ACE HARDWARE CORP -- WAX STRIPPER, 17792  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:WAX STRIPPER, 17792
MSDS Date:09/01/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ACE HARDWARE CORP
Address:2200 KENSINGTON COURT
City:OAK BROOK
State:IL
ZIP:60521
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-843-6174
Emergency Phone Num:800-843-6174
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:1719
CAGE:0D489
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ACE HARDWARE CORP (REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPT)
Address:2200 KENSINGTON COURT
Box:City:OAK BROOK
State:IL
ZIP:60521
Country:US
Phone:708-990-6600
CAGE:0D489

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Minumum % Wt:60.
Maxumum % Wt:100.

Ingred Name:2-BUTOXYETHANOL. LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 450 MG/KG
CAS:111-76-2
RTECS #:KJ8575000
= Wt:22.
OSHA PEL:240 MG/M3;50 PPM
ACGIH TLV:121 MG/M3;25 PPM

Ingred Name:MONOETHANOLAMINE. LD50: 1720 MG/KG
CAS:141-43-5
RTECS #:KJ5775000
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:6 MG/M3;3 PPM
ACGIH TLV:7.5 MG/M3;3 PPM
ACGIH STEL:15 MG/M3;6 PPM

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS 2 & 3
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES: MAY CAUSE SEVERE
    IRRITATION, REDNESS, BURNS AND POSSIBLE CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: MAY
    CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, REDNESS, BURNS. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH
    SKIN WITH PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT . INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
    SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNING OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND POSSIBLE
    MUCOSAL INJURY. INHALATION: MAY IRRITATE RESPIRATORY TRACT WHEN
    USED WITH INADEQUATE VENTILATION. ANIMAL STUD IES HAVE CLEARLY
    DEMONSTRATED DOSE-RELATED ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM, THE HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUES, THE BLOOD, THE KIDNEYS AND LIVER
    ASSOCIATED (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARCINOGENICITY: NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF ETHYLENE
    GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER (EGBE). (EXTRACTED FROM DHHS (NIOSH)
    PUBLICATION NO. 90-118) .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: EYES: FLUSH WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER
    FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR.
    FLOOD/SHOWER WITH WA TER FOR 30 MINUTES. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH
    WITH WATER. GIVE 2-3 LARGE GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.  INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR
    AND REST. IN ALL CASES, IF SYMP TOMS PERSIST, SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA PROPER TO THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND REUSE IF POSSIBLE. DILUTE AND
    FLUSH TO SEWER WITH LARGE QTYS OF WATER IF PERMITTED BY REGULATORY
    AUTHORITIES OR ABSORB ON INERT MATERIAL (SAND, CLAY, ETC) AND PLACE
    INTO CONTAINER FOR PROP ER DISPOSAL. DO NOT ALLOW RUNOFF INTO
    PUBLIC WATERWAYS.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA. FOLLOW GOOD
    HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED WITH ADEQUATE ROOM
    VENTILATION. NIOSH APRPOVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF
    CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: ACCEPTABLE. MECHANICAL: RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 10.5-11.5 (% PH 10.1).

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=0.C, 32.F
Vapor Pres:<30
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:0.99
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID - SOLVENT ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALUMINUM AND OTHER SOFT METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TOXICOLOGICALLY SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS: NONE
    KNOWN. TERATOGENICITY: NONE. MUTAGENICITY: NONE. REPRODUCTIVE
    TOXICITY: NONE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF AS PERMITTED BY ALL FEDERAL,
    PROVINCIAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: CORROSIVE MATERIAL. DOT
    SHIPPING NAME: CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUID. N.O.S. (MONOETHANOLAMINE) 8,
    UN1719, PGIII.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:THIS MIXTURE CONTAINS 22% 2-BUTOXYETHANOL
    WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF
    TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF
    1986 AND 40 CFR, PART 372.

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