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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Product Identification: METHYLENE CHLORIDE INDUST GRADE

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Item Name: DICHLOROMETHANE, TECHNICAL
Type of Container: DRUM

HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION, EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
Health Hazards Acute & Chronic: ACUTE:IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRA-
TORY TRACT, CNS
EFFECTS, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, G. I. TRACT
DISTURBANCES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: INCREASE CO LEVEL IN
BLOOD CAUSING CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS, CNS EFFECTS.
Signs & Symptoms of Overexposure:
EYE, SKN: IRRT, INHL: IRRT, DIZZ, WEAK, FATIGUE, NAUS, HEAD, UNCONSC.
INGEST: ALSO GI IRRT, NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Exposure:
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS MAY BE WORSENED.
Route of Entry Indicators:
Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcenogenicity Indicators
NTP: NO
IARC: YES
OSHA: N/P
Carcinogenicity Explanation: METHYLENE CHLORIDE IS SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY
IARC OR ACGIH; LIVER ABNORMALITIES, LUNG DAMAGE (AMONG LAB ANIMALS).

FIRST AID MEASURES
First Aid:
INHAL: RMV TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHNG GIVE CPR; IF BRTHNG DIFF GIVE
OXYGEN. EYE: IMMED
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. RMV CONTAM
CLTHG & SHOES.
INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. NOTHG BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC. GET MEDICAL
ATTN.

FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
Fire Fighting Procedures:
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING GEAR, W/FULL FACE SHIELD
Unusual Fire or Explosion Hazard:
EMITS CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, AND
PHOSGENE WHEN BURNED.
Extinguishing Media:
WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL