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VISTA EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION
Product Name:
Vinyl Chloride
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DOT Proper Shipping Description: RQ, Vinyl Chloride, 2.1, NA 1086
identification Number
NA 1086
Reportable Quantity:
RQ (vinyl chloride) = 1 lb.
FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, CALL- CHEMTHEC 1-801M24-9300 or VISTA 1-318-494-5142
POTENTIAL HAZARDS
Fire or Explosion
Extremely flammable. May be Ignited by heat, sparks or flames. Vapors may travel to a source of ignition and flash back. Container may explode violently in heat of fire. Vapor explosion hazard indoors, outdoors or in sewers.
Health Hazards
May be poisonous If inhaled. Contact may cause bums to skin and eyes. Vapors may cause dizziness or suffocation. Contact with liquid may cause frostbite. Fire may produce irritating or poisonous gases.
EMERGENCY ACTION
Keep unnecessary people away; isolate hazard area and deny entry. Stay upwind, out of low areas, and ventilate closed spaces before entering. Positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and structural firefighters' protective clothing will provide limited protection.
Isolate for 1/2 mBe ki al (fractions 8 tank, rai car or tank truck b Involved in fire. CALL CHEMTREC AT 1-800-424-9300 AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE, especially If there is no local hazardous materials team available.
Let tank, tank car or tank truck bum unless leak can be stopped; with smaller tanks or cylinders, extinguish/isolate from other flammables. SmaB Fres: Dry chemical or C02. Large Fees; Water spray, fog or regular foam. Move container from fire area if you can do It without risk. For massive fire in cargo area, use unmanned hose holder or monitor nozzles; If this is impossible, withdraw from area and let fire bum. Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety device or any discoloration of tank due to fire. Cool container with water using unmanned device until well after fire is out
Soil! or Leak
Shut off ignition sources; no flares, smoking or flames in hazard area. Stop leak If you can do It without risk. Water spray may reduce vapor but It may not prevent ignition in closed spaces. Isolate area until gas has dispersed.
First Aid
Move victim to fresh air and call emergency medical care; if not breathing, give artificial respiration; If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. In case of frostbite, thaw frosted parts with water. Keep victim quiet and maintain normal body temperature.
TABLE OF INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES
USE THIS TABLE WHEN THE MATERIAL IS NOT ON FIRE
SMALL SPILLS (Leak or spill from a small package or small leak from a large package.)
LARGE SPILLS
(Leak or spill from a large package or spill from many small packages.)
First ISOLATE in all directions (Feet)
Then, PROTECT those persons in the DOWNWIND
direction (Miles)
First ISOLATE In all directions (Feet)
Then, PROTECT those persons in the DOWNWIND
direction (Miles)
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THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 49 CFR 172.602. FOR ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS).
SOURCE: Guide 17, 1990 Emergency Response Guidebook
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