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PVC CEMENT (GRAY) – MEDIUM BODIED

Material Safety Data Sheet

Information on this form is furnished solely for the purpose of compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and shall not be used for any other purpose. Black Swan Manufacturing Co. urges the customers receiving this Material Safety Data Sheet to study it carefully to become aware of the hazards, if any, of the product involved. In the interest of safety, you should notify your employees, agents, and contractors of the information on the sheet.

SECTION  I - GENERAL  INFORMATION

Black Swan Manufacturing Co.

4540 W. Thomas Street 

Chicago, IL   60651-3318

Telephone No:   1-773-227-3700

          Fax No:   1-773-227-3705

For chemical emergencies during

transportation only call

INFOTRAC

1-800-535-5053

24 hours per day - 7 days a week

Date Prepared

01/01/08

Trade Name

                                          PVC CEMENT (GRAY) -MB

SECTION II  - HAZARDOUS  INGREDIENTS  /  IDENTITY  INFORMATION

HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS                                         CAS#                                APPROX%                                ACGIH-TLV                         OSHA-PEL       

TETRAHYDROFURAN                                109-99-9                         30-40                                    200PPM                     200PPM

METHYL ETHYL KETONE*                         78-93-3                         20-30                                    200PPM                     200PPM

CYCLOHEXANONE                                     108-94-1                           5-10                                      25PPM                      50PPM    

Title III Section 313 Supplier Notification: this product contains toxic chemicals subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the Emergency planning and community Right-to-Know Act of 1966 and of 40CFR372. This information must be included in all MSDS’s  that are copied and distributed for this material.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

UNDER ONE GALLON SIZE

CONSUMER COMMODITY ORM-D

ONE GALLON SIZE AND ABOVE

SHIPPING NAME: ADHESIVES CONTAINING A   

                               FLAMMABLE  LIQUID

HAZARD CLASS: 3

I.D. NUMBER: UN1133

PACKING GROUP: II

FREIGHT CLASS: 55

LABEL REQUIRED: FLAMMABLE LIQUID

SPECIAL  HAZARD  DESIGNATIONS

                                HMIS         NFPA               HAZARD  RATING

HEALTH                       2                     2                                   0 -   MINIMAL

FLAMMABILITY         3                     3                                   1-    SLIGHT

REACTIVITY               0                     1                                   2-   MODERATE

PROTECTIVE              H                                                          3-    SERIOUS

        EQUIPMENT                                                                     4-    SEVERE

SECTION  III  -  PHYSICAL  DATA

APPEARANCE

                  GRAY  LIQUID

ODOR

ETHER-LIKE ODOR

    BOILING  POINT

151°F

SPECIFIC  GRAVITY (H2O=1)

0.91

VAPOR  PRESSURE (mm Hg.)

143

    VOLATILE  BY  VOLUME (%)

85-90%

VAPOR  DENSITY  (AIR=1)

2.5

EVAPORATION  RATE (BUAC=1)

8

    SOLUBILITY  IN  WATER

SOLVENT PORTION COMPLETE.

RESIN PORTION PRECIPITATES.

SECTION  IV  -  FIRE  AND  EXPLOSION  HAZARD  DATA

FLASH POINT  ( METHOD USED)

FLAMMABLE   LIMITS

LEL

UEL

6°F (TCC)

(PERCENT  BY  VOLUME)

2%

12%

FIRE  EXTINGUISHING  MEDIA

CARBON DIOXODE OR DRY CHEMICAL.

SPECIAL  FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES

EVACUATE ENCLOSED AREAS, STAY UPWIND.  CLOSE OR CONFINED QUARTERS REQUIRE SELF-CONTAINED

BREATHING APPARATUS, POSITIVE PRESSURE HOSE MASKS OR AIRLINE MASKS.  USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL CONTAINERS, TO FLUSH SPILLS FROM SOURCE IG IGNITION AND TO DISPERSE VAPORS.

UNUSAL  FIRE  AND  EXPLOSION  HAZARD

FIRE HAZARD BECAUSE OF LOW FLASH POINT AND HIGH VIOLATILITY.  VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNITION.

SECTION  V  - HEALTH  HAZARD  DATA

PRIMARY  ROUTES  OR  ENTRY        __X__Inhalation              __X__Skin contact           ______Eye contact     ______Ingestion             

EFFECT OF  OVEREXPOSURE

INHALATION: SEVERE OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE.  CAN CAUSE DROWSINESS, IRRITATION OF EYES AND NASAL PASSAGES.

