MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET



Section I:                                      Preparation information

 


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Section II:                                          Product Information

 


PRODUCT NAME:                                             BGM - GREEN EXTREME HFO

GENERAL/GENERIC NAME:                              SOLVENT BLEND

PRODUCT USE:                                                FUEL CONDITIONER FOR HYDROCARBON FUELS

WHMIS CLASSIFICATION:                                 B3 D2B

DSL STATUS:                                                   ON DSL


Section III:                                         Shipping information

 


SHIPPING                                                         NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS FOR SHIPPING

UN NUMBER:                                                    N/A

CLASS:                                                            N/A

PACKING GROUP:                                            N/A


Section IV:                                         Hazardous Ingredient (s)

 


INGREDIENT:                                                    % W/W TLV CAS No.

NAPHTHA PETROLEUM                                    60-100 100 PPM(*) 64742-94-5

NAPHTHALENE                                                3-7 10 PPM 91-20-3

ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS                    1-5 10 MG / M3 N/A (BLEND)

1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE                               0.1-1 25 PPM 95-63-6

 

Section V: Physical Data

 


INITIAL BOIL-POINT:                                          158 °C OR 316 °F @ 760 MMHG

VAPOUR PRESSURE:                                      3.75 MMHG @ 38 °C OR 100 °F

VAPOUR DENSITY:                                          HEAVIER THAN AIR

EVAPORATION RATE:                                      SLOWER THAN ETHER

PHYSICAL STATE:                                            LIQUID

ODOUR THRESHOLD:                                      N/E

FREEZING POINT:                                            N/E

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:                                         0.89 @ 20 °C OR 68 °F

% VOLATILE:                                                    100 %

APPEARANCE AND ODOUR:                            CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID, AROMATIC ODOUR


Section VI: Fire & Explosion Information

 


FLASH POINT:                                                  CLOSED CUP 62.8 C OR 145 F

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:                                        LFL: 0.9% UFL: 6.0%

AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE:                       N/E

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:                                   FOAM, WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL,

OR CARBON DIOXIDE


HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:

CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE, VAROUS HYDROCARBONS, ETC.


FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES:

WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL FACEPIECE

OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE WHEN FIGHTING FIRES.


SPECIAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS:

VAPOURS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND OR BE MOVED BY VENTILATION AND IGNITED BY HEAT, PILOT LIGHTS, OTHER FLAMES AND IGNITION SOURCES AT LOCATIONS DISTANT FROM DATERIAL HANDING POINT.


NEVER USE WELDING OR CUTTING TORCH ON OR NEAR DRUM (EVEN EMPTY)

BECAUSE PRODUCT (EVEN JUST RESIDUE) CAN IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY.


ALL FIVE GALLON PAILS AND LARGER METAL CONTAINERS INCLUDING TANK CARS AND TANK TRUCKS SHOULD BE GROUNDED AND/OR BONDED WHEN MATERIAL IS TRANSFERRED.

 

SECTION VII TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

 


THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE:                               SEE SECTION IV


EFFECTS OF ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE:


EYES: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITAION, REDNESS, TEARING BLURRED

VISION


SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.


BREATHING: EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF VAPOURS MAY CAUSE NASAL

AND RESPIRATIORY IRRIATION


SWALLOWING: CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRETATION, NAUSEA,

VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO

LUNGS CAN CASUE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, WHICH CAN BE

FATAL.


OTHER DATA:


SOLVENT NAPHTHA                                         LD:50 (ORL-RAT)           3000 MG / KG

(PETROLEUM) HEAVY LD:                                50 (SKN-RBT)                3000 MG / KG

AROMATIC LC:                                                 50 (INH-RAT)                 >3800 MG / M3 / 4H


NAPHTHALENE:                                               LD:50 (ORL-RAT)           >490 MG / KG

LD:50 (SKN-RBT)          >20 G / KG

LC:50 (INH-RAT)            >340 MG /M3 / 4H

1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE:                              LD:50 (ORL-RAT)           6G / KG

LD:50 (SKN-RBT)          NOT ESTABLISHED

LC:50 (INH-RAT)            18 MG /M3 / 4H

ORGANOMETALLICS:                                       LD:50 (ORL-RAT)           1320 MG / KG

LD:50 (SKN-RBT)          3000 MG / KG

LC:50 (INH-RAT)            >150 MG /M3 / 4H



SECTION VIII: FIRST AID MEASURES

 


FIRST AID:


IF ON SKIN –

THOROUGHLY WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE

CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.


