RAMSEY - BOARDWALK HIGH SOLIDS FLOOR FINISH 11/7/1996 RAMSEY BOARDWALK HIGH SOLIDS FLOOR FINISH Revised: 11/7/1996 Item Number: 3UT20, 3UT21, 3UT22 Mfg. Model Number: BOARDWALK 3UT20, 3UT21, 3UT22 RAMSEY MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET BOARDWALK HIGH SOLIDS FLOOR FINISH DATE PREPARED: 11-05-96 DATE REVISED: 11-07-96 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME/USE: BOARDWALK HIGH SOLIDS FLOOR FINISH MANUFACTURER: THE RAMSEY COMPANY RAMSEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 800-421-2768 120 BARTLETT STREET EMERGENCY TELEPHONE (24 HOURS): 800-228-5635 MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752-3065 EXT. 118 2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INGREDIENT(S) CAS NO. % BY WEIGHT OSHA PEL/STEL ACGIH TLV/STEL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WATER 7732-18-5 30-60 NE NE ACRYLIC POLYMER NA 10-30 NE NE ETHANOL, 2-(2-METHOXY- ETHOXY)- 111-77-3 1-5 NE NE PROPANOL, (2-METHOXY- METHYLETHOXY)- 34590-94-8 1-5 100 PPM (600 100 PPM (606 MG/M3)/150 MG/M3)/150 PPM PPM (900 MG/M3) (909 MG/M3) TRIBUTOXYETHYL PHOSPHATE 78-51-3 0.5-1.5 NE NE DIBUTYL PHTHALATE 84-74-2 0.1-1 5 MG/M3 5 MG/M3 NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: SLIGHTLY OPAQUE, WHITE LIQUID. MILD ODOR. PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT IMMEDIATE CONCERN FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS (SEE SECTION 11 FOR TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION): PRIMARY ROUTE(S) OF EXPOSURE: EYE (X) SKIN CONTACT (X) SKIN ABSORPTION ( ) INHALATION ( ) INGESTION (X) SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE: EYES: NON-IRRITATING TO THE EYES. SKIN: NON-IRRITATING TO THE SKIN. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE MOUTH, THROAT AND STOMACH IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA. INHALATION: NOT EXPECTED TO BE IRRITATING OR HARMFUL IF INHALED. EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE: PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED: NONE KNOWN 4. FIRST AID MEASURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS APART. AFTER INITIAL FLUSHING, REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES AND CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. DO NOT PUT ANY MEDICATION IN THE VICTIM'S EYES UNLESS INSTRUCTED BY A PHYSICIAN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE SATURATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT AND METHOD: >200F 93C TCC FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NORMAL PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION (CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE). FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. AS IN ANY FIRE, MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR SHOULD BE WORN. 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEE SECTION 8, EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION AND SECTION 3, HAZARD IDENTIFICATION. FLOORS MAY BE SLIPPERY. USE CARE TO AVOID FALLING. CONTAIN AND ISOLATE SPILL. PREVENT FROM ENTERING SEWERS AND WATERWAYS. KEEP NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL FROM ENTERING SPILL AREA. USE MOP, ABSORBENT, OR WET VACUUM TO COLLECT MATERIAL FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. RINSE AREA WITH WATER. 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HANDLING: FOLLOW LABEL USE DIRECTIONS. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS UNLESS INSTRUCTED BY LABEL DIRECTIONS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE SATURATED CLOTHING. WASH CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT BEFORE REUSE. STORAGE: KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP FROM FREEZING. 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENGINEERING CONTROLS: GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ADEQUATE. PERSONAL PROTECTION: EYE: NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. SKIN: WHERE PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT IS POSSIBLE, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT CLOTHING (E.G., GLOVES) IS RECOMMENDED. RESPIRATORY: NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IF VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOR: MILD APPEARANCE: SLIGHTLY OPAQUE, WHITE PH: 8 PERCENT VOLATILE BY WEIGHT: 80 VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT DETERMINED VAPOR DENSITY: NOT DETERMINED BOILING POINT: NOT DETERMINED FREEZING/MELTING POINT: NOT DETERMINED SOLUBILITY IN WATER: DISPERSIBLE EVAPORATION RATE: NOT DETERMINED SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.02 VISCOSITY: WATER THIN OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NOT