MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INC -- ETHYL ALCOHOL -- -
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:09/07/1993
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INC
Address:1300 MAIN ST
Box:130
City:ATCHISON
State:KS
ZIP:66002
Country:US
Info Phone Num:913-367-1480; 800255-0302
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:3T076
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INC
Address:1300 MAIN ST
Box:130
City:ATCHISON
State:KS
ZIP:66002
Country:US
Phone:913-367-1480; 800255-0302
CAGE:3T076

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

Ingred Name:ETHYL ALCOHOL
CAS:64-17-5
RTECS #:KQ6300000
= Wt:92.4
OSHA PEL:1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:1000 PPM/8 HR

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
= Wt:7.6

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

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS AND HAZARDS OF EYE CONTACT:
    WILL CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE EYES WITH CONTACT. EFFECTS AND HAZARDS
    OF SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN IF EXPOSED.  EFFECTS
    AND HAZARDS OF NHALATION (BRE ATHING): IRRITATION TO THE NOSE AND
    THROAT, HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, AND LASSITUDE. EFFECTS AND HAZARDS OF
    INGESTION (SWALLOWING): LOSS OF APPETITE AND INABILITY TO
    CONCENTRATE IN SMALL AMOUNTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION (BREATHING): IRRITATION TO THE NOSE
    AND THROAT, HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, AND LASSITUDE.

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

First Aid:TREATMENT FOR EYE CONTACT: IRRIGATE EYES WITH WATER.
    TREATMENT FOR  SKIN CONTACT: FLOOD AFFECTED AREA WITH WATER.
    TREATMENT FOR INHALATION (BREATHING): IF EXCESSIVE, NOTIFY PROPER
    AUTHORITY FOR INSTRU CTION. TREATMENT FOR INGESTION (SWALLOWING):
    GASTRIC LAVAGE, FOLLOWED BY SALINE CATHARSIS, GET MEDICAL CARE
    IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point:=12.8C, 55.F
Lower Limits:3.28
Upper Limits:19.00
Extinguishing Media:CO2, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE WATER UNLESS TO DELUGE QUANTITY.
    USE ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, OR DRY CHEMICAL TO EXTINGUISH FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSION HAZARD IS MODERATE WHEN EXPOSED
    TO FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP HEAT OR IGNITED SOURCES AWAY; VENTILATE
    AREA; DILUTION WITH WATER WILL DECREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE HAZARD.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM OXIDIZING AGENTS; KEEP
    AWAY FROM HEAT OR IGNITION SOURCES; USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. GROUNG CONTAINERS WHEN
    EMPTYING.

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

Respiratory Protection:ACTIVATED CARBON RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL-SUFFICIENT TO KEEP CONCENTRATION <1000 PPM.
    SPECIAL-SUFFICIENT TO KEEP CONCENTRATION <1000 PPM.
    MECHANICAL-SUFFICIENT TO KEEP CONCENTRATION <1000PPPM.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IF PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT IS EXCEEDED,
    USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AND FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS WITH WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
COMMON NAMES AND SYNONYMS: GRAIN ALCOHOL.

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=77.8C, 172.F
Vapor Pres:100MM
Vapor Density:1.59
Spec Gravity:.8160
Evaporation Rate & Reference:2.7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:ALCOHOL IS WATER CLEAR AND HAS NEUTRAL ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, SUCH AS ACETYL CHLORIDE, NITRIC ACID AND HYDROGEN
    PEROXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2 IS FORMED DURING COMBUSTION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL AMOUNTS MAY BE FLUSHED WITH WATER. LARGE
    AMOUNTS MAY BE CONTAINED AND COLLECTED FOR INCINERATION.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (TWA) LISTED AS FINAL
    RULE LIMITS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER/VOL. 54 NO. 12,
    1-19-89.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:INGREDIENTS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING
    REQUIREMENTS OF 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND
    REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372: 1,1,1-
    TRICHLOROETHANE CAS 71-55-6,UPPER % LIMIT  95; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL
    CAS 75-65-0, UPPER % LIMIT 5. INGREDIENTS WITH END USERS EXEMPT
    FROM NOTIFICATION BECAUSE THE PRODUCT IS USED AND LABELED FOR
    ROUTINE JANITORAL WORK, OR THE PRODUCT IS USED AND	LABELED FOR
    FACILITY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE (SUCH AS FERTILIZERS AND HERBICIDES),
    OR THE PRODUCT IS USED AND LABELED FOR MAINTAINING MOTOR VEHICLES:
    NONE.
Federal Regulatory Information:N/P.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: WARNING: THIS
    PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
    CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE (1) CANCER OR (2) BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER
    REPRODUCTIVE HARM: ETHYLENE DICHL ORIDE (1) AS A TRACE CONTAMINANT.

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