PRESERVATIVE PAINT CO -- XYLENE -- 6850-00N024840 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:XYLENE
MSDS Date:06/07/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N024840
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PRESERVATIVE PAINT CO
Address:5410 AIRPORT WAY SOUTH
Box:80037
City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98108
Country:US
Info Phone Num:206-763-0300
Emergency Phone Num:206-526-2121; 206-634-5252
CAGE:86589
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:PRESERVATIVE PAINT CO
Address:5410 AIRPORT WAY S
Box:80387
City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98108-1726
Country:US
CAGE:86589

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:XYLENE; (XYLOL)
CAS:1330-20-7
RTECS #:ZE2100000
OSHA PEL:100 PPM;150 PPM STEL
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM;150 PPM STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: WELD DRY COATING WITHOUT NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR OR APPROPRIATE VENTILATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MAY CAUSE NOSE/THROAT IRRIT.
    MAY CAUSE NERVS SYS DEPRESS CHARACT BY HDACH/DIZZ/NAUS/STAG
    GAIT/CONFUSION/UNCON. MAY CAUSE IRRIT/BURNING OF EYES. RPTD/PRLNG
    LIQ CONT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT W/DISCOM FORT & DERMAT. CHRONIC:
    REPORTS HAVE ASSOC RPTD/PRLNG OVEREXP TO SOLV W/PERM BRAIN/NERVS
    SYS DMG. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OVERSPRAY & SPRAY MISTS ARE PRIMARILY
    CONSIDERED A NUISANCE DUST. PIGMENTS ARE NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED
    HAZARDOUS WHEN PRESENT IN A PRODUCT MIXTURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS INVOLVING
    SKIN, LIVER, KIDNEY AND PULMONARY DISORDERS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,
    PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG DIFFICULTY PERSISTS OR OCCURS
    LATER, CONSULT MD. EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
    15 MINUT ES. CALL MD. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER.IF IRRITATION
    OCCURS, CONTACT MD. INGEST: IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF INGESTION,
    CALL MD IMMED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:80.0F,26.7C
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER FOG TO
    PREVENT PRESSURE BUILDUP.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP CONTRS TIGHTLY CLOSED. VAP IS DENSER
    THAN AIR & CAN TRAVEL/COLLECT IN LOW SPOTS. ISOLATE FROM HEAT/ELEC
    EQUIP SPARKS/OPEN FLAME. CLOSED CONTRS (SUPP DATA)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. PVNT
    SKIN CONT/BRTHG OF VAP. CONFINE/REMOVE W/INERT ABSORBANT MATL. USE
    SPARK PROOF TOOLS. DO NOT ALLOW MATL TO CONTAMINATE GROUND WATER
    SYSTEMS. ABSORB LARGE S PILLS W/INERT MATL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE LBL PREC. KEEP AWAY FROM
    EXCESSIVE HEAT/ SPARKS/OPEN FLAME. KEEP CLOSURES TIGHT WHEN NOT IN
    USE. STORE IN UPRIGHT POSITION TO PVNT LEAKAGE.
Other Precautions:GROUND CONTRS WHEN POURING. WASH THORO AFTER
    HNDLG/BEFORE EATING/SMKG. DO NOT STORE >120F. KEEP/STORE OUT OF
    REACH OF CHILDREN. MAINTENANCE PERS: CONTRS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ
    WHEN EMPTIED. SINCE EMP TY CONTRS RETAIN RESIDUES, (SUPP DATA)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:PROPERLY FITTED VAPOR/PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR
    APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST/MECH (GEN) SUFFICIENT IN PATTERN/VOL TO KEEP VAPS
    BELOW APPLIC OSHA REQ. USE EXPLOS-PROOF MECH DEVICE IF REQD.
Protective Gloves:SOLVENT IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LENGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALL RECOMMENDED. SOLVENT IMPERVIOUS
    APRON RECOMMENDED IF BODY CONTACT MAY OCCUR. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE
    BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING, BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. DO NOT APPLY TO
    HOT SURFACES. CAN CAUSE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. (RAGS, ETC). OTHER
    PREC: ALL HAZ PREC MUST BE OBSERVED. WHEN SPRAYING THIS MATL, KE EP
    SPRAY BOOTH CLEAN. AVOID BUILDUP OF SPRAY DUST/OVERSPRAY IN
    BOOTH/DUCTS. DO NOT SAND/FLAME CUT/BRAZE OR (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:278F,137C
Vapor Pres:21
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:0.9
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.7 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR AND PIGMENTED COATINGS WITH CHARACTERISTIC
    SOLVENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT W/STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
    SMOKE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR DISPOSE ABSORBED MATL I/A/W
    FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. DO NOT INCINERATE IN CLOSED
    CONTRS.

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