DETERMINED ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT DETERMINED 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY (CONDITIONS TO AVOID): STABLE POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: NONE INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: NONE KNOWN 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACUTE DATA: BASED ON TESTING OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS, THIS PRODUCT IS NON-IRRITATING TO SKIN AND EYES. THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT INGREDIENTS. ORAL LD50 DERMAL LD50 INHALATION LC50 PRODUCT/INGREDIENT (RAT) (RABBIT) (RAT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WATER NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE ACRYLIC POLYMER 5000 MG/KG NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE ETHANOL, 2-(2-METHOXY- ETHOXY)- 5500 MG/KG 6540 MG/KG 200 MG/L (1-HR) PROPANOL, (2-METHOXYMETHYL- ETHOXY)- 5135 MG/KG 9500 MG/KG NOT AVAILABLE TRIBUTOXYETHYL PHOSPHATE >3000 MG/KG 10000 MG/KG >20 MG/L (1-HR) DIBUTYL PHTHALATE 8000 MG/KG >20000 MG/KG NOT AVAILABLE SENSITIZATION DATA: NO DATA AVAILABLE CHRONIC DATA: PROLONGED OVEREXPOSURE TO PROPANOL, 2-METHOXYMETHYLETHOXY- BY INHALATION HAS CAUSED MINOR LIVER EFFECTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS; OVEREXPOSURE BY DERMAL ABSORPTION HAS ALSO CAUSED MINOR KIDNEY EFFECTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. REPRODUCTIVE/TERATOGENIC DATA: PROLONGED DERMAL EXPOSURE TO ETHANOL, 2- (2-METHOXYETHOXY)- HAS CAUSED SLIGHT FETOTOXICITY (DELAYED DEVELOPMENT) IN LABORATORY ANIMALS; PROLONGED OVEREXPOSURE BY INGESTION HAS CAUSED TERATOGENIC EFFECTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. PROLONGED OVEREXPOSURE TO DIBUTYL PHTHALATE BY INGESTION HAS CAUSED REPRODUCTIVE AND TERATOGENIC EFFECTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. CARCINOGENIC/MUTAGENIC DATA: NOT LISTED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC, OR ACGIH OR REGULATED AS A CARCINOGEN BY OSHA. SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS: NO DATA AVAILABLE 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NO DATA AVAILABLE 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISPOSAL OF THIS MATERIAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE OR PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THE UNUSED PRODUCT, AS MANUFACTURED, IS A RCRA NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR 261. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHATE PROCEDURE (TCLP). ACCORDING TO RCRA, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WASTE GENERATOR TO ENSURE PROPER DISPOSAL. 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOT/TDG HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DESCRIPTION: NOT REGULATED 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOT MEANT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE -- SELECTED REGULATIONS REPRESENTED. UNITED STATES: SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT): 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: UNDER 40 CFR 370.2, THIS PRODUCT MEETS THE FOLLOWING HAZARD CATEGORY: DELAYED. 313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: DIBUTYL PHTHALATE 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. CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT): CERCLA REGULATORY: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS DIBUTYL PHTHALATE. IF 286 GALLONS OF TOTAL PRODUCT ARE RELEASED, NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (1-800-424-8802) IS REQUIRED. TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT): TSCA STATUS: THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH ALL TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS. CANADA: WHMIS (WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM): CLASS D-DIVISION 2A; REPRODUCTIVE AND TERATOGENIC EFFECTS. THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CANADIAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR. 16. OTHER INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HMIS RATING: NFPA RATING: HEALTH * 0 FIRE FLAMMABILITY 0 0 REACTIVITY 0 HEALTH 0 0 REACTIVITY PERSONAL PROTECTION - - SPECIAL MSDS STATUS: NEW MSDS APPROVED BY: EH&S/REGULATORY AFFAIRS APPROVAL DATE: 11-07-96 THE INFORMATION ON THIS DATA SHEET REPRESENTS OUR CURRENT DATA AND BEST OPINION AS TO THE PROPER USE IN HANDLING OF THE PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL FORESEEABLE CONDITIONS. ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS DATA SHEET OR PRODUCT LABEL, OR WHICH INVOLVES USING THE PRODUCT IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER PROCESS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. MSDS NO: 6077