HOC INDUSTRIES INC -- METHANOL -- 6810-00-687-8056 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHANOL
MSDS Date:03/13/2001
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-687-8056
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:HOC INDUSTRIES INC
Address:3511 N OHIO
Box:2609
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67201-2609
Country:US
Info Phone Num:316-838-4663
Emergency Phone Num:1-800-633-8253 (PERS)
Preparer's Name:DON POSCHEN
CAGE:0A9L8
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HOC INDUSTRIES, INC
Address:3511 N. OHIO
Box:2609
City:WICHITA
State:KS
ZIP:67219
Country:US
Phone:316-838-4663
Contract Num:SP0450-01-M-D905
CAGE:0A9L8

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

Ingred Name:METHANOL
CAS:67-56-1
RTECS #:PC1400000
= Wt:99.9
OSHA PEL:260 MG/M3;200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:262 MG/M3;200 PPM
ACGIH STEL:328 MG/M3;250 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

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: MILD IRRITATION. DIRECT
    CONTACT WITH LIQUID, CONJUNCTIVITIS & CORNEAL BURNS MAY OCCUR. MAIN
    TOXIC EFFECT IS EXERTED UPON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY OPTIC
    NERVES & POSSIBLY THE RETIN A CAN PROGRESS TO PERMANENT BLINDNESS.
    SKIN: UPON PROLONGED REPEATED EXPOSURE, ABSORPTION MAY OCCUR &
    PRODUCE TOXIC EFFECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF INHALATION.  RESPIRATORY
    SYSTEM: MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, DR OWSINESS, HEADACHE OR NAUSEA.
    MASSIVE OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE UNCONSCIOUSNESS.  CHRONIC- REPEATED
    SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE  PERSISTENT IRRITATION OR DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CURRENTLY LISTED AS
    A CARCINOGEN BY NTP, OSHA, OR IARC.
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AND COMA.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/ WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.  SKIN:
    WASH EXPOSED AREA W/ SOAP & WATER. REMOVE & CLEAN CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING.  INGESTION: CALL A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. IF PERSON IS
    CONSCIOUS, IMM EDIATELY GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING.
    DO NOT MAKE AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON VOMIT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF NO T BREATHING, GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL MAY
    ADMINISTER OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ALL MODES OF EXPOSURE.

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

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=11.1C, 52.F
Autoignition Temp:=385.C, 725.F
Lower Limits:6.0
Upper Limits:36.5
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE ON THE FLAMES, BUT
    WATER SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. IF A
    LEAK OR SPILL HAS NOT IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE THE
    VAPORS AND TO PROVIDE PROTECT ION FOR THE PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO
    STOP THE LEAK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE! KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY
    CLOSED. EXPLOSIVE AIR-VAPOR MIXTURES MAY OCCUR. VAPOR IS HEAVIER 
    THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES TO SOURCES OF
    IGNITION AND THEN FLASH BACK. CARBON M ONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
    MAY BE FORMED ON BURNING.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDING
    INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES & POWER TOOLS. VENTILATE AREA. AVOID
    BREATHING VAPOR. USE SUPPLIED-AIR MASK FOR LARGE SPILLS OR IN
    CONFINED AREAS. CONTAIN SPILL. R EMOVE W/ INERT ABSORBENT. AVOID
    CONTACT W/ EYES. AVOID ALLOWING PRODUCT FROM ENTERING STREAMS OR
    SEWERS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:TRANSPORT, HANDLE, AND STORE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA REGULATION 1910.106 AND APPLICABLE DOT
    REGULATIONS. GROUND AND ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECT CONTAINERS FOR
    TRANSFER. USE SPARK-PROOF TOOLS. WASH THORO UGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
    DO NOT MIX WITH OXIDIZERS, NITRIC ACID AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.
Other Precautions:DANGER! FLAMMABLE! POISON! CAUSES IRRITATION TO THE
    EYES & SKIN. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. KEEP CONTAINER
    CLOSED. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES & PROLONGED CONTACT WITH SKIN. USE
    ONLY IN WELL-VEN TILATED AREAS. AVOID PROLONGED BREATHING OF VAPOR
    OR MIST. KEEP HEAD AWAY FROM CONTAINER WHEN OPENIN G OR DISPENSING.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF VAPOR, MIST OR DUST IS GENERATED IN EXCESS OF
    PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS USE RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY MSHA OR
    NIOSH.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES RESISTANT TO CHEMICALS AND PETROLEUM
    DISTILLATES REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL TYPE GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN. DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SUCH AS UNIFORMS,
    COVERALLS OR LAB COATS SHOULD BE WORN. LAUNDER OR DRY CLEAN WHEN
    SOILED. BOOTS RESISTANT TO CHEMICALS AND PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
    REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID EYE CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:F5
Boiling Pt:=64.4C, 148.F
Vapor Pres:(MM HG): 96 @ 68F (20C)
Vapor Density:1.11
Spec Gravity:0.796 @ 60F(15.6C)
pH:7.2
Viscosity:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:INFINITE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE MAY
    BE FORMED ON BURNING.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:DOES NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR PLACE IN RCRA PERMITTED WASTE
    MANAGEMENT FACILITY.

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

Transport Information:TRANSPORT, HANDLE, & STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    OSHA REGULATIONS 1910.106 & APPLICABLE DOT REGULATIONS. GROUND &
    ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECT CONTAINERS FOR TRANSFER. USE SPARK-PROOF
    TOOLS.  DOT PROPER SHI PPING NAME: METHANOL, UN1230, PG II; DOT
    HAZARD CLASS: FLAMMABLE LIQUID.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA TITLE II SECTION 311 HAZARD
    CATEGORIZATION: ACUTE, CHRONIC, & FIRE.  TITLE II SECTION 313 TOXIC
    CHEMICALS: METHANOL, CAS# 67-56-1, 99.9 PERCENT.
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED ON THE EPA/TSCA
    INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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