IF IN EYES –

FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER LIDS

OCCASIONALLY; GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.


IF SWALLOWED –

DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, KEEP PERSON WARM, QUIET AND GET MEDICAL

ATTENTION.


IF INHALEDIF

AFFECTED, REMOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,

ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.

KEEP PERSON WARM, QUIET AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.


SECTION IX: REACTIVITY DATA

 


HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:

CANNOT OCCUR


STABILITY:

STABLE


INCOMPATIBILITY:

AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, SULFURIC ACIC,

NITRIC ACID


HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:

NOT APPLICABLE


SECTION X: PREVENTIVE MEASURES

 


STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS SPILLED:


SMALL SPILL:

ABSORB ONTO SAND OR OTHER ABSORBANT MATERIAL.


LARGE SPILL:

ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES (FLARES, FLAMES INCLUDING PILOT LIGHTS,

ELECTRICAL SPARKS). PERSONS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD

BE EXCLUDED FROM AREA OF SPILL UNTIL CLEAN UP HAS BEEN COMPLETED. STOP

SPILL AT SOURCE; DIKE AREA OF SPILL TO PREVENT SPREADING, PUMP LIQUID TO

SALVAGE TANK. REMAINING LIQUID MAY BE TAKEN UP ON SAND, CLAY, EARTH,

FLOOR ABSORBANT, OR OTHER ABSORVENT MATERIAL AND SHOVELED INTO

CONTAINERS.


WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:


SMALL SPILL:

DEPOSIT IN A LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, PROVINCIAL AND

FEDERAL REGULATIONS.


LARGE SPILL:

DESTROY BY INCENERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, PROVINCIAL AND

FEDERAL REGULATIONS.


RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:

IF WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMIT(S) OF PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENT IS

EXCCEEDED (SEE SECTION IV) A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR

IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. OSHA

REGULATIONS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH/MSHA RESPIRATORS (NEGATIVE

PRESSURE TYPE) UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS (SEE YOUR SAFETY EQUIPMENT

SUPPLIER) ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS SHOULD BE

IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.


VENTILATION:

PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL (GENERAL AND OR LOCAL EXHAUST)

VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV(S).


PROTECTIVE GLOVES:

WEAR RESISTANT GLOVES, SUCH AS POLYETHYLENE.

EYE PROTECTION:

CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES IN COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA

REGULATIONS ARE ADVISED; HOWEVER, OSHA REGULATION ALSO

PERMIT OTHER TYPE SAFETY CLASSES. (CONSULT YOUR SAFETY

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER)


OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT, WEAR

IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND BOOTS.


PRODUCT DISPOSAL INFORMATION:


THIS PRODUCT MAY BE CLASSIFED AS A LIQUID INDUSTRIAL WASTE OR

A REGISTERABLE SOLID WASTE AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO WASTER

GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS.


CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAXARDOUS WHEN EMPTIED.

SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES (VAPOR,

LIQUID, AND / OR SOLID), ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS GIVEN IN THE

DATA SHEET MUST BE OBSERVED.


METAL AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS MAY BE RECYCLED. PLEASE

CONTACT YOUR DRUM RECONDITIONER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.


THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE,

BUT IS NOT WARRANTED TO BE, WHETHER ORIGINATING WITH THE

COMPANY OR NOT. RECIPIENTS ARE ADVISED TO CONFRM, IN ADVANCE

OF NEED, THAT THE INFORMATION IS CURRENT, APPLICABLE, AND

SUITABLE TO THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.



Note: * Recommended

N/E – Not Established

N/A – Not Applicable