BEACON OIL CO -- KEROSINE  -- 9140-00-242-6749
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:KEROSINE
MSDS Date:05/16/1988
FSC:9140
NIIN:00-242-6749
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BEACON OIL CO
Address:525 W THIRD ST
City:HANFORD
State:CA
ZIP:93230-5016
Country:US
Info Phone Num:209-583-3304
Emergency Phone Num:209-583-3304
CAGE:4E189
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BEACON OIL CO
Address:525 W THIRD ST
Box:City:HANFORD
State:CA
ZIP:93230-5016
Country:US
Phone:209-583-3304
CAGE:4E189

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

Ingred Name:NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS IRRITATING TO BODY TISSUES.
     BREATHING VAPORS MAY PRODUCE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION,
    AND PROLONGED AND/OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. 
    CHRONIC: REPETITIVE DIRECT SKI N APPLICATION CAN RESULT IN SKIN
    CANCERAND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE NOT
    SHOWN ANY EVIDENCE OF BEING CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION, SKIN:MILD IRRITATION,POSSIBLE
    DERMATITIS WITH PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT.  INHALED:RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE. ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO
    LUNGS MAY CAUSE CHEMIC AL PNEUMONIA.  INGESTED:G/I
    IRRITATION,NAUSEA, VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PEOPLE WITH A SKIN DISORDER SHOULD
    USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT WHEN HANDLING OR USING THIS
    PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN.  SKIN:WASH WITH
    SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
    REUSE.  INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF
    NECESSARY.	INGESTED:D O NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

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

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:110-162F
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:USE HALON, WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
    FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. MINOR: ABSORB
    MATERIAL WITH CLAY, VERMICULITE, OR SIMILAR ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
    PLACE IN DISPOSAL CONTAINERS. MAJOR: DIKE & CONTAIN SPILL. SHUT OFF
    LEAKS. RECOVER LIQUID F OR RECLAIM. ABSORB REMAINDER FOR DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
    AREA.  KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:'EMPTY' CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUE OR VAPOR.
    TREAT THEM WITH THE RESPECT DUE FULL ONES. DO NOT CUT,WELD,ETC. ON
    THEM.  GROUND CONTAINERS BEFORE TRANSFERRING LIQUID. AVOID HAVING
    OPEN ELECTRICAL EQ UIPMENT IN VAPOR AREAS.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
    OR RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPOR IF EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL.
    SEE 29 CFR 1910.134 FOR REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation:USE EXPLOSION PROOF LOCAL AND MECHANICAL EXHAUST TO
    MAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. AVOID
    PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK
    AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

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

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:350-513F
Vapor Pres:NIL
Spec Gravity:0.81-0.83
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT YELLOW WITH CHARACTERISIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
    OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SMOKE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
    AND OTHER HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS DURING COMBUSTION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.  DISPOSE OF PRODUCT AND CONTAMINATED MATERIALS AS EPA
    "IGNITABLE HAARDOUS WASTE" (D001).

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