SDS

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Do not discharge effluent containing this product into streams, ponds, estuaries, oceans or other
waters unless in accordance with the requirements of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and the
permitting authority has been notified in writing prior to discharge. Do not discharge effluent containing this product to sewer systems
without previously notifying the local sewage treatment plant authority. For guidance, contact your State Water Board or Regional
Office of the EPA.
ADDITIONAL CANADIAN REGULATIONS:
CANADIAN DSL/NDSL INVENTORY STATUS
: The components of this product are listed on the DSL Inventory.
CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS
:
B2 - Flammable and combustible material - Flammable liquid
A - Compressed gas
D2A - Poisonous and infectious material – Other effects – Very Toxic
D2B - Poisonous and infectious material – Other effects – Toxic
This product has been classified in accordance with the hazard criteria of the Canadian Controlled Products Regulations (CPR) and
the MSDS contains all the information required by the CPR.
16. OTHER INFORMATION
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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
A large number of abbreviations and acronyms appear on a MSDS. Some of these, which are commonly used, include the following:
CAS #: This is the Chemical Abstract Service Number that uniquely identifies each compound.
ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, a
professional association which establishes exposure limits.
TLV - Threshold Limit Value - an airborne concentration of a substance that
represents conditions under which it is generally believed that nearly all
workers may be repeatedly exposed without adverse effect. The duration must
be considered, including the 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA), the 15-
minute Short Term Exposure Limit, and the instantaneous Ceiling Level (C).
Skin absorption effects must also be considered.
OSHA - U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
PEL - Permissible Exposure Limit - This exposure value means exactly the
same as a TLV, except that it is enforceable by OSHA. The OSHA
Permissible Exposure Limits are based in the 1989 PELs and the June, 1993
Air Contaminants Rule (Federal Register
: 58: 35338-35351 and 58: 40191).
Both the current PELs and the vacated PELs are indicated. The phrase,
“Vacated 1989 PEL,” is placed next to the PEL that was vacated by Court
Order.
IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health - This level represents a
concentration from which one can escape within 30-minutes without suffering
escape-preventing or permanent injury. The DFG - MAK is the Republic of
Germany’s Maximum Exposure Level, similar to the U.S. PEL. NIOSH is
the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, which is the research
arm of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
NIOSH issues exposure guidelines called Recommended Exposure Levels
(RELs). When no exposure guidelines are established, an entry of NE is made
for reference.
HAZARD RATINGS:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM: Health
Hazard: 0 (minimal acute or chronic exposure hazard); 1 (slight acute or
chronic exposure hazard); 2 (moderate acute or significant chronic exposure
hazard); 3 (severe acute exposure hazard; onetime overexposure can cause
permanent injury and may be fatal); 4 (extreme acute exposure hazard;
onetime overexposure can be fatal). Flammability Hazard
: 0 (minimal hazard);
1 (materials that require substantial pre-heating before burning); 2 (combustible
liquid or solids; liquids with a flash point of 38-93°C [100-200°F]); 3 (Class IB
and IC flammable liquids with flash points below 38°C [100°F]); 4 (Class IA
flammable liquids with flash points below 23°C [73°F] and boiling points
below 38°C [100°F]. Reactivity Hazard
: 0 (normally stable); 1 (material that
can become unstable at elevated temperatures or which can react slightly with
water); 2 (materials that are unstable but do not detonate or which can react
violently with water); 3 (materials that can detonate when initiated or which
can react explosively with water); 4 (materials that can detonate at normal
temperatures or pressures).
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION: Health Hazard
: 0
(material that on exposure under fire conditions would offer no hazard beyond
that of ordinary combustible materials); 1 (materials that on exposure under
fire conditions could cause irritation or minor residual injury); 2 (materials
that on intense or continued exposure under fire conditions could cause
temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury); 3 (materials that can on
short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury); 4 (materials
that under very short exposure could cause death or major residual injury).
Flammability Hazard and Reactivity Hazard
: Refer to definitions for
“Hazardous Materials Identification System”.
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