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U.S. DEPilRKIEHT OF LABOR
WORKPLACE STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION
Bureau of Labor Standards
MMEB91 SAFETY DATA SHEET
f$rm No, l$3*0C?
SECTION 1
MANUFACTURER'S NAME
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE \Q.
Allied Chemical Corp. , Industrial Chemicals Div. 201-455-2000
AOORESS ISumSet. Sfer 1, City. Stale, and ZIP Code)
P0 Box 1139R. Morristown. NJ 07960
chemical name amo.stnontms
Chloroethylene,
Vinyl Chloride Monomer, Ch 1 nmprhenp
TRAOE NAME AND SYNONYMS
Vinyl Chloride. VCM
CMCMICAC FAMILY
FORMULA CH2CHC1
Organic liquid under pressure_______
SECTION II
Paints, preservatives, & solvents
%
PIGMENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
TLV
(Ufliri)
ALLOYS AND METALLIC COaTINCS
base METAL
CATALYST
ALLOYS
VEHICLE SOLVENTS AOOITIVSS
METALLIC COATINGS
FILLER METAL PLUS COATING OR CORE FLUX OTHEHS
others
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TLV
(Unir*)
k. HAZARDOUS MIXTURES OF OTHER LIQUIDS, SOLIDS, OR GASES
TLV (Unit-)
J Not Applicable (NA)
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... SSCTIOrJ Jit PHYSICAL DATA
SOILING POINT (*F.I
|VAPOR PRESSURE |nm Ho.
vator density uin=ii
SOLUBILITY IN WATER
68F
+7 2580 2.15 j legligible
SPECIFIC GRAVITY |H20=l^t 68/68 F
PERCENT VOLATILE SY VOLUME n.)
EVAPORATION RATE
i_e.th.er_ =u
_
Greater than
0.9121 100 1
appearance anu oooR^0ior]_ess 1 iquid with sweet odor (gas at ambient temp.)
YECTIOiJ IV F1P.E AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASHPOINT IMilhoa wS'.-R)
Open cup
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EXTINGUISHING Lt'OIA
Carbon dioxide
or
-108.4F
-
dry chemical.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS .
Lei | Lie I
by volume in air -in22x:--------- - J------- -- -
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Fog or water spray^for cooling.
special fir- ricMTif.c procedures
Shut off feed immediately if possible. In some circumstances, it may "b"e"best to let f ire^urn out due "fc"o greater "clanger "oF fTasn-tfadk and .ripfnnarinn
UNLISUAL EIRl ANO E V."E O 510HA/AROi,
^Vapors..orm flammaMn mivnirps with air at all temp era tur.e.5___________
above -108.4F.
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JTIO.M V HEALTH HAZARD DATA
THUtSMOlO LIMIT V*LUI TWA.w
pptn ovr g hr peri0d (OSHA 1910.1017(c)(1)
EFFECTS OF overEjpOSURE Irritation will result from .inhalation or contact wTcH"
n nr pv^-___Prolonged rnnrarr may rancp fippp^.i ng
T f inha
mild anestnth<-e--t--i-c- erteccT d--r--o--w---i-n--e--s--s- , Xu-r-r--e--c-i -v--i-s--i-o---n- .
CTICPPrT agonr. ppt- 1Q10. 101 7(T )(1T
SpeedEMERGENCT a.NO rlRST aiO PROCEDURES ~ in removing the liquid from the skin is <
primary--importance-.-----CGlotrhing onr aannyyctRn.mi ngg -nhonjl.an mi ngg--_.1i-,iiqiuiiiar,i.., in rnn-i?t-
with trie stein must be removed immediately to decrease thhee. freezing effect---Wash--'uken ana- eyes with plcennt-yy- of water for 15. m
medical attention at once.
SECTION V! REACTIVITY DATA .
STABILITY
UNSTABLE
1
C0.N0ITI0NS TO fvOlC
Polymerizes readily m the presence of
STABLE
[
air, sunlight, oxygen or heat.
1 INCOMPATAOILITr f'lateriaU to avoid) Copper and copper-bearing alloys, air, oxygen and
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haearoous decomposition psooucTs Hyarogen cnlorfae and carbon,aioxide gases. (Phosgene and carbon, monoxide possible with incomplete combustion. )
HA^AAOOUS POLYMERIZATION
MAT OCCUR WILL NOT OCCUR
X
CONDITIONS TO AVOID
Exposure to air., oxygen, peroxides.
sunlight or hpat.. Polymerization
reaction can oe violent._______________
SECTiO.Ii VI! SPILL O': LtA!{ FSOnEDU.TSS
STEPS TO eE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED
Spills evaporate very rapidly. Provide ample ventilation. All
iSsources of
-^i^ni-d -arp.
ammahlp
area must be shut orr--iinmeaiateiy. Gas ana .Mav. pxglnrfp in . & tn 2?7. tnnrpnr.rati nn in air.
?er openings must be trapped ror segregation ana excinguisnment.
vz/LSTE disposalmethod Depends on applicable disposal regulations ana surround mg weatner conaitlons. It is prefeirablie to vent i*t" as a~ -v--a--p--o---r "to* a"*n area free of any source of ignition if permitted.
SECTION VIII SPECIAL Pr.O'uCTiON !M=Gr,'ATi0M
hoseRESPIRATORY PROTEC tion (Sveeifr iyp*: masX, air line mas x or seir-contained oreatr
. ing equipm =nt approved hy NTOSH and MF.SA in accordance with CFR29 191C
. ventilation
LOCAL EXHAUST
SPECIAL
Ample enough.to remove all gas fu Ties ......
1017(g)
MECHANICAL (Central)
OTHER
PROTECTIVE GLOVES Rubber gloves
eye protection Gas-tight safety goggles
__ and face .shield__
other protective equipment hard hat, synthetic rudder satety snoes and protec-
tivfi clothing necessary rn nrpypnr skin contamination.________________
SECT 10." n SOCIAL FflCAUTiOMS
PRECAUTIONS TO EE TSAvEtNorINeHA.tNaUnIINkG Ac*;'aj rSsTORITi.n'C isolated area when not being emptied.
-- ; other precautions information is necessarily abbreviated _ aue to space. For^more complete information, check with MCA on availaJj bility of Vinyl Chloride Data Sheet.
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