| Stability |
YES |
| Stability Conditions to Avoid |
DO NOT EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 DEGREES F. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND FLAME |
| Materials to Avoid |
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS, CHRONIC ANHYDRIDE, LEAD PERCHLORATE AND PERCHLORIC ACIDS |
| Hazardous Decomposition Products |
TOXIC GASES AND VAPORS, OXIDES OF CARBON AND FORMALDYE |
| Hazardous Polymerization |
NO |
| Polymerization Conditions to Avoid |
WILL NOT OCCUR |
| Route of Entry: Skin |
YES |
| Route of Entry: Ingestion |
U |
| Route of Entry: Inhalation |
YES |
| Health Hazards - Acute and Chronic |
[EYES] MAY CAUSE PAIN. MAY CAUSE MODERATE EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SLIGHT CORNEAL INJURY. VAPORS MAY IRRITATE EYES.[SKIN] PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION, REDNESS, CRACKING AND DRYING. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN IN TOXIC OR LETHAL AMOUNTS. [INGEST] SWALLOWING EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF METHANOL CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS AND DEATH. OTHER EFFECTS MAY BE NAUSEA, HEADACHE, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND VISUALDISTURBANCES. [INHAL] HIGH AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION CAN IRRITATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES |
| Carcinogenity: NTP |
NO |
| Carcinogenity: IARC |
NO |
| Carcinogenity: OSHA |
NO |
| Explanation of Carcinogenity |
NOT LISTED WITH IARC, NTP, ACGIH OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN |
| Symptoms of Overexposure |
[SEE ABOVE AND] [INHAL] IRRITATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, CAUSE HEADACHES, SLEEPINESS, NAUSEA, CONFUSION, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, DIGESTIVE AND VISUAL DISTURBANCES, AND DEATH |
| Medical Cond. Aggrevated by Exposure |
NR |
| Emergency/First Aid Procedures |
[EYES] FLUSH W/ LOW PRESSURE, LUKEWARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, WHILE LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTENTION [SKIN] THOROUGHLY WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN. [INGEST] INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER. DRINK A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER, MILK OR SODIUM BICARBONATE TO DILUTE MATERIAL IN STOMACH. CALL A PHYSICIAN. [INHAL] FOR EXCESSIVE INHALATION, REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR, GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN AS NEEDED. GET MED ATTEN |
| Steps if Material Released/Spilled |
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE LIQUID. RELEASE CAN CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD. ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES, STOP SPILL AND USE ABSORBENT MATERIALS. IF NECESSARY, CONTAIN SPILL BY DIKING. MAXIMIZE METHANOL RECOVERY FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE |
| Neutralizing Agent |
NR |
| Waste Disposal Method |
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS |
| Handling and Storage Precautions |
NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAME IN STORAGE, USE OR HANDLING AREA. USE EXPLOSION PROOF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. ENSURE PROPER ELECTRICAL GROUNDING PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE. STORE IN TOTALLY ENCLOSED EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO AVOID IGNITION AND HUMAN CONTACT |
| Other Precautions |
TANKS MUST BE GROUNDED AND VENTED AND SHOULD BE NITROGEN BLANKETED. TANKS MUST BE DIKED. AVOID STORAGE WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIAL |
