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PRODUCT NAME: CRC(R*) FIRE ANT KILLER PRODUCT NUMBER(S): 14037 PRODUCT USE: FIRE ANT KILLER SPRAY MANUFACTURER / SUPPLIER CONTACT INFORMATION: IN UNITED STATES: CRC INDUSTRIES, INC. 885 LOUIS DRIVE WARMINSTER, PA 18974 WWW.CRCINDUSTRIES.COM 1-215-674-4300 (GENERAL) (800) 521-3168 (TECHNICAL) (800) 272-4620 (CUSTOMER SERVICE) IN CANADA: CRC CANADA CO. 2-1246 LORIMAR DRIVE MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L5S 1R2 WWW.CRC-CANADA.CA 1-905-670-2291 IN MEXICO: CRC INDUSTRIES MEXICO AV. BENITO JUAREZ 4055 G COLONIA ORQUIDEA SAN LUIS POTOSI, SLP CP 78394 WWW.CRC-MEXICO.COM 52-444-824-1666 24-HR EMERGENCY - CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300 OR (703) 527-3887
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: CAUTION: FLAMMABLE. HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED. EYE IRRITANT. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR LIQUID, PETROLEUM ODOR POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: ACUTE EFFECTS: EYE: MAY CAUSE MODERATE EYE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY ALLOW MATERIAL TO BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. OVEREXPOSURE TO VAPORS MAY LEAD TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS SUCH AS HEADACHE AND DROWSINESS, FOLLOWED BY DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT OR IRRITATION OF THE THROAT. ASPIRATION OF THIS MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS, EITHER WHILE SWALLOWING OR VOMITING, MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, WHICH COULD BE FATAL. SIGNS OF LUNG INVOLVEMENT INCLUDE INCREASED RESPIRATORY RATE, INCREASED HEART RATE, AND A BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN. CHRONIC EFFECTS: REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE CONTACT DERMATITIS. TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PRE-EXISTING SKIN CONDITIONS SEE SECTION 11 FOR TOXICOLOGY AND CARCINOGENICITY INFORMATION ON PRODUCT INGREDIENTS.
COMPONENT CAS NUMBER % BY WT. HYDROTREATED LIGHT DISTILLATE 64742-47-8 90 - 100 TETRAMETHRIN 7696-12-0 0.200 PHENOTHRIN 26002-80-2 0.125 CARBON DIOXIDE 124-38-9 1 - 5
EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR TO RE-USE. INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. KEEP PERSON CALM. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING DUE TO ASPIRATION HAZARD. IF VOMITING OCCURS, LOWER HEAD BELOW KNEES TO AVOID ASPIRATION. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: THIS PRODUCT IS FLAMMABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AEROSOL FLAMMABILITY DEFINITIONS. (SEE 16 CFR 1500.3(C)(6)). FLASH POINT: 205 DEG. F / 96 DEG. C (PMCC) AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: ND UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT: 5.0 LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT: 0.7 FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA: SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHERS APPROPRIATE FOR A CLASS B FIRE. PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION: OXIDES OF CARBON EXPLOSION HAZARDS: AEROSOL CONTAINERS, WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT FROM FIRE, MAY BUILD PRESSURE AND EXPLODE. PROTECTION OF FIRE-FIGHTERS: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED, NIOSH-APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST SUFFOCATION AND POSSIBLE TOXIC DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. PROPER EYE AND SKIN PROTECTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL AND TO KNOCK DOWN VAPORS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM PRODUCT DECOMPOSITION.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: USE PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IN SECTION 8. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATERS. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SEWERS OR STORM DRAINS. METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT & CLEAN-UP: DIKE AREA TO CONTAIN SPILL. VENTILATE THE AREA WITH FRESH AIR. IF IN CONFINED SPACE OR LIMITED AIR CIRCULATION AREA, CLEAN-UP WORKERS SHOULD WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. RECOVER OR ABSORB SPILLED MATERIAL USING AN ABSORBENT DESIGNED FOR CHEMICAL SPILLS. PLACE USED ABSORBENTS INTO PROPER WASTE CONTAINERS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES: AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. USE OUTSIDE OR WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. DO NOT USE NEAR SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE CAUTION AROUND ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT. THE METAL CONTAINER WILL CONDUCT ELECTRICITY IF IT CONTACTS A LIVE SOURCE. THIS MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO THE USER FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND/OR FLASH FIRE. FOR PRODUCT USE INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT LABEL. STORAGE PROCEDURES: STORE IN A COOL DRY AREA OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT. AEROSOL CANS MUST BE MAINTAINED BELOW 120 DEG. F / 49 DEG. C TO PREVENT CANS FROM RUPTURING. AEROSOL STORAGE LEVEL: III
