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AO-PTEO FROM USDL FORM HO LS8-OOS-A-MAY 1969 SHELL OH. COMPANY SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SHELL PIPE LINE CORPORATION MSDS 645-8 HAZARD RATING TaV MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET NFPA Information on thit form i$ furntihtd *olly for tha purpOM of compliant* with ih* Occupational $faty and HtiUh Act of 1970 and ahail not ba usd for any othar purpoto. Ua or diuamination of all or any part of thi* information for any othar purpota may raauit In a violation of law or con- itltuta groundi forlapal action. SECTION 1 UAHUFACTURE*'* NAME Shell Chemical Company OAnDeORESsshfNeymllb*P^ lSatrzaf,, CHify,oJurcsfto, nan,d ZTIPexCaoisfc,) _P. 0_ . B_ ox n2t4r6r>3 CHEMICAL NAME ANO SYNONYMS Vinyl Chloride. Chloroethvlana. Chloroethene Chemical family ,,, ' Vinyl Halide Formula emcncehcy TELEPHONE NO, 713-473-9461 TRADE NAME Vinvl Chloride Monomer _fVCM)______ C2H3CI COMPOSITION Vinyl Chloride SECTION II HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS' x SPECIES 106 ORAL LOjft. dermal ** LCso CONCENTRATION NOUNS DANGER! EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE, TO] IC 1 .IQUEFIEI COMPRESSEE GAS. CANC !R SUSPECT AG ENT. Long-term exposure to viny: cIl oride vi por has cai sed cancer deluding a x ire 2 of liver cancer in aiiaals. Some i rodi ction wc rkers expos ed for many years to hig h concentrations of vinyl chloridi moi .omer vaj or have deT eloped the >ame type of liver cancer. In addition, then ; ar reports that vinyl chloride may cause -cancer at other sites as Veil. Degeneration of the ends of finger bones has also been observed ------------- --------- 1" 1------------- ,1------------------1________________ j!_________________ 11_____________-_____I_________ in some workers after prolonged exposure to high vinyl chloride mo nomer concentration; - SECTION ill PHYSICAL DATA BOILING POINT < F> 7 specific gravity jhjOmd VAPOR PRESSURE.,, @ 68 F Vapor density iair=ii------------------------------------------------- SOLUBILITY |N WATER 2580 2.15 Slight PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME 1*5! (evaporation rate =11 APPEARANCE ANO OOOR Colorless, sweet smelling gas. 20#C 0.91 100- SECTION IV FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA Flash POINT (Method used) flammable limits L.l U.l (TOC) -78*0 (-108F) 3.6 33 exriMeuisHiMs media Notify fire department. For massive cargo fires involving multiple con tainers, let it burn itself out. Evacuate the area of all personnel to 2000 ft. due to danger of exploding vessels (BLEVE's), In addition, downwind areas should be evacuated it tnere is danger of exposure to toxic combustion eases. For small fires, evacuate immediate vicinity. If without danger to personnel, cool nearby containers with water spray or foe to keep fire from soreadine. UNUSUAL FIRE ANO EXPLOSION HAZARDS . Heat can cause polymerization. Stay away from ends of tanks. Combustion products contad V 'Modified by Shelf Oil Company SH000000005 ,5