MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET REVISED 2/22/00 ____________________________________________________________________________ DISTRIBUTED BY: BIRSCH INDUSTRIES 476 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 102 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452 (757) 622-0355 FAX (757) 625-7552 EMERGENCY TELEPHONES INFOTRAC 24 HOURS 1-800-535-5035 1-800-527-5722 _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 1 PRODUCT NAME: BRITE BOY METAL POLISH PRODUCT CODE 492 PRODUCT TYPE METAL POLISH HEALTH FLAMMABILITY REACTIVITY PPE 0 0 0 0 HEALTH HAZ FIRE HAZ REACTIVITY PERSONAL PROTECTION 0=MINIMAL 0=WILL NOT BURN 0=NONE 0=NOT NECESSARY 1=SLIGHTLY HAZ 1=FP>141F 1=MILD 1=GOGGLES 2=HAZARDOUS 2=FP=>73F=<141F 2=STRONG 2=GOGGLES, GLOVES 3=SERIOUS HAZ 3=FP<73F 3=GOGGLES, GLOVES, 4=SEVERE HAZ 4=BP<95F PROTECTIVE CLOTHES FP BY PMCC 4=GOGGLES, GLOVES & RESPIRATOR DGIS _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 2 - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS ETHANAL CAS #64-17-5 WT%=5.3 AMMONIA CAS #7664-41-7 WT%=1.6 _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 3 - HEALTH HAZARD & FIRST AID 1. ACUTE HEALTH EFFECT NONE 2. CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS NONE 3. CARCINOGEN NO 4. PRIMARY ENTRY ROUTES: A) SKIN & EYES: PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THE SKIN MAY CAUSE SOME IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT ME BE SLIGHTLY IRRITATING. B) INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL. C) INHALATION: NOT CONSIDERED AN ENTRY ROUTE. 5. FIRST AID A) SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING-WASH SKIN WITH SOAP & WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. B) EYES: WASH EYES WITH LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE LIFTING THE UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS AND ROTATING THE EYEBALL. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. C) INGESTION: GIVE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. D) INHALATION: N/A _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 4 - PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1. PHYSICAL STATE LIQUID 2. COLOR LIGHT TAN OPAQUE 3. ODOR AMMONIA 4. SOLUBILITY IN WATER DISPERSIBLE 5. SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1.0) 1.2 6. PH 9.50 7. FREEZING POINT N/A 8. FLASH POINT NONE (WILL NOT BURN) 9. VAPOR PRESSURE N/A _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 5 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD 1. FLASH POINT NONE ( WILL NOT BURN ) 2. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA N/A 3. SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES NONE 4. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD OBSERVE ALL PRECAUTIONS THAT APPLY TO ANY FIRE WHERE CHEMICALS ARE STORED. _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 6 - REACTIVITY DATA 1. STABILITY STABLE 2. CONDITIONS TO AVOID NONE KNOWN _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 7 - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES 1. IF PRODUCT LEAKS OR SPILLS - MOP UP USING LARGE VOLUME OF WATER AND DISPOSE TO THE SANITARY SEWER. 2. ABIDE BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 8 - PERSONAL PROTECTION NONE REQUIRED _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 9 - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS 1. STORE CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. 2. DO NOT DESTROY OR DEFACE THE LABEL. _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 10 - SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION (SARA) THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF 40 CFR 372: AMMONIA CAS# 7664-41-7 WT%=1.6 _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION NONE _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION NONE _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. SEE SECTION 7 ABOVE. _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 14 - DOT TRANSPORT INFORMATION THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REGULATED. _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 15 - OTHER REGULATED INFORMATION ALL INGREDIENTS APPEAR TO THE TSCA INVENTORY LIST. VOC CONTENT = 50 GRAMS/LITER. _____________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION 1. N/A = NOT APPLICABLE 2. DANGEROUS GOODS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (DGIS) 3. PMCC = PENSKY MARTIN CLOSED CUP 4. MANUFACTURER BELIEVES THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN HERE IS ACCURATE. THE SUGGESTED PROCEDURES ARE BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND COMMON SENSE AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY ALL-INCLUSIVE OF EVERY CONCEIVABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.