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: COMPONENT OSHA ACGIH OTHER UNIT TWA STEL TWA STEL TWA SOURCE HYDROTREATED NE NE NE NE NE LIGHT DISTILLATE TETRAMETHRIN NE NE NE NE NE PHENOTHRIN NE NE NE NE NE CARBON DIOXIDE 5000 NE 5000 30000 NE PPM N.E. - NOT ESTABLISHED (C) - CEILING (S) - SKIN (V) - VACATED CONTROLS AND PROTECTION: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: AREA SHOULD HAVE VENTILATION TO PROVIDE FRESH AIR. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL THE EMISSIONS OF THE CONTAMINANT AT THE SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION INTO THE GENERAL WORK AREA. USE MECHANICAL MEANS IF NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN VAPOR LEVELS BELOW THE EXPOSURE GUIDELINES. IF WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE, FOLLOW APPLICABLE OSHA REGULATIONS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL WORK WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IS PROVIDED. IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FEASIBLE OR IF EXPOSURE EXCEEDS THE APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS, USE A NIOSH-APPROVED CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE. AIR MONITORING IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE ACTUAL EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE LEVELS. USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN CONFINED SPACES AND FOR EMERGENCIES. EYE/FACE PROTECTION: FOR NORMAL CONDITIONS, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES. WHERE THERE IS REASONABLE PROBABILITY OF LIQUID CONTACT, WEAR SPLASH-PROOF GOGGLES. SKIN PROTECTION: USE PROTECTIVE GLOVES SUCH AS NEOPRENE OR NITRILE. ALSO, USE FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IF THERE IS PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT OF LIQUID WITH SKIN.
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID COLOR: CLEAR ODOR: PETROLEUM ODOR THRESHOLD: ND SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.79 INITIAL BOILING POINT: 435 DEG. F / 224 DEG. C FREEZING POINT: ND VAPOR PRESSURE: <0.1 MMHg @ 68 DEG. F / 20 DEG. C VAPOR DENSITY: >2 (AIR = 1) EVAPORATION RATE: SLOW SOLUBILITY: NEGLIGIBLE IN WATER COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: ND pH: NA VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: WT %: 1.4 G/L: 11.06 LBS./GAL: 0.09
STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: TEMPERATURE EXTREMES; SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS, BASES AND OXIDIZERS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NO
LONG-TERM TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTED FOR THIS PRODUCT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT. ACUTE TOXICITY: COMPONENT ORAL LD50 (RAT) DERMAL LD50 INHALATION LC50 (RAT) HYDROTREATED LIGHT >5 G/KG >2 G/KG >5 MG/L/4H DISTILLATE (RABBIT) ACTIVE INGREDIENT >6.31 G/KG >2 G/KG >5.34 MG/L MIXTURE (RAT) CARBON DIOXIDE NO DATA NO DATA 470,000 PPM/30M CHRONIC TOXICITY: COMPONENT OSHA IARC NTP IRRITANT SENSI CARCINOGEN CARCINOGEN CARCINOGEN TIZER HYDROTREATED NO NO NO E (MILD) / UNKNOWN LIGHT S (MODERATE) DISTILLATE ACTIVE NO NO NO E & R NO INGREDIENT (MILD) / MIXTURE S (MODERATE) CARBON NO NO NO NO NO DIOXIDE E - EYE S - SKIN R - RESPIRATORY REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE TERATOGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTED FOR THIS PRODUCT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT. ECOTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE PERSISTENCE / DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE BIOACCUMULATION / ACCUMULATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE MOBILITY IN ENVIRONMENT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
WASTE CLASSIFICATION: THE DISPENSED LIQUID PRODUCT IS NOT A RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE. FULL OR PARTIAL FULL CONTAINERS SHOULD BE PUNCTURED AND DRAINED. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY BE RECYCLED OR DISCARDED. CONTACT YOUR STATE OR LOCAL REGULATORY AGENCY FOR MORE DETAILS. ALL DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES MUST COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. LOCAL REGULATIONS MAY BE MORE STRINGENT THAN STATE, PROVINCIAL OR NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
US DOT (GROUND): CONSUMER COMMODITY, ORM-D ICAO/IATA (AIR): CONSUMER COMMODITY, ID8000, 9 IMO/IMDG (WATER): AEROSOLS, UN1950, 2.1, LIMITED QUANTITY SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NONE
