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Lamp Oil - Liquid Paraffin

Also known in the US as liquid paraffin wax.

Section 1 - General Information

Company's Name: Hollowick Inc. Company's Street: 316 Fayette Street Company's City: Manlius Company's State: NY Company's Zip Code: 13104 Emergency Telephone Number: 315-682-2163 Telephone Number for Information: 315-682-2163 Date MSDS Prepared: 01NOV88

Section II - Ingredients/Identity Information

Hazardous Components: NOT AVAILABLE OSHA PEL: NOT AVAILABLE ACGIH TLV: NOT AVAILABLE Other Limits Recommended: NOT AVAILABLE

Section III - Physical/Chemical Characteristics

Boiling Point: 435F, 224C (PMCC) Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): NOT AVAILABLE Vapor Density (Air=1): 5 Specific Gravity (H2O = 1): SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Melting Point: 25F, 4C Evaporation Rate And Reference: NOT KNOWN Solubility In Water: NEGLIGIBLE Appearance And Odor: CLEAR, WATER WHITE LIQUID, ESSENTIALLY ODORLESS

Section IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data

Flash Point (Method Used): 200F, 93C Flammable Limits - Lower Explosive Limit: 1.2% - Upper Explosive Limit: 6.0% Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, AND FOAM. Special Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). STOP SOURCE OF FUEL. KEEP EXPOSED CONAINERS COOL WITH WATER SPRAY. Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards: NONE

Section V - Reactivity Data

Stability: STABLE Conditions to Avoid: HIGH TEMPERATURES. Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid): STRONG OXIDIZERS. Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts: NONE. Hazardous Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR Conditions to Avoid (Polymerization): NOT RELEVANT

Section VI - Health Hazard Data

Route(s) of Entry: INHALATION Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic): HEALTH STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT MANY PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS POSE POTENTIAL HUMAN HLTH RISKS WHICH MAY VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. AS A PRECAUTION, EXPOSURE TO LIQUID, VAPORS, MISTS/FUMES SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE: IRRITATION, HEADACHE, STUPOR, NAUSEA, VOMITING. Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO - IARC Monographs: NO - OSHA Regulated: NO Signs and Symptoms of Exposure: CONTACT WITH PRODUCT TENDS TO REMOVE SKIN OILS POSSIBLY LEADING TO IRITATION AND DERMITITUS; HOWEVER, BASED ON HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND AVAILABLE TOXICOLOGICAL DATA, THIS PRODUCT IS JUDGED TO BE NEITHER A "CORROSIVE"; NOR AN "IRRITANT" BY OSHA CRITERIA. Eyes: PRODUCT CONTACTING EYES MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION. Inhalation: EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS MAY RESULT (SUPPLEMENTAL DATA) Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Emergency/First Aid Procedures: EYE: FLUSH WITH CLEAR WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL IRRITATION SUBSIDES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION/OXYGEN. IF INDICATED, ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT; GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Section VII - Precautions for Safe Handling and Use

Steps to Be Taken in Case Material Released or Spilled: ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. CONTAIN THE SPILL. Waste Disposal Method: MATERIAL MAY BE PICKED UP WITH SOLID SORBENT AND LANDFILLED OR INCINERATED ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. Precautions to be Taken in Handling and Storing: KEEP CONTAINERS AND STORAGE CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. DO NOT STORE NEAR HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME OR STRONG OXIDANTS. Other Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Section VII - Control Measures

Respiratory Protection (Specify Type): USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IN CONFINED ENCLOSED SPACES, IF NEEDED. Ventilation: USE ONLY WITH VENT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT EXCEEDING RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT. NO SMOKING OR OPEN LIGHTS. Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES. Eye Protection: ANSI APRRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Clothing or Equipment: USE CHEM-RESISTANT APRON/OTHER IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, IF NEEDED, TO AVOID CONTAMINATING REGULAR CLOTHING WHICH (SUPPLEMENTAL DATA) Work Hygienic Practices: MINIMIZE BREATHING VAPOR/MIST. AVOID PROLONGD/REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHINGG; LAUNDER/DRY-CLEAN BEFORE REUSE.
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