MSDS

7. Handling and storage
Handling
Avoid contact with skin and clothing. Avoid contact with eyes. Use only with adequate ventilation
Avoid breathing vapor or mist. Wash thoroughly after handling.
Storage Keep container tightly closed. Keep container in a cool, well-ventilated area. Empty containers
may contain harmful, flammable/combustible or explosive residue or vapors. Do not cut, grind, drill,
weld, reuse or dispose of containers unless adequate precautions are taken against these
hazards.
8. Exposure controls/personal protection
Occupational exposure
limits
Control Measures
Provide exhaust ventilation or other engineering controls to keep the relevant airborne
concentrations below their respective occupational exposure limits. Ensure that eyewash stations
and safety showers are close to the work-station location.
Hygiene measures Wash hands, forearms and face thoroughly after handling chemical products, before eating,
smoking and using the lavatory and at the end of the working period.
Personal protection
Eyes Avoid contact with eyes. Chemical splash goggles.
Skin and body Avoid contact with skin and clothing. Wear suitable protective clothing.
Respiratory Use only with adequate ventilation In accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety work
practices, airborne exposures should be controlled to the lowest extent practicable.
Hands Wear gloves that cannot be penetrated by chemicals or oil.
Recommended: Nitrile gloves.
The correct choice of protective gloves depends upon the chemicals being handled, the conditions
of work and use, and the condition of the gloves (even the best chemically resistant glove will
break down after repeated chemical exposures). Most gloves provide only a short time of
protection before they must be discarded and replaced. Because specific work environments and
material handling practices vary, safety procedures should be developed for each intended
application. Gloves should therefore be chosen in consultation with the supplier/manufacturer and
with a full assessment of the working conditions.
Consult your supervisor or S.O.P. for special handling directions
Consult local authorities for acceptable exposure limits.
Base oil - highly refined ACGIH (United States).
STEL: 10 mg/m
3
15 minute(s). Form: Oil mist, mineral
TWA: 5 mg/m
3
8 hour(s). Form: Oil mist, mineral
OSHA (United States).
TWA: 5 mg/m
3
8 hour(s). Form: Oil mist, mineral
Zinc alkyl dithiophosphate None assigned.
Ingredient name
Occupational exposure limits
Some states may enforce more stringent exposure limits.
Physical and chemical properties9.
Pour Point -39 to -33 °C
Physical state Liquid.
Solubility insoluble in water.
Specific gravity 0.871
Viscosity Kinematic: 10.84 to 11.06 mm
2
/s (10.84 to 11.06 cSt) at 100°C
Heat of combustion Not available.
Date of issue 05/31/2007.
Page: 3/6Castrol GTX 10W-30
ENGLISH.
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Product
name
Product code
Version 1 Format LanguageUS
459835-US07, US13, CA01
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