SHELL OIL CO -- ETHYL ALCOHOL -- 6505-01-276-6152 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:06/14/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-276-6152
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SHELL OIL CO
Box:4320
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77210
Country:US
Info Phone Num:713-241-4819
Emergency Phone Num:713-473-9461;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:J.C. WILLETT
CAGE:SHELO
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SHELL OIL CO
Box:4320
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77210-5000
Country:US
Phone:713-473-9461/713-241-2252
CAGE:SHELO
Company Name:SHELL OIL COMPANY
Address:Box:2463
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77210
Country:US
Phone:800-231-6950
CAGE:54527

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

Ingred Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL;(ETHANOL)
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS IN SOME INFANTS. PERSONS
    IN DISULFIRAM (ANTABUSE (R)) THERAPY SHOULD BE AWARE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:THAT ETHYL ALCOHOL IN PROD IS HAZ TO THEM JUST AS IS
    ALCOHOL FROM ANY SOURCE. DISULFIRAM REACTIONS (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:(VOMITING, HDCH, & EVEN COLLAPSE) MAY FOLLOW INGEST
    OF SMALL AMTS OF ALCOHOL & HAVE ALSO BEEN DESCRIBED (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:FROM SKIN CNTCT. STUDIES IN LAB ANIMALS INVOLVING
    PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS HAVE RSLTD IN SUCH EFTS AS LIVER DMG, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:EMBRYOTOXICITY, FETOTOXICITY, AND TERATOGENICITY. A
    TRANSIENT MUTAGENIC EFFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN RATS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:IS UNAVAILABLE, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER &
    INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:KEEP VICTIMS HEAD BELOW HIPS WHILE VOMITING. GET MD.
    NOTE TO MD:IF VICTIM IS A CHILD, GIVE NO MORE THAN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:1 GLASS OF WATER & 15 CC (1 TBSP) SYRUP OF IPECAC. IF
    SYMPS SUCH AS LOSS OF GAG REFLEX, CONVL OR UNCON (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:OCCUR BEFORE EMESIS, GASTRIC LAVAGE USING A CUFFED
    ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:CLOUD FORMS, WATER FOG MAY BE USED TO SUPRESS;
    CNTN RUN-OFF.REMOVE W/VACUUM TRUCKS/PUMP TO STORAGE OR(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:SALVAGE VESSELS. SOAK UP RESIDUE W/AN ABSORB SUCH AS
    CLAY, SAND/OTHER SUITABLE MATL; PLACE IN NON-LEAKING(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:CNTNRS FOR APPROP DISP. FLUSH AREA W/WATER TO REMOVE
    TRACE RESIDUE; DISP OF FLUSH SOLNS AS NOTED. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:SMALL SPILLS:TAKE UP W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN
    NON-LEAKING CONTAINERS; SEAL TIGHTLY FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:W/ADEQ VENT. CNTNRS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
    EMPTIED, CAN CNTN EXPLO VAPS. DO NOT CUT, DRILL, (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:GRIND, WELD OR PERFORM SIMILAR OPERS ON/NEAR CNTNRS.
    DO NOT PRESSURIZE DRUM CNTNRS TO EMPTY THEM. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:STATIC ELEC MAY ACCUMULATE & CREATE FIRE HAZ. GROUND
    FIXED EQUIP. BOND/GROUND TRANSFER CNTNRS & EQUIP. (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:DO NOT USE ALUMINUM EQUIP FOR STORAGE/HNDLG OR
    ANHYDROUS (200 PROOF) ALCOHOL. FOR 190 PROOF ALCOHOL, (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:DO NOT STORE OR HANDLE IN ALUMINUM EQUIPMENT AT
    TEMPERATURES OVER 120F. AVOID PROLNGD/RPTD BRTHG OF VAPS.(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL RAT) 13.7 G/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:LIQ MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE
    IRRIT. SKIN:PRACTICALLY NONIRRIT. PRLNGD/RPTD LIQ CNTCT CAN RSLT IN
    DEFAT & DRYING WHICH MAY RESULT IN IRRIT & DERM. INHAL:VAPS MAY
    CAUSE SLIGHT IRRIT TO MUC MEMB. HIG H VAPOR CONC MAY CAUSE CNS
    DEPRESS. INGEST:LIQ IS READILY ABSORBED & MAY PRODUCE CNS DEPRESS.
    PRLNGD/(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:REPEATED EXPOS MAY CAUSE LIVER DMG.
    IRRITATION. EARLY TO MOD CNS DEPRESS MAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY
    GIDDINESS, HDCH, DIZZ & NAUS; IN EXTREME CASES, UNCON & DEATH MAY
    OCCUR. LIVER DMG MAY BE EVID ENCED BY LOSS OF APPETITE, JAUNDICE
    (YELLOWISH SKIN COLOR) & SOMETIMES PAIN IN UPPER ABDOMEN ON RIGHT
    SIDE. (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN AND
    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
    PROUDCT. IMPAIRED LIVER FUNCTION FROM PREEXISTING DISORDERS MAY
    ALSO BE AGGGRAVATED.

