| Common Name: | ELECTRICAL CONTACT CLEANER |
| Manufacturer: | ZEP MANUFACTURING |
| SDS Revision Date: | 5/11/2009 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 4TML8 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
ZEP PROFESSIONAL
ZEP INC.
1310 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BLVD.
ATLANTA, GA 30318
1-877-793-7776
| SECTION 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME: ELECTRICAL CONTACT CLEANER
PRODUCT USE: CLEANER. SOLVENT.
PRODUCT CODE: R108
DATE OF ISSUE: 05/11/09
SUPERSEDES:
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
FOR MSDS INFORMATION:
COMPLIANCE SERVICES: 1-877-793-7776
FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY: (877) 541-2016 TOLL FREE - ALL CALLS RECORDED
FOR TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY:
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300 - ALL CALLS RECORDED
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: (202) 483-7616
PREPARED BY:
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
1420 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BLVD.
ATLANTA, GA 30318
| SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
*HAZARD DETERMINATION SYSTEM (HDS):
HEALTH 2
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
WARNING:
VAPOR HARMFUL. CAUSES EYE, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. CONTENTS
UNDER PRESSURE.
NOTE:
MSDS DATA PERTAINS TO THE PRODUCT AS DELIVERED IN THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING
CONTAINER(S). RISK OF ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE LESSENED BY FOLLOWING ALL
PRESCRIBED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING THE USE OF PROPER PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
ACUTE EFFECTS:
ROUTES OF ENTRY: DERMAL CONTACT. EYE CONTACT. INHALATION.
EYES:
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE IS CHARACTERIZED BY REDNESS,
WATERING AND ITCHING.
SKIN:
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. MAY BE HARMUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. SKIN
INFLAMMATION IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITCHING, SCALING, OR REDDENING.
INHALATION:
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS, SPRAY OR MISTS. INHALATION CAUSES HEADACHES,
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS AND NAUSEA AND MAY LEAD TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
OVER-EXPOSURE BY INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. CAN CAUSE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) DEPRESSION.
INGESTION:
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. ASPIRATION HAZARD IF SWALLOWED. CAN ENTER
LUNGS AND CAUSE DAMAGE.
CHRONIC EFFECTS:
OVEREXPOSURE OF THIS PRODUCT BY INHALATION OR ABSORPTION CAN PRODUCE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION RESULTING IN HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND/OR
DIZZINESS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT CAN DEFAT THE SKIN AND LEAD TO
IRRITATION, CRACKING AND/OR DERMATITIS.
CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS:
KIDNEYS, LIVER, PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (SECTION 11)
| SECTION 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
TRICHLOROETHYLENE; ACETYLENE TRICHLORIDE; 79-01-6 90 - 100
1-CHLORO-2,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE
CARBON DIOXIDE 124-38-9 1 - 5
| SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE CONTACT:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER
AND LOWER EYELIDS. CHECK FOR AND REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. CONTINUE TO
RINSE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN CONTACT:
FLUSH AFFECTED SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS.
INHALATION:
MOVE EXPOSED PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. IF
VOMITING OCCURS, THE HEAD SHOULD BE KEPT LOW SO THAT VOMIT DOES NOT ENTER
THE LUNGS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF
AFFECTED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
| SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (U.S.A.):
2
0
0
FLASH POINT: NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LOWER: 8%
UPPER: 10%
FLAMMABILITY: NON-COMBUSTIBLE. VAPOR MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE.
FIRE HAZARD:
CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. DO NOT ALLOW VAPOR TO ACCUMULATE IN LOW OR
CONFINED AREAS. IN A FIRE OR IF HEATED, A PRESSURE INCREASE WILL OCCUR AND
THE CONTAINER MAY BURST.
FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
USE AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT SUITABLE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SPILL CLEAN UP:
PUT ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (SEE SECTION 8). STOP LEAK
IF WITHOUT RISK. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM SPILL AREA. DILUTE WITH WATER AND MOP
UP IF WATER-SOLUBLE OR ABSORB WITH AN INERT DRY MATERIAL AND PLACE IN AN
APPROPRIATE WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF VIA A LICENSED WASTE
DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR.
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
PUT ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (SEE SECTION 8). DO NOT
ALLOW VAPOR TO ACCUMULATE IN LOW OR CONFINED AREAS. EATING, DRINKING AND
SMOKING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN AREAS WHERE THIS MATERIAL IS HANDLED,
STORED AND PROCESSED. DO NOT GET IN EYES OR ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. DO NOT
BREATHE VAPOR OR MIST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT INGEST. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
STORAGE:
CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. STORE AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN A DRY, COOL AND
WELL-VENTILATED AREA, AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE SECTION 10) AND
FOOD AND DRINK. DO NOT PUNCTURE, INCINERATE OR STORE THE CONTAINER AT
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 49 DEG. C (120 DEG. F) OR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. KEEP OUT
OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
PRODUCT NAME EXPOSURE LIMITS
TRICHLOROETHYLENE; ACETYLENE TRICHLORIDE; ACGIH TLV (UNITED STATES).
