MINWAX -- POLYSHADES, 340 -- 8010-00N044598 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POLYSHADES, 340
MSDS Date:02/07/1992
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N044598
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MINWAX
Address:15 MERCEDES DR
City:MONTVALE
State:NJ
ZIP:07645
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-391-0253;201-573-5700
Emergency Phone Num:201-391-0253;201-573-5700
CAGE:IO033
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MINWAX
Address:102 CHESTNUT RIDGE PLAZA
Box:438
City:MONTVALE
State:NJ
ZIP:07645
Country:US
Phone:201-573-6700
CAGE:IO033
Company Name:MINWAX COMPANY
Address:10 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD
Box:City:UPPER SADDLE RIVER
State:NJ
ZIP:07458
Country:US
Phone:800-523-9299/216-566-2917
CAGE:0K1A4

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

Ingred Name:STODDARD SOLVENT
CAS:8052-41-3
RTECS #:WJ8925000
Fraction by Wt: 43-58%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: IF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCES EYE WATERING, HEADACHES
    OR DIZZINESS, INCREASE FRESH AIR AND LEAVE AREA. (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IMMEDIATELY AND LAUNDER
    BEFORE REUSE. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: DURING APPLICATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: IMMED IMMERSION IN WATER. EMPTY CNTNRS MAY
    RETAIN RESIDUE OF PRODUCT; DO NOT CUT, PUNCTURE OR WELD (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:ON OR NEAR THE CNTNR. AVOID INHALATION AND USE ONLY
    WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. IF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCES (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: EYE WATERING, HEADACHES OR DIZZINESS, INCREASE FRESH
    AIR AND LEAVE AREA. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: IMMEDIATELY AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. DO NOT TAKE
    INTERNALLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST: CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
    IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. SKIN: CAN CAUSE
    DEFATTING AND DRYING OF SKIN; WHICH MAY RESULT IN SKIN IRRITATION
    AND DERMATITIS. EYE: CAN CAUSE SEVERE IR RITATION, REDNESS, TEARING
    OR BLURRED VISION. INHAL: CAN CAUSE NASAL AND RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, HEADACHE,
    NERVOUS IRRITABILITY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND ASPHYXIATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:REMOVE CNTCT LENS IF PRESENT; FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN & GET MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH THORO W/SOAP &
    PLENTY OF WATER, IF IRRIT PERSISTS GET MED ATTN. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT. CALL MD I MMED. KEEP PATIENT WARM & QUIET. INHAL:REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. MAINTAIN RESP AS NEC & CALL MD. NOTE TO MD:IF
    SWALLOWED:ASPIR OF MATL INTO LUNGS DUE TO VOMIT CAN CAUSE CHEM
    PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL.

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

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:105F,41C
Lower Limits:0.9%
Upper Limits:6%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM AND
    WATER FOG. WATER IS NOT NORMALLY AN EFFECTIVE EXTING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WHEN BURNED THIS PRODUCT GIVES OFF TOXIC
    BYPRODUCTS SUCH AS, CARBON MONOXIDE; (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. REMOVE IGNITION
    SOURCES FROM SPILL AREA. UTILIZE SAND, RAGS, PAPER, VERMICULITE,
    FLOOR ABSORBENT, MATERIAL AND PLACE IN LEAK-PROOF DRUMS FOR
    DISPOSAL. USE PROTECTIVE EQUI PMENT IN CONTROL MEASURES SECTION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP OUT OF SURFACE WATERS AND ANY
    WATER COURSES OR SEWERS ENTERING OR LEADING TO SURFACE WATERS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT USE NEAR HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES OR OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. CLOSE CONTAINER AFTER EACH USE. STORE ONLY IN
    ORIGINAL CONTAINER. AVOID SPONTANEOUS COMBUST OF CONTAM RAGS &
    OTHER EASILY IGNITA BLE ORGANIC ACCUMULATIONS BY (ING 5)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF ADEQUATE VENTILATION CANNOT BE MAINTAINED,
    USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (NIOSH/MSHA TC 23C
    OR EQUIVALENT).
Ventilation:PROVIDE A CONSTANT FLOW OF FRESH AIR TO MEET TLV
    REQUIREMENTS. OPEN WINDOWS & DOORS TO PERMIT FRESH AIR ENTRY (ING
    4)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE OR VITON GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APVD CHEM WORK GOGG W/(OTR PROT EQT
Other Protective Equipment:HAVE ANSI APVD EYE BATH & SAFETY SHOWER NEAR
    BY DURING USE. EYE PROT: FULL LGTH FCSHLD 
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 0.880-0.888 (H*2O=1). FIRE FIGHT PROC: THEREFORE, THE BRTHG
    OF SMOKE & GASES GIVEN OFF DURING BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. OTHER
    PROC: IMMED IMMERSION IN WATER. EMPTY CNTNRS MAY RETAIN RESIDU ES
    OF PRODUCT; DO NOT CUT, PUNCTURE OR WELD ON OR NEAR THE CONTAINER.
    AVOID INHALATION AND USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT.(ING 2)

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

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:313F,156C
Vapor Pres:2
Vapor Density:4.8
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.09 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:ORANGE BROWN LIQUID - MILD HYDROCARBON ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:55-58

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION PRODUCES CARBON
    MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS. INCINERATION IS PREFERRED.

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