SKIN: SKIN IRRITANT. LIQUID CONTACT MAY REMOVE NATURAL SKIN OILS RESULTING IN IRRITATION.  DERMATITIS MAY OCCUR WITH PROLONGED CONTACT.

EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES AND CALL A PHYSICIAN.

INGESTION: GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK.  DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.  CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY.

MEDICAL  CONDITIONS  AGGRAVATED  BY  EXPOSURE

INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASES OF THE EYES, SKIN OR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

EMERGENCY AND  FIRST  AID  PROCEDURES

INHALATION: IF OVERCOME BY VAPORS, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR AND IF BREATHING STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL PHYSICIAN.

EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES AND CALL A PHYSICIAN.

SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

INGESTION: GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY.

SECTION  VI -  REACTIVITY

STABILITY

UNSTABLE

 

CONDITIONS TO AVOID

 

STABLE

X

KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.

INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS  TO  AVOID)
CAUSTICS, AMMONIA, INORGANIC ACIDS, CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS, STRONG OXIDIZERS AND ISOCYNATES.

HAZARDOUS  DECOMPOSITION  PRODUCTS

WHEN FORCED TO BURN, THIS PRODUCT GIVES OUT CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND SMOKE.

HAZARDOUS

POLYMERIZATION

MAY  OCCUR

 

CONDITIONS TO AVOID

 

WILL  NOT  OCCUR

X

KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.

SECTION  VII  -  SPILL  OR  LEAK  PROCEDURES

STEPS  TO  BE  TAKEN  IN  CASE  MATERIAL  IS  RELEASED  OR  SPILLED

ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. AVOID BREATHING OF VAPORS. KEEP LIQUID OUT OF EYES.

FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. CONTAIN LIQUID WITH SAND OR EARTH. ABSORB WITH SAND OR NONFLAMMABLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND TRANSFER INTO STEEL DRUMS FOR RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL. PREVENT LIQUID FROM ENTERING DRAINS.

WASTE  DISPOSAL  METHOD

FOLLOW LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CONSULT DISPOSAL EXPERT. CAN BE DISPOSED OF BY INCINERATION. EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER DRAINS. EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE AIR DRIED BEFORE DISPOSING. HAZARDOUS WASTE CODE:214.

SECTION  VIII  -  SPECIAL  PROTECTION  INFORMATION

RESPIRATORY  PROTECTION (Specify type)

ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS CONTAINED IN SECTION II. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THOSE LIMITS, USE OF A NIOSH-APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH FULL FACE-PIECE IS RECOMMENDED. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR IS LIMITED. USE IT ONLY FOR A SINGLE SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE. FOR EMERGENCY AND OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE SHORT TERM EXPOSURE GUIDELINES MAY BE EXCEEDED, USE AN APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

VENTILATION

USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VENTILATION IN VOLUME AND PATTERN TO KEEP CONTAMINANTS BELOW APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS SET FORTH IN SECTION II.

USE ONLY EXPLOSION PROOF VENTILATION EQUIPMENT.

PROTECTIVE  GLOVES                                                       

PVA COATED GLOVES

EYE  PROTECTION

SPLASHPROOF CHEMICAL GOGGLES

OTHER  PROTECTIVE  EQUIPMENT AND  HYGIENIC  PRACTICES

IMPERVIOUS APRON AND A SOURCE OF RUNNING WATER TO FLUSH OR WASH THE EYES AND SKIN IN CASE OF CONTACT.

SECTION IX  -  SPECIAL  PRECAUTIONS

PRECAUTIONS  TO  BE  TAKEN  IN  HANDLING  AND  STORING

STORE IN SHADE BETWEEN 40° F - 110° F. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID PROLONGED BREATHING OF VAPOR. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. TRAIN EMPLOYEES ON ALL SPECIAL HANDLING PROCEDURES BEFORE THEY WORK WITH THIS PRODUCT.

OTHER  PRECAUTIONS

FOLLOW ALL PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION GIVEN ON CONTAINER LABEL, PRODUCT BULLETINS AND OUR SOLVENT CEMENTING LITERATURE. ALL HANDLING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE ELECTRICALLY GROUNDED.

This information contained herein is based on data considered accurate.  However, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of this data or the results to be obtained from the use thereof.