1-CHLORO-2,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE TWA: 10 PPM 8 HOUR(S).
STEL: 25 PPM 15 MINUTE(S).
OSHA PEL (UNITED STATES).
TWA: 50 PPM 8 HOUR(S).
STEL: 200 PPM 15 MINUTE(S).
CARBON DIOXIDE ACGIH TLV (UNITED STATES).
TWA: 5000 PPM 8 HOUR(S).
STEL: 30000 PPM 15 MINUTE(S).
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE):
SAFETY GLASSES
GLOVES
EYES: SAFETY GLASSES.
BODY: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
RECOMMENDED: VITON GLOVES.
RESPIRATORY:
USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER
ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS BELOW
THEIR RESPECTIVE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR
WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID. (AEROSOL.)
pH: NOT AVAILABLE.
BOILING POINT: 87.2 DEG. C (189 DEG. F)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.45
SOLUBILITY:
INSOLUBLE IN THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: COLD WATER.
COLOR: CLEAR. COLORLESS.
ODOR: CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON. (STRONG)
VAPOR PRESSURE: 8 KPA (60 MMHg)
VAPOR DENSITY: 4.5 (AIR = 1)
EVAPORATION RATE: 3.1 (ETHER (ANHYDROUS). = 1)
VOC (CONSUMER): 1458 (G/L). (100%)
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY AND REACTIVITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITY:
REACTIVE OR INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING MATERIALS, METALS AND ALKALIS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. CARBON OXIDES (CO, CO2),
PHOSGENE GAS. HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HCl).
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY:
PRODUCT/INGREDIENT NAME RESULT SPECIES DOSE EXPOSURE
TRICHLOROETHYLENE LD50 DERMAL RABBIT 10000 MG/KG
LD50 ORAL RAT 4920 MG/KG
LD50 ORAL MOUSE 2402 MG/KG
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
AQUATIC ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE INFORMATION:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL OR REGIONAL
AUTHORITIES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
WASTE STREAM:
CODE: U228 - UNUSED PRODUCT
CLASSIFICATION: (HAZARDOUS WASTE.)
ORIGIN: (RCRA WASTE.)
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
REGULATORY UN NUMBER PROPER SHIPPING CLASSES PG* LABEL
INFORMATION NAME
DOT CLASSIFICATION NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER COMMODITY ORM-D
IMDG CLASS NOT DETERMINED.
NOTE:
DOT CLASSIFICATION APPLIES TO MOST PACKAGE SIZES. FOR SPECIFIC CONTAINER
SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS OR FOR SIZE EXCEPTIONS, REFER TO THE BILL OF LADING
WITH YOUR SHIPMENT.
PG*: PACKING GROUP
| SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
SARA 313 TOXIC CHEMICAL NOTIFICATION AND RELEASE REPORTING:
PRODUCT NAME:
TRICHLOROETHYLENE:
CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) 307: TRICHLOROETHYLENE
CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) 311: TRICHLOROETHYLENE (RQ 100 LBS)
CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) 112 REGULATED TOXIC SUBSTANCES: TRICHLOROETHYLENE
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED OR EXEMPT FROM LISTING ON TSCA
INVENTORY.
STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROP 65:
WARNING:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL OR CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.:
TRICHLOROETHYLENE
| SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS ACCURATE.
HOWEVER, NEITHER THE ABOVE NAMED SUPPLIER NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES
ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
FINAL DETERMINATION OF SUITABILITY OF ANY MATERIAL IS THE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. ALL MATERIALS MAY PRESENT UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. ALTHOUGH CERTAIN HAZARDS ARE DESCRIBED HEREIN,
WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY HAZARDS THAT EXIST.
*NOTE:
HAZARD DETERMINATION SYSTEM (HDS) RATINGS ARE BASED ON A 0-4 RATING SCALE,
WITH 0 REPRESENTING MINIMAL HAZARDS OR RISKS, AND 4 REPRESENTING
SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS OR RISKS ALTHOUGH THESE RATINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED ON
MSDSS UNDER 29 CFR 1910.1200, THE PREPARER MAY CHOOSE TO PROVIDE THEM. HDS
RATINGS ARE TO BE USED WITH A FULLY IMPLEMENTED PROGRAM TO RELAY THE
MEANINGS OF THIS SCALE.