MINWAX COMPANY                 -- PASTELS WOOD STAIN, SLATE BLUE, 803          
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MSDS Safety Information 
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FSC: 8010
MSDS Date: 03/16/1999
MSDS Num: CJRBC
LIIN: 00N092155
Product ID: PASTELS WOOD STAIN, SLATE BLUE, 803
MFN: 01
Responsible Party
Cage: 0K1A4
Name: MINWAX COMPANY
Address: 10 MOUNTAINWIEW ROAD
City: UPPER SADDLE RIVER NJ 07458
Info Phone Number: 800-523-9299
Emergency Phone Number: 216-566-2917
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary 
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Cage: 0K1A4
Name: MINWAX COMPANY
Address: 10 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD
City: UPPER SADDLE RIVER NJ 07458
Phone: 800-523-9299
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Ingredients 
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Cas: 64742-88-7
Name: MEDIUM ALIPHATIC SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM); (MINERAL SPIRITS)  VP: 2
Percent by Wt: 40.
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Cas: 61789-51-3
RTECS #: QK8925000
Name: COBALT NAPHTHENATES  VP: 0
Percent by Wt: .1
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: YES
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EXPOS MAY BE BY INHAL &/OR SKIN OR EYE CONTACT,
  DEPENDING ON CNDTNS OF USE. TO MINIMIZE EXPOS, FOLLOW RECOMS FOR PROPER USE,
  VENT & PERSONAL PROT EQUIP. ACUTE: IRRIT OF EYES, SKIN & RESP SYSTEM.
  MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. EXTREME	OVEREXP MAY RESULT IN
  UNCONSCIOUSNESS & POSSIBLY DEATH. HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA & LOSS
  OF COORD ARE INDICATIONS OF EXCESSIVE EXPOS TO VAPS OR SPRAY MISTS. REDNESS
  & ITCHING OR BURNING SENSATION MAY INDICATE EYE OR EXCESSIVE SKIN EXPOSU
  RE. CHRONIC: COBALT & COBALT CMPDS ARE CLASSIFIED BY IARC AS POSSIBLY
  CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS (GROUP 2B) BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL DATA, (EFTS OF
  OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: COBALT NAPHTHENATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 52, PG
  363, 1991:GROUP 2B.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: EFTS OF OVEREXP: HOWEVER, THERE IS
  INADEQUATE EVIDENCE IN HUMANS FOR ITS CARCINOGENICITY. PRLNGD OVEREXP TO
  SOLVENT INGREDIENTS LISTED IN INGREDIENT SECTION MAY CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO
  THE LIVER & URINARY SYSTEMS. RATS EXPOSED TO TITANIUM  DIOXIDE DUST AT
  250 MG/M3 DEVELOPED LUNG CANCER, HOWEVER, SUCH EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE NOT
  ATTAINABLE IN THE WORKPLACE. REPORTS HAVE ASSOCIATED RPTD & PRLNGD
  OVEREXP TO SOLVENTS W/PERMANENT BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED.
First Aid: INHALATION: IF AFFECTED, REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING.
  KEEP WARM AND QUIET. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER.
  REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH
  LARGE AMOUNTS OF WA TER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
  INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AND REMOVE
  WITH INERT ABSORBENT.
Waste Disposal Methods: WASTE FROM THIS PROD MAY BE HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED UNDER
  THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) 40 CFR 261. WASTE MUST BE
  TESTED FOR IGNITABILITY TO DETERM APPLIC EPA HAZ WASTE NUMBERS. INCIN IN
  APPRVD FACILITY. DO NOT INCIN CLOSED C NTNRS. DISPOSE OF I/A/W FED, STATE
  & LOCAL REGS REGARDING POLLUTION.
