------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE FORMULA: (CH3C6H4O)3PO FORMULA WT: 368.37 CAS NO.: 01330-78-5 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TD0175000 COMMON SYNONYMS: TRITOLYL PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(METHYLPHENYL)ESTER PRODUCT CODES: W601 EFFECTIVE: 11/26/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS WARNING CAUSES IRRITATION HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE 90-100 1330-78-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 410 C ( 770 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: -33 C ( -27 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 12.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.16 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: PALE BROWN TO COLORLESS LIQUID WITH NO ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 225 C ( 437 F) FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED PHOSPHORUS OXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TLV, STEL, AND PEL ARE LISTED FOR TRIORTHOCRESYL PHOSPHATE. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.1 MG/M3 ( PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 0.3 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 0.1 MG/M3 ( PPM) CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE AND WEAKNESS IN ARMS AND LEGS. LIQUID IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, PARALYSIS. INGESTION MAY BE FATAL. TARGET ORGANS EYES, SKIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT, INGESTION, INHALATION, ABSORPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. TLV LISTED DENOTES (TLV-SKIN). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME TICRESYLPHOSPHATE WITH 3% ORTHO ISOMER HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN2574 LABELS POISON