FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- WHITE MINERAL OIL -- 9150-00N024698 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:WHITE MINERAL OIL
MSDS Date:05/10/1991
FSC:9150
NIIN:00N024698
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ING 2:PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/PETRO DERIVED OILS ON SKIN MAY
    CAUSE VARIOUS SKIN DISORDERS SUCH AS ECZEMATOUS/CONT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: DERM, FOLLICULITIS, OIL ACNE, LIPID GRANULOMA &
    MELANOSIS. RPTD APPLIC OF SEV TYPES OF WHITE OILS TO MOUSE(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: SKIN FOR 1.5 YEARS DID NOT RESULT IN ANY TUMORS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). GET MED (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: ATTN IMMED. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET IMMED
    MED ATTN. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPT (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: WATERWAYS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:UP TO 2 YRS AT 100 MG/M3. ANIMALS EXPOS TO 5
    MG/M3 IN STUDIES EXHIBITED OIL IN LUNG MACROPHAGES.RPTD/ (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MINERAL OIL, SLAB OIL; (WHITE MINERAL OIL)
CAS:8042-47-5
RTECS #:PY8047000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 10 STEL

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE CONT GEN CAUSES NO MORE THAN
    MIN IRRIT.INHAL HAZ IS LOW EXCEPT WHEN MISTED/HEATED WHICH MAY RSLT
    IN IRRIT.NO ALTERATION IN RESP FUNC WAS NOTED IN GUINEA PIGS EXPOS
    TO MEDICINAL-GRADE MINERAL	OIL/LAB-GRADE PARAFFIN OIL AT CONC OF
    10-40 MG/M3 FOR 1 HOUR. GEN OILS OF THIS TYPE CAUSE NO MORE
    THAN(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MIN EYE IRRIT.INGEST NO DATA AVAIL.
    ALTHOUGH MINERAL OILS GEN ARE OF LOW ORDER OF TOX,MAY CAUSE GI
    DISTURB SUCH AS DIARR.ASPIR & SUBSEQUENT PULM INFILTRATION MAY BE
    POSS, ALTHOUGH ONE SAMPLE  OF WHITE MINERAL OIL TESTED BY ASPIR
    INRATS CAUSED NO MORTALITY & DID NOT PRDCE SEV ACUTE PULM
    EDEMA/HEMORR. (SUPP DATA
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE EXCESS OIL W/
    CLEAN,  DRY CLOTH. WASH THORO W/MILD DETERGENT & SOFT BRUSH. AVOID
    USE OF SOLV, PARAFFIN & STRONG DETERGENTS. GET MED ATTN IF SKIN
    IRRIT OCCURS. EYE: WASH EYES IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF H2O/NORMAL SALINE,
    (ING 6)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:375F,191C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CO2, H2O SPRAY/REG FOAM. LRGR FIRES: H2O
    SPRAY, FOG/REG FOAM. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT
    EQUIP.MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK.DO NOT
    SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO W/OUT RISK. FOR
    SMALL SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND, DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, CLAY/OTHER INERT
    ABSORB & PLACE IN CNTNR FOR LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY.
    ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY EN TRY. KEEP PETRO PRODS OUT OF STREAMS,
    (ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING AND DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY
    FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS RANGING FROM
    HEPA FILTERED TO SCBA DEPENDING ON CONCENTRATION OF PRODUCT IN AIR.
    SEE ORIGINAL MSDS FOR SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR USE .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AND/OR GENERAL DILUTION
    VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR OIL IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH
    SUBSTANCES. AVOID WEARING OIL SOAKED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: H2O STREAMS. DIKE FIRE- CONTROL H2O FOR LATER DISP.
    EFTS OF OVEREXP: CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS TO OIL MISTS HAS CAUSED
    LIPOID PNEUM, INFLAMM WITH/WITHOUT PNEUM, FIBROSIS & PARAFFINOM A.
    OIL GRANULOMAS HAVE BEEN PRODS IN ANIMALS EXPOS TO AEROSOLS/ MISTS
    OF PARAFFINIC WHITE OILS FOR PERIODS OF (ING 2)

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

HCC:V6
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WATER WHITE OILY LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINE, NITRIC ACID, STRONG OXIDIZERS, OXYGEN: FIRE AND EXPLOSION
    HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT
    DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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