Handling And Storage Precautions: DOL STORAGE CATEGORY: 2. CONTENTS ARE
  COMBUSTIBLE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT & OPEN FLAME. CONSULT NFPA CODE. USE
  APPRVD BONDING & GROUNDING PROCEDURES. KEEP CNTNR CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
  TRANSFER ONLY TO APPRVD CNTNRS W/COMPLETE & APPROP LABELIN G. DO NOT TAKE
  INTERNALLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions: INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIB CONCENTRATING &
  INHALINGCONTENTS CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL. USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT. AVOID BRTHG VAP
  &SPRAY MIST. AVOID CNTCT W/SKIN & EYES. WASH HANDS AFTER USING. THIS
  COATINGMAY CONTAIN MATLS CLASSIFIED AS NUISANCE PARTICULATES (LISTED "AS
  DUST" ININGRED SECTION) WHICH MAY BE PRESENT (SUPDAT)
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Method: TCC
Flash Point: =40.C, 104.F
Lower Limits: 1.0%
Upper Limits: 12.5%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
  WATER SPRAY MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. IF WATER IS USED, FOG NOZZLESS ARE
  PREFERABLE. WATER MAY BE USED TO COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT PRESSURE
  BUILD-UP & POSSIBLE AUTOIGNITION OR EXPLOSION WHE N EXPOSED TO ETREME
  HEAT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE (DUE TO THE
  BUILD-UP OF PRESSURE) WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. FLAMMABILITY
  CLASSIFICATION: COMBUSTIBLE, FLASH ABOVE 99 AND BELOW 200F.
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Control Measures 
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Respiratory Protection: IF PERSONAL EXPOS CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BELOW APPLIC
  LIMITS BY VENT, WEAR PROPERLY FITTED ORGANIC VAPOR/PARTICULATE RESP APPRVD BY
  NIOSH FOR PROT AGAINST MATLS LISTED. WHEN SANDING/ABRADING DRIED FILM, WEAR
  DUST/MIST RESP APPRVD BY NIOSH FOR  DUST WHICH MAY BE GENERATED FROM PROD,
  UNDERLYING PAINT OR THE ABRASIVE.
Ventilation: LOC EXHST PREF. GEN EXHST ACCEPTABLE IF EXPOS TO LISTED MATLS IS
  MAINTAINED BELOW APPLIC EXPOS LIMS. REFER TO OSHA STDS 1910.94, 1910.107,
  1910.108.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
Supplemental Safety and Health: OTHER PRECS: AT HAZ LEVELS ONLY DURING SANDING
  OR ABRADING OF DRIED FILM. IF NO SPECIFIC DUSTS ARE LISTED, APPLIC LIMS FOR
  NUISANCE DUSTS ARE ACGIH TLV 10 MG/M3 (TDUST), 3 MG/M3 (RESPIRABLE FRACTION),
  OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 (TDUST), 5 MG/M3 (RES PIRABLE FRACTION).
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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Boiling Point: >100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text: 212-395F
Vapor Pres: SEE INGREDS
Vapor Density: HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity: 1.05
VOC Pounds/Gallon: 4.42
VOC Grams/Liter: 530
Evaporation Rate & Reference: SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 74
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Materials To Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: BY FIRE: CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information 
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Regulatory Information 
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Sara Title III Information: SARA 313 (40 CFR 372.65C) SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION:
  COBALT COMPOUND - 0.2% BY WT; 0.1% ELEMENT.
Federal Regulatory Information: TSCA CERTIFICATION: ALL CHEMICALS IN THIS
  PRODUCT ARE LISTED, OR ARE EXEMPT FROM LISTING, ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
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Other Information 
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Other Information: CODES: HEALTH 2, FLAMMABILITY 2, REACTIVITY 0. PRODUCT
  CLASS: ALKYD STAIN. PHYSICAL DATA: PRODUCT WEIGHT: 8.74 LB/GAL; VOC
  (THEORETICAL): 4.42 LB, 530 GM (LESS FEDERALLY EXEMPT SOLVENTS).
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HAZCOM Label 
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Product ID: PASTELS WOOD STAIN, SLATE BLUE, 803
Cage: 0K1A4
Company Name: MINWAX COMPANY
Street: 10 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD
City: UPPER SADDLE RIVER NJ
Zipcode: 07458
Health Emergency Phone: 216-566-2917
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 09/22/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: Moderate
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: COMBUSTIBLE. ACUTE: IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN &
  RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. EXTREME OVEREXPOSURE
  MAY RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS & POSSIBLY DEATH. HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
  NAUSEA & LOSS OF COORDINATION ARE INDICATIONS  OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO
  VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS. REDNESS & ITCHING OR BURNING SENSATION MAY
  INDICATE EYE OR EXCESSIVE SKIN EXPOSURE. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS
  COBALT NAPHTHENATE WHICH IS LISTED AS AN ANIMAL LUNG CARCINOGEN (FP N). RE
  PORTS HAVE ASSOCIATED REPEATED AND PROLONGED SOLVENT OVEREXPOSURE WITH
  PERMANENT BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
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