GENOVA PRODUCTS, INC. -- ABS CEMENT -- 8040-00F008711 <pre>===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:ABS CEMENT MSDS Date:06/17/1988 FSC:8040 NIIN:00F008711 === Responsible Party === Company Name:GENOVA PRODUCTS, INC. Address:7034 E. COURT STREET City:DAVISON State:MI ZIP:48423 Info Phone Num:(313) 744-4500 Emergency Phone Num:(313) 744-4500 CAGE:56879 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:GENOVA PRODUCTS,INC Address:7034 E.COURT STREET City:DAVISON State:MI ZIP:48423-2504 Country:US Phone:313-744-4500 CAGE:56879 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:METHYL ETHYL KETONE (2-BUTANONE) (MEK) (SARA III) CAS:78-93-3 RTECS #:EL6475000 Fraction by Wt: 70% Other REC Limits:590 MG/CUM OSHA PEL:200 PPM/300 STEL ACGIH TLV:200 PPM/300STEL 9192 EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS Ingred Name:NON-HAZARDOUS FOR INGREDIENTS Fraction by Wt: 30% ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: SEVERE IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING & BLURRED VISION. SKIN: MODERATE IRRITATION & DISCOMFORT, DEFATTING, REDNESS & CHEMICAL DERMATITIS. MAY CAUSE TOXIC SYSTEMIC EFFECTS. INHALATION: NAUSEA, HEADA CHE, DIZZINESS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION. LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION: IRRITATION. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE Effects of Overexposure:EYE: SEVERE IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING, BLURRED VISION. SKIN: IRRITATION, DISCOMFORT. DEFATTING, REDNESS & CHEMICAL DERMATITIS. MAY CAUSE TOXIC SYSTEMIC EFFECTS. INHALATION: NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIZZIN ESS, IMPAIRED COORDINATION, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION: IRRITATION & DISCOMFORT. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:EYE: REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. GET MED ATT. SKIN: WASH EXPOSED AREA W/MILD SOAP & WATER. GET MED ATT. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF UNCON SCIOUS, GIVE OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING, APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESP. INGESTION: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. GET MED ATT. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING W/O MEDADVICE. DON'T GIVE ANYTHING TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point Method:TCC Flash Point:20F Lower Limits:2% Upper Limits:12% Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER FOG, USE WATER SPRAY FOR COOLING EXPOSED CONTAINERS. Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. WATER IN STRAIGHT HOSE STREAM MAY CAUSE FIRE TO SPREAD & SHOULD BE USED FOR COOLING ONLY. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FUMES ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND TO IGNITION SOURCES. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT W/LIQUID & VAPORS. EXTINGUISH ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA. SOAK UP ON ABSORBENT MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL. FLUSH SMALL SPILLS W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO KEEP VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS BELOW FLAMMABILITY & EXPOSURE LIMITS. KEEP FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAMES. Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES. DON'T STORE W/OXIDIZING AGENTS. DON'T INGEST. AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT W/SKIN. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS IF VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS. Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO KEEP <TLV. Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE Eye Protection:GOGGLES, OR FULL FACE SHIELDS Other Protective Equipment:TO PREVENT REPEATED/PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT, WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH SKIN & CLOTHING THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. Supplemental Safety and Health ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:174F Vapor Pres:71.2 Vapor Density:2.5 Spec Gravity:.87 Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): 4.6 Solubility in Water:PARTIALLY SOLUBLE Appearance and Odor:BLACK VISCIOUS LIQUID WITH KETONE ODOR ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS Stability Condition to Avoid:THE FORMATION OF EXCESSIVE MISTS & FUMES. Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, AMMONIA, HYDROGEN CYANIDE & VARIOUS HYDROCARBON FRACTIONS FROM INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF PERMITS & REGULATIONS ALLOW, MAY BE INCINERATED, ALLOWED TO EVAPORATE OR DEEP WELL INJECTED. 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