SMOKING. P233: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. P403 + P235: STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP COOL. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVE 1999/45/EC: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY INFORMATION: THIS PRODUCT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD CLASS AS DEFINED BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY GUIDELINES. EU CLASSIFICATION: [R10]: FLAMMABLE EU RISK PHRASES: R10: FLAMMABLE. EU SAFETY PHRASES: S2: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN S7: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED S16: KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING. EU SYMBOLS: NONE
CHEMICAL CAS EC INDEX NUMBER PERCENT INGREDIENTS NUMBER NUMBER RANGE ETHYL ALCOHOL 64-17-5 200-578-6 603-002-00-5 40 - 70% L-MENTHOL 2216-51-5 218-690-9 NOT AVAILABLE 5 - 10% CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION OF INGREDIENT OF INGREDIENT ACCORDING TO REGULATION (EC) ACCORDING TO NO 1272/2008 [CLP]* 67/548/EEC* ETHYL ALCOHOL F; R11 FLAM. LIQ. 2 H225 L-MENTHOL NOT CLASSIFIED. SUBSTANCE WITH A COMMUNITY WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMIT. *LEGEND: F: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE R11: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE H225: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR
INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF VICTIM FEELS UNWELL. SKIN CONTACT: NOT APPLICABLE. EYE CONTACT: 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. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, OR FOAM SPECIFIC HAZARDS IN CASE OF FIRE: NONE KNOWN. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES AND HEAT SOURCES IF SAFE TO DO SO. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT/CLEANING UP: CONTAIN SPILLAGE AND COLLECT WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL. DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
HANDLING: WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES, AND HOT SURFACES. NO SMOKING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. STORAGE: STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP COOL. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES, AND HOT SURFACES. NO SMOKING.
US EXPOSURE LIMITS: CHEMICAL CAS OSHA PEL NIOSH REL ACGIH TLV INGREDIENTS NUMBER ETHYL ALCOHOL 64-17-5 1000 PPM 1000 PPM (TWA) 1000 PPM 3300 PPM (IDLH) L-MENTHOL 2216-51-5 NOT NOT NOT ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED OTHER EXPOSURE LIMITS: ETHYL ALCOHOL: HONG KONG: 1000 PPM TWA 1880 MG/M3 TWA INDIA: 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA INDONESIA: 1000 PPM TWA 1880 MG/M3 TWA KOREA: 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA MALAYSIA: 1000 PPM TWA 1880 MG/M3 TWA PHILIPPINES: 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA SINGAPORE: 1000 PPM TWA 1880 MG/M3 TWA TAIWAN: 1000 PPM STEL 1880 MG/M3 STEL 1000 PPM TWA 1880 MG/M3 TWA VIETNAM: 3000 MG/M3 STEL 1000 MG/M3 TWA RUSSIA: 2000 MG/M3 STEL (VAPOR) 1000 MG/M3 TWA (VAPOR) AUSTRIA: 2000 PPM STEL 3800 MG/M3 STEL (3 X 60 MIN) 1000 PPM MAK 1900 MG/M3 MAK BELGIUM: 1000 PPM TWA 1907 MG/M3 TWA BULGARIA: 5.0 MG/M3 MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE HAZARDOUS CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MAHCL) - 30 MINUTE 1000.0 MG/M3 TWA CZECH REPUBLIC: 1000 MG/M3 TWA 3000 MG/M3 CEILING DENMARK: 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA ESTONIA: 1000 PPM STEL 1900 MG/M3 STEL 500 PPM TWA 1000 MG/M3 TWA FINLAND: 1300 PPM STEL 2500 MG/M3 STEL 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA FRANCE: 5000 PPM STEL 9500 MG/M3 STEL 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA GERMANY: 1000 PPM PEAK 1920 MG/M3 PEAK 500 PPM MAK 960 MG/M3 MAK 500 PPM TWA 960 MG/M3 TWA GREECE: 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA HUNGARY: 7600 MG/M3 STEL 1900 MG/M3 TWA IRELAND: 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA ITALY: 1000 PPM STEL LATVIA: 1000 MG/M3 TWA LITHUANIA: 1000 PPM STEL 1900 MG/M3 STEL 500 PPM TWA 1000 MG/M3 TWA NETHERLANDS: 20000 MG/M3 LIFE THREATENING VALUE (LBW) 1000 MG/M3 PRESCRIBED TARGET VALUE (VRW) 5000 MG/M3 WARNING LIMIT VALUE (AGW) 1900 MG/M3 STEL 260 MG/M3 TWA POLAND: 1900 MG/M3 TWA PORTUGAL: 1000 PPM TWA ROMANIA: 5000 PPM STEL 9500 MG/M3 STEL 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA SLOVAKIA: 1920 MG/M3 CEILING 500 PPM TWA 960 MG/M3 TWA SLOVENIA: 4000 PPM STEL 7600 MG/M3 STEL 1000 PPM TWA 1900 MG/M3 TWA SPAIN: 1000 PPM TWA 1910 MG/M3 TWA SWEDEN: 1000 PPM STEL 1900 MG/M3 STEL 500 PPM TLV 1000 MG/M3 TLV UNITED KINGDOM: 3000 PPM STEL (CALCULATED) 5760 MG/M3 STEL (CALCULATED) 1000 PPM TWA 1920 MG/M3 TWA L-MENTHOL: RUSSIA: 1 MG/M3 (AEROSOL AND VAPOR) ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. HAND PROTECTION: NOT APPLICABLE SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: NOT APPLICABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. HYGIENE MEASURES: WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID COLOR: CLEAR ODOR: MENTHOL SCENTED ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE PH: 6.0 - 7.0 MELTING/FREEZING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE INITIAL BOILING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE FLASH POINT: >/=73.4 DEG. F (23 DEG. C) EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NOT APPLICABLE LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT: NOT AVAILABLE UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT: NOT AVAILABLE LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT: NOT AVAILABLE UPPER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT: NOT AVAILABLE VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT AVAILABLE VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE RELATIVE DENSITY: 0.880 - 0.890 WATER SOLUBILITY: COMPLETE PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NOT AVAILABLE AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE VISCOSITY: NOT AVAILABLE
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: SOURCES OF IGNITION, HEAT, SUNLIGHT, PRESSURE. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS AND OXIDIZERS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: ALCOHOLIC VAPORS. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
INHALATION: NO KNOWN EFFECTS. INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SKIN CONTACT: RELIEVES PAIN WHEN USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. CHRONIC EXPOSURE: NO KNOWN EFFECTS. AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: NO INFORMATION FOUND. NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY: NONE AVAILABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: NOT KNOWN TO BE AS DEFINED BY OSHA, IARC OR NTP.
THIS PRODUCT IS SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE CONCENTRATIONS PREDICTED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS.
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
US DOT: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE LIQUID NOS (CONTAINS ETHYL ALCOHOL) HAZARD CLASS: 3 FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN NUMBER: UN 1993 PACKING GROUP: III LABELS: FLAMMABLE LIQUID CLASS 3 IF A LIMITED QUANTITY (49 CFR 173.150) THEN SHIP AS FOLLOWS: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REQUIRED. HAZARD CLASS: NOT REQUIRED. UN NUMBER: NOT REQUIRED. LABELS: USE GROUND LIMITED QUANTITY LABEL. DOT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RQ: NONE/NO REPORTABLE QUANTITIES DOT MARINE POLLUTANTS: NONE/NO REPORTABLE QUANTITIES IATA: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE LIQUID NOS (CONTAINS ETHYL ALCOHOL) HAZARD CLASS: 3 FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN NUMBER: UN 1993 PACKING GROUP: III LABELS: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, AIR LIMITED QUANTITY Y LABEL. IF A LIMITED QUANTITY (49 CFR 173.150) THEN SHIP AS FOLLOWS: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ID8000 CONSUMER COMMODITY HAZARD CLASS: 9 MISCELLANEOUS UN NUMBER: NOT REQUIRED PACKING GROUP: NOT REQUIRED LABELS: CLASS 9 MISCELLANEOUS, AIR LIMITED QUANTITY Y LABEL. IMDG (ALL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS BY OCEAN): PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE LIQUID NOS (CONTAINS ETHYL ALCOHOL) HAZARD CLASS: 3 (FLAMMABLE) UN NUMBER: UN1993 PACKING GROUP: III LABELS: FLAMMABLE LIQUID IF A LIMITED QUANTITY (49 CFR 173.150) THEN SHIP AS FOLLOWS: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE LIQUID NOS(CONTAINS ETHYL ALCOHOL), LTD. QTY. HAZARD CLASS: 3 (FLAMMABLE) UN NUMBER: UN1993 PACKING GROUP: III LABELS: LIMITED QUANTITY
US REGULATORY INFORMATION: OSHA HAZARDS: FLAMMABLE, IRRITANT SARA 302: NONE/NO REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: FIRE HAZARD, ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD SARA 313: NONE/NO REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. TSCA: ALL SUBSTANCES IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY IF REQUIRED. CANADIAN REGULATORY INFORMATION: DSL LIST: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY INFORMATION FOR CONSTITUENTS: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT: ETHYL ALCOHOL: EU EINECS/ELINCS NUMBER: 200-578-6 L-MENTHOL: EU EINECS/ELINCS NUMBER: 218-690-9 EU LABELING AND CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVE 1999/45/EC: THIS PRODUCT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD CLASS AS DEFINED BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY GUIDELINES. EU CLASSIFICATION: [R10]: FLAMMABLE EU RISK PHRASES: R10: FLAMMABLE. EU SAFETY PHRASES: S2: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN S7: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED S16: KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING. EU SYMBOLS: NONE JAPANESE INFORMATION: JAPANESE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY (MITI) STATUS: THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT LISTED AS CLASS I SPECIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, CLASS II SPECIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, OR DESIGNATED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES BY THE JAPANESE MITI. JAPANESE ENCS INVENTORY: THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE ENCS INVENTORY IF REQUIRED. POISONOUS AND DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES CONTROL LAW: NO COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT IS A LISTED POISONOUS, DELETERIOUS, OR SPECIFIED POISONOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE POISONOUS AND DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES CONTROL LAW. OTHER INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVENTORIES: CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (IECSC): THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE IECSC IF REQUIRED. KOREAN EXISTING CHEMICALS LIST (KECL): THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE KECL IF REQUIRED. PHILIPPINES INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (PICCS): THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE PICCS IF REQUIRED.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MSDS IS PRESENTED IN GOOD FAITH AND BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE MSDS DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE, AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. WHILE PERFORMANCE HEALTH, INC. BELIEVES THAT THE DATA CONTAINED HEREIN COMPLY WITH 29 CFR 1910.1200, THEY ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN AS A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION FOR WHICH PERFORMANCE HEALTH, INC. ASSUMES LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. PERFORMANCE HEALTH, INC. SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE OR ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THIS MATERIAL AND INFORMATION. THE RECOMMENDED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFE USE, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ARE BELIEVED TO BE GENERALLY APPLICABLE. HOWEVER, SINCE THE USE, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL ARE BEYOND PERFORMANCE HEALTH, INC. CONTROL, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER BOTH TO DETERMINE SAFE CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT AND TO ASSUME LIABILITY OF LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE ARISING OUT OF THE MATERIAL'S IMPROPER USE. HMIS CLASSIFICATION: HEALTH HAZARD 1 FLAMMABILITY 2 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0 LEGEND: ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL & INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS CAS: CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICE CFR: CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS DOT: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DSL/NDSL: DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST EC NUMBER: EINECS NUMBER OR ELINCS NUMBER EINECS: EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE ELINCS: EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED SUBSTANCE ENCS: EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EU: EUROPEAN UNION GHS: GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING HMIS: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE RESEARCH OF CANCER IATA: INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION ICAO: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION IDLH: IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH IMDG: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS IMO: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS MAK: MAXIMALE ARBEITSPLATZKONZENTRATION (EXPOSURE LIMIT) NIOSH: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH NFPA: NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NTP: NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PEL: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS RCRA: RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT REL: RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS RQ: REPORTABLE QUANTITY RTK: RIGHT-TO-KNOW SARA: SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT STEL: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT TLV: THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE TSCA: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT TWA: TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE TCLP: TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE US: UNITED STATES VOC: VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |