Laboratory 1: Laboratory and Chemical Safety
1. List the 16 section titles found on the new SDS:
1. Product and Company Identification
2. Compositions/ Information on Ingredients
3. Hazards Identifications
4. First Aid Measures
5. Fire Fighting Measures
6. Accidental Release Measures
7. Handling and Storage
8. Exposure Controls/ Personal Protection
9. Physical and Chemical Properties
10. Stability and Reactivity
11. Toxicological Information
12. Ecological Information
13. Disposal Considerations
14. Transport Information
15. Regulatory Information
16. Other Information
2. Find the following information from the MSDS found at www.hazard.com/msds/index.php:
a. Name of company/product: HOME OIL COMPANY, INC -- SPECIALLY DENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL
b. Hazardous ingredients: Ethyl alcohol and Methyl alcohol
c. Flash point: Method: TOC Flash Point:60.0F,15.6C
d. Extinguishing media: CARBON DIOXIDE, "ALCOHOL-TYPE FOAM," OR DRY CHEMICAL
e. Effects of over exposure (both acute and chronic): MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CAUSES SKIN, EYE AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. CAN CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. CHRONIC EFFECTS: DAMAGE TO THE LIVER, DAMAGE TO THE HEART, DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS.
f. Protective equipment needed:
Respiratory Protection: AN APPROPRIATE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN WHEN TWA LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST AS NECESSARY