OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- TRINITROTOLUENE WET  -- 1376-00N022490
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TRINITROTOLUENE WET
MSDS Date:03/28/1990
FSC:1376
NIIN:00N022490
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:450 SEVENTH AVE SUITE 2407
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10123
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-445-6737;212-967-1100
Emergency Phone Num:615-292-1180
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

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

Ingred Name:ING 17:METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. IV ADMIN OF THERAPEUTIC DOSES OF
    METHYLENE BLUE MAY CAUSE RISE IN BLOOD PRESS, NAUSEA (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:& DIZZ. LARGER DOSES (>500 MG) CAUSES VOMIT,
    DIARRHEA, CHEST PAIN, MENTAL CONFUSN, CYANOSIS & SWEATING. (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA HAS ALSO OCCURRED SEVERAL DAYS
    AFTER ADMIN. THESE EFTS TEMPORARY & FATALITIES HAVE NOT (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:BEEN REPORTED. IF METHYLENE BLUE NOT AVAIL, GIVE
    ASCORBIC ACID, 1 GRAM SLOWLY, IV. W/OUT TREATMENT, (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:METHEMOGLOBINEMIA LEVELS OF 20-30% REVERT TO NORMAL
    W/IN 3 DAYS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:0.1 ML/KG IV OVER 10-MIN PERIOD. CYANOSIS MAY
    DISAPPEAR W/IN MIN/PERSIST LONGER DEPENDING ON DEGREE OF (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: >10%

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:REACTS W/IRON, SODIUM DICHROMATE, LEAD/OTHER
    HEAVY METALS/THEIR SALTS TO PRDCE EXPLO SUBSTANCES. REACTS(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:REACTS VIGOROUSLY W/OTHER OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:SENSIT DERM IN PREVIUOSLY EXPSD PERS.
    ABSORP MAY BE INDICATED BY ORANGE STAINING ON EXPSD SKIN & (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:COULD RESULT IN SYMPS LISTED IN INHAL.
    EYE:PARTICULATES IN EYE MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS, PAIN, LACRIMATION
    (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:& BLURRED VISION. INGEST:MAY CAUSE GASTRITIS, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, & SYMPTOMS LISTED IN INHALATION. CHRONIC: (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:INHAL:PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE PALLOR, NAUSEA,
    ANOREXIA, JAUNDICE, APLASTIC/HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA, OLIGURIA (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:OR ANURIA, ENLARGED LIVER, LIVER ATROPHY, CONVLSN &
    COMA. SKIN:PRLNGD/RPTD CNTCT MAY CAUSE SENSIT DERM. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:OTHER EFTS MAY INCLUDE THOSE LISTED IN INHAL.
    EYE:PRLNGD/RPTD CNTCT MAY CAUSE CATARACTS. THIS CLASS OF (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:CHEM TYPICALLY CAUSES OPTIC NEURITIS, BLURRING OF
    VISION/AMBLYOPIA, SOMETIMES FOLLOWED BY OPTIC ATROPHY. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:INGEST:PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE SYMPS AS LISTED
    IN INHAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:LIFTING LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED. INGEST:REMOVE BY (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS. MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESS &
    AIRWAY. GIVE O*2 IF RESP DEPRESSED. DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:LAVAGE/EMESIS IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET MD IMMED.	GASTRIC
    LAVAGE/O*2 GIVEN BY MD ONLY. ANTIDOTE: (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: METHEMOGLOBINEMIA:(WHEN CONC OVER 25-40%/IN
    PRESENCE OF SYMPS.) GIVE METHYLENE BLUE, 1% SOLN, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:TOLUENE,2,4,6-TRINITRO-; (2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE) (TNT)
    (WET)
CAS:118-96-7
RTECS #:XU0180000
Fraction by Wt: <90%
OSHA PEL:S, 1.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:S, 0.5 MG/M3; 9293