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA): ALL INGREDIENTS ARE EITHER LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE EXEMPT. COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA): REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQ'S) EXIST FOR THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: NONE SPILLS OR RELEASES RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ANY INGREDIENT AT OR ABOVE ITS RQ REQUIRE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (800-424-8802) AND TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) TITLE III: SECTION 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (EHS): NONE SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: FIRE HAZARD: YES REACTIVE HAZARD: NO RELEASE OF PRESSURE: YES ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD: YES CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD: NO SECTION 313 TOXIC CHEMICALS: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372: TETRAMETHRIN (0.200%), PHENOTHRIN (0.125%) CLEAN AIR ACT: SECTION 112 HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS): NONE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION: THIS PRODUCT IS REGULATED BY THE HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS STANDARD. U.S. STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT (PROP 65): THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM: NONE CONSUMER PRODUCTS VOC REGULATIONS: IN STATES WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS VOC REGULATIONS, THIS PRODUCT IS COMPLIANT AS A CRAWLING BUG INSECTICIDE STATE RIGHT TO KNOW: NEW JERSEY: 7696-12-0, 26002-80-2, 95-63-6 (<0.5%) PENNSYLVANIA: 95-63-6 (<0.5%) MASSACHUSETTS: NONE RHODE ISLAND: NONE CANADIAN REGULATIONS: CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS. WHMIS HAZARD CLASS: A B5 D2B CANADIAN DSL INVENTORY: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE EITHER LISTED ON THE DSL INVENTORY OR ARE EXEMPT. EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS: ROHS COMPLIANCE: THIS PRODUCT IS COMPLIANT WITH DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 27 JANUARY 2003. THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE RESTRICTED SUBSTANCES AS LISTED IN ARTICLE 4(1) OF THE ROHS DIRECTIVE. ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: EPA (FIFRA) REGISTRATION # 55809-3. THIS PRODUCT IS REGISTERED FOR SALE IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, AND VA. SALE IN ANY OTHER STATE OR OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES IS PROHIBITED.
HMIS(R*) (II): HEALTH 2 FLAMMABILITY 2 REACTIVITY 0 PPE B NFPA: 2 2 0 RATINGS RANGE FROM 0 (NO HAZARD) TO 4 (SEVERE HAZARD) PREPARED BY: MICHELLE RUDNICK CRC #: 431J REVISION DATE: 10/05/2011 CHANGES SINCE LAST REVISION: SECTION 15: ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT APPLIES TO THIS SPECIFIC MATERIAL AS SUPPLIED. IT MAY NOT BE VALID FOR THIS MATERIAL IF IT IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS. THIS INFORMATION IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF CRC INDUSTRIES' KNOWLEDGE OR OBTAINED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED BY CRC TO BE ACCURATE. BEFORE USING ANY PRODUCT, READ ALL WARNINGS AND DIRECTIONS ON THE LABEL. FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS MSDS CONSULT YOUR SUPERVISOR, A HEALTH & SAFETY PROFESSIONAL, OR CRC INDUSTRIES. ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS CAS: CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICE CFR: CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS DOT: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DSL: DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST G/L: GRAMS PER LITER HMIS: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER IATA: INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION ICAO: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION IMDG: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS IMO: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION LBS./GAL: POUNDS PER GALLON LC: LETHAL CONCENTRATION LD: LETHAL DOSE NA: NOT APPLICABLE ND: NOT DETERMINED NIOSH: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH NFPA: NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NTP: NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PMCC: PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP PPE: PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT PPM: PARTS PER MILLION ROHS: RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES STEL: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT TCC: TAG CLOSED CUP TWA: TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE WHMIS: WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM |