SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- STEARIC ACID -- 6810-00N088555
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:STEARIC ACID MSDS Date:10/13/1986 FSC:6810 NIIN:00N088555 Status Code:A === Responsible Party === Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST City:GARDENA State:CA ZIP:90248 Country:US Info Phone Num:310-516-8000 Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC) CAGE:63415 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST Box:City:GARDENA State:CA ZIP:90248-2027 Country:US Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843 CAGE:63415 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:STEARIC ACID CAS:57-11-4 RTECS #:WI2800000 Fraction by Wt: 100% OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K Ingred Name:SUPDAT: GET MED ATTN IMMED. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:RESP PROT: SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT: NIOSH APPRVD CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP WITH (ING 4) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 3: ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER & FULL FACEPIECE. NIOSH APPRVD HIGH-EFFICIENCY(ING 5) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 4: PARTICULATE RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. NIOSH APPRVD POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER WITH (ING 6) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 5: FULL FACEPIECE. TYPE 'C' NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER (ING 7) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 6: POS PRESS MODE/WITH FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. NIOSH SCBA W/FULL (ING 8) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 7: FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. FOR FIRE FIGHTING & OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO (ING 9) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 8: LIFE OR HLTH CNDTNS: NIOSH APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. (ING 10) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 9: NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE IN (ING 11) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 10: COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE. RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) >5000 MG/KG Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN CONT: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. APPLIC TO RABBIT SKIN RSLTD IN MODERATE IRRITATION. INGEST: SUBSTANCE IS RELATIVELY NON-TOXIC. GREATEST DANGER FROM INGEST OF LG QTYS IS INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. NAUSEA & VOMIT MAY ALSO OCCUR. CHRONIC: SKIN CONT: (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT. Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INTERMITTENT CONT WITH HUMAN SKIN FOR 3 DAYS CAUSED DERMATITIS. INGEST: YOUNG RATS FED DIETS RANGING FROM 5% TO 50% STEARIC ACID SHOWED SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF WEIGHT GAIN AT LOWEST LEVEL. MORT ALITIES WERE ONLY OBSERVED AT HIGHEST LEVEL. IT IS COMPONENT OF MANY FOODS & NO ADVERSE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN CONT: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR M ILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE CONT: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, (SUPDAT) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point Method:CC Flash Point:385F,196C Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/FOAM (1984 EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3). FOR LARGER FIRES, USE (SUPDAT) Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND. WATER/FOAM MAY (SUPDAT) Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. DUST CLOUDS MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE IN AIR. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED. Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESPIRATOR & BE APPRVD BY NIOSH. FOLLOWING RESPIRATORS ARE REC BASED ON DATA FOUND IN PHYSI CAL DATA, HLTH EFTS & TOX (ING 3) Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS. Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR APPROP PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING. Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health EXTING MEDIA: WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL FOAM. (1984 EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3). FIRE FIGHT PROC: CAUSE FROTHING (NFPA FIRE PROT GUIDE ON HAZ MATLS, 8TH EDITION). FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL NO EV ID OF CHEM REAMINS (FOR AT LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY, (ING 2) ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:410F,210C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:157F,69C Vapor Pres:1 @ 173.7C Vapor Density:9.3 Spec Gravity:0.8 Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE FLAKES, CRYSTALS, OR POWDER WITH A SLIGHT TALLOW-LIKE ODOR. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES OXIDIZING AGENTS: INCOMPATIBLE. Stability Condition to Avoid:GRADES OF STEARIC ACID CNTNG UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS MAY UNDERGO SPONTANEOUS HEAT GENERATION BY OXIDATION IN AIR. Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS . 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