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)795 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN, EYE & MUC MEMB IRRITANT; SKIN
    SENSITIZER, NEUROTOXIN, HEPATOTOXIN, NEPHROTOXIN, & BONE MARROW
    DEPRESSANT. ACUTE:INHAL:UNLIKELY BUT MAY CAUSE NOSE & THROAT IRRIT,
    SNEEZING, COUGHING, CHEST SORENE SS, DYSPNEA, VOMIT & DIARRHEA.
    SYSTEMICEFTS MAY INCLUDE HDCH, DIZZ, PALLOR, HYPOTENSION, LETHARGY,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CONFUSN, JAUNDICE, PERIPHERAL
    NEUROPATHY, OLIGURIA, ANURIA, TOX NEPHRITIS, APLASTIC ANEMIA,
    HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA, CONVLSN & DEATH. CYANOSIS MAY INDICATE
    METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION. DEATHS HAVE BEEN  REPORTED FROM TOXIC
    HEPATITIS, APLASTICANEMIA/BOTH. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, ERYTHEMA,
    PAPULES, SEVERE ECZEMA & (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE
    DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED GIVE ARTF
    RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & GIVE O*2. KEEP WARM & AT
    REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED.
    SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD  CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX
    15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM
    SALINE OCCASNLY (ING 13)

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

Flash Point:FLAMMABLE SOLID
Extinguishing Media:FLOOD W/WATER, IF NO WATER AVAILABLE USE DRY
    CHEMICAL OR DIRT. LG FIRES:W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    DO NOT MOVE CARGO/CNTNR IF EXPOS TO HEAT OCCURRED. FOR MASSIVE FIRE
    IN STOR AREA, USE UNMANNED (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE & EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPSD TO
    HEAT, FLAME/SHOCK WHEN ALLOWED TO DRY. WET, IGNITES W/DIFFICULTY
    BUT WILL BURN. FINELY DISPERSED SOLIDS ARE EXPLOSIVE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
    MATL. SML:FLUSH AREA W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER. LG:WET DOWN W/WATER
    & DIKE FOR LATER DISPOSAL. NO SMOKING, FLAMES/FLARES IN HAZARD
    AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PE OPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY
    ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE ONLY IN PERMANENT MAGAZINE.
Other Precautions:THIS HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHOULD BE KEPT WELL AWAY FROM
    INITIATOR EXPLOSIVES; PROTECTED FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, SEPARATED
    FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS, COMBUSTIBLES & SOURCES OF HEAT.

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

Respiratory Protection:ALL RESP MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD: 5
    MG/M3:SUPPLIED AIR RESP/SCBA, 25 MG/M3: SUPPLIED AIR RESP/SCBA
    W/FULL FACEPIECE, 1000 MG/M3: SUPPLIED AIR RESP/SCBA W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHE R POS PRESS MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENT EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLTHG,EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CNTCT.
    PROVIDE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN-QUICK DRENCH SHOWER W/IN IMMED WORK AREA
    FOR EMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; ELSE W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET
    BURN. DANGEROUSLY EXPLOSIVE! FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING
    AMTS. APPLY FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSS. EVAC TO RADIUS OF 5 000
    FT FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRES. MATLS TO AVOID:W/POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
    IN METHANOL PRDCE EXPLO ACI-NITRO SALTS. (ING 3)

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

HCC:E1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:EXPLODES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:176F,80C
Vapor Pres:0.042 @80C
Spec Gravity:1.7
Solubility in Water:0.01% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW CRYSTALLINE SLUDGE OR SLURRY.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY EXPLODE ON CNTCT W/NITRIC/SULFURIC ACID. HEATING W/ALKALIES/AMMONIA
    MAY CAUSE VIOLENT EXPLO. REACTION (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MATL EXPLOSIVE WHEN DRY. AVOID CONTACT
    W/ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID OVERHEATING & SHOCK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC CO*X & NO*X.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .

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