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

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS WHILE
    HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. IF IRRIT OCCURS,
    GET MD. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR & GIVE O*2 IF BRTHG DFCLT; GIVE
    ARTF RES P IF NOT BRTHG. GET MD. INGEST:DO NOT GIVE LIQS IF UNCON
    OR VERY DROWSY. OTHERWISE, GIVE NO MORE THAN 2 GLASSES OF WATER &
    INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 30CC (2 TBSP) SYRUP OF IPECAC. IF IPECAC
    (ING 7)

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:56.0F,13.3C
Lower Limits:3.3%
Upper Limits:19%
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, "ALCOHOL" FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . WARNING. FLAMMABLE. CLEAR FIRE AREA OF UNPROT PERS.
    COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CNTNRS EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT FROM FIRES
    SHOULD BE COOLED W/WATER TO PVNT VAP PRESS BUILDUP WHICH COULD RSLT
    IN CNTNR RUPTURE. CNTNR AREAS EXPOSED TO (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:WARNING. FLAMM. ELIM ALL IGNIT SOURCES. HNDLG
    EQUIP MUST BE GROUNDED TO PVNT SPARKING. LGE SPILLS:EVAC HAZ AREA
    OF UNPROT PERS. WEAR APPROP NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP & PROT CLTHG.
    SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK  ONLY IF SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE/CNTN. IF VAP
    (ING 11)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP LIQUID & VAPOR AWAY FROM HEAT,
    SPARKS, AND FLAME. SURFS THAT ARE SUFFICIENTLY HOT MAY IGNITE EVEN
    LIQUID PROD IN ABSENCE OF SPARKS OR FLAME.
Other Precautions:EXTING PILOT LIGHTS, CIGARETTES, & TURN OFF OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNIT PRIOR TO USE & UNTIL ALL VAPS GONE. VAPS MAY
    ACCUMULATE & TRAVEL TO IGNIT SOURCES DISTANT FROM HNDLG SITE;
    FLASHFIRE CAN RSLT. KEEP C NTNRS CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. USE (ING 15)

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

Respiratory Protection:ALL RESPIRATORS MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED. IF
    EXPOSURE MAY/DOES EXCEED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS USE
    RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT EXPOS. I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.134 USE EITHER
    ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING RESP OR AIR -PURIFYING RESP FOR ORGANIC
    VAPORS.
Ventilation:EXPLOSION PROOF VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL VAPOR
    CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:AIR-DRY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IN A WELL
    VENTILATED AREA, THEN LAUNDER BEFORE REUSING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:DIRECT FLAME CNTCT SHOULD BE COOLED W/LGE QTYS OF WATER AS
    NEEDED TO PVNT WEAKENING OF CNTNR STRUCTURE. MATLS TO AVOID:AT
    TEMPS OVER 120F. EFTS OF OVEREXP:INTENTIONAL ABUSE, MISUSE OR OTHER
     MASSIVE EXPOS MAY RSLT IN MULTIPLE ORGAN DMG &/OR DEATH. ETHYL
    ALCOHOL INGEST DURING PREGNANCY HAS BEEN REPORTED (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:173F,78C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-173F,-114C
Vapor Pres:43.9 @ 68F
Vapor Density:1.6
Spec Gravity:0.79 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.6 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DO NOT USE ALUMINUM EQUIPMENT FOR STORAGE OR HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS (200
    PROOF) ALCOHOL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HEAT/SPARKS/FLAME/CNTCT W/STRONG
    OXIDIZING AGENTS. 190 PROOF ALCOHOL:DO NOT STORE/HNDL IN ALUMINUM
    EQUIP (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO AND UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL,
    STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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