SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- PARAFFIN WAX  -- 7930-00N057607
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PARAFFIN WAX
MSDS Date:05/02/1991
FSC:7930
NIIN:00N057607
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000;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:PARAFFIN (WAX)
CAS:8002-74-2
RTECS #:RV0350000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 (FUME)
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 (FUME)

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: OCCUP EXPOS. PARAFFIN WAX, POSS IMPURE, IN OIL
    REFINING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN RPTD TO ACT AS SKIN CANCER (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: PROMOTER W/LATENT PERIOD OF 20 YEARS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: W/MOLTEN MATL SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE THERM
    BURNS. COOL AFFECTED AREA AS QUICKLY AS POSS BY (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:ING 4: DRENCHING/IMMERSING IN WATER UNTIL MATL SOLIDIFIES.
    DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE SOLIDIFIED MATL. COVER AREA (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: W/STERILE, DRY DRESSING. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:
    WASH EYES IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:NORMAL SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL REMAINS (APPROX 15(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: -20 MINUTES). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: TREAT
    SYMPTO & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMITING (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR.
    ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTO & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:& MUST BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY NIOSH & MSHA. ANY
    DUST & MIST RESP. ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER. ANY TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR OPERATED IN (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE/CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA. ANY SCBA THAT HAS FULL
    FACEPIECE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: IS OPERATED IN A PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE-PRESS
    MODE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP THAT HAS FULL FACEPIECE (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE-PRESS MODE IN
    COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: POSITIVE-PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: SAFETY GOGGLES. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE
    WORN. A FACESHIELD IS ALSO RECOMM TO PVNT CONTACT W/(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: SUBSTANCE IN MOLTEN FORM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE BATH & DELUGE
    SHOWER.
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: INHAL: FUMES FROM HEATED
    PARAFFIN WAX MAY CAUSE MILD NOSE & THROAT IRRIT W/NAUSEA. ANIMALS
    EXPOSED TO PARAFFIN VAPS IN A CONC SUFF TO CAUSE DEATH W/IN 2 HOURS
    BECAME HYPERACTIVE & DEVELOPED CLO NIC SPASMS & LIMB FLEXOR MUSCLE
    TETANIC CONTRACTIONS WHICH PERSISTED UNTIL DEATH. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
    MILD(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IRRIT. HEATED LIQ MAY BURN SKIN.
    SENSIT RXNS HAVE BEEN RPTD. EYE: FUMES MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT. HEATED
    WAX MAY BURN EYES. CHRONIC: INHAL: A 5 YEAR OCCUP EXPOS TO HIGH
    CONCS OF AEROSOLIZED PARA FFIN WAX CAUSED DYSPNEA & HYPOXEMIA,
    PROGRESSING TO LIPOID PNEUMONIA CHARACTERIZED PATHOLOGICALLY BY
    ALVEOLITIS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTO & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: IF CONT IS NOT
    W/MOLTEN MATL , REMOVE CNTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
    AREA W/SOAP & MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF
    CHEM REMAINS(APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. BURNS FROM
    CONTACT (ING 4)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:390F,199C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/REG FOAM. FOR
    LGR FIRES: USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/REG FOAM(1990 EMER RESONSE(SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT
    SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
    SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.
    SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE
    EPA.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOMM. THEY ARE RANKED
    IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPEC RESP SELECTED MUST BE
    BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON SPEC
    OPERATION, MUST NOT EXC EED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP(ING 10)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESIST (ING 17)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROP(IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO
    PVNT ANY POSS OF SKIN CONT WHEN SUBSTANCE IS IN MOLTEN FORM.(ING
    19)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA: GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). FIRE FIGHT PROC: WATER STREAMS.
    DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL(1990 EMER RESPONSE
    GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). EFTS OF OVEREXP: INVOLVING LGE LIPID-LAD
    EN MACROPHAGES & INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS.SKIN: DEVEL OF FOREIGN BODY
    SKIN GRANULOMAS HAS BEEN RPTD FOLLOWING (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>698F,>370C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>122F,>50C
Spec Gravity:0.9(APPROX)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS TO WHITE TO YELLOW, TRANSLUCENT
    GREASY SOLID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS (STRONG); FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
    AVOID CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS, EXCESS HEAT, SPARKS OR OPEN
    FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMP PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
    TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT THE
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE EPA.

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