COURTAULDS COATINGS INC INTERNATIONAL -- INTERNATIONAL THINNER, GTA004 -- 8010-00N093302 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:INTERNATIONAL THINNER, GTA004
MSDS Date:05/19/1997
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N093302
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:COURTAULDS COATINGS INC INTERNATIONAL
Address:6001 ANTOINE DRIVE
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77091
Country:US
Info Phone Num:713-684-1563; 908-964-2206
Emergency Phone Num:800-854-6813
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0TZA3
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:INTERNATIONAL PAINT INC
Address:6001 ANTOINE DRIVE
Box:City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77091
Country:US
Phone:713-684-1244; 908-964-2206
CAGE:0TZA3

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

Ingred Name:STODDARD SOLVENT; (MINERAL SPIRITS)
CAS:8052-41-3
RTECS #:WJ8925000
Minumum % Wt:50.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:2900 MG/M3;500 PPM
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:525 MG/M3;100 PPM
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CAUSES NOSE AND THROAT
    IRRITATION. EYES: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: CAN RESULT IN IRRITATION OF THE MOUTH,
    STOMACH TISSUE AND DIGESTIVE TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:GEN: IN ALL CASES OF DOUBT/WHEN SYMPTOMS PERSIST, SEEK
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANTYHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF DISCOMFORT IS
    PRESENT/BREATHING IS ABSEN T, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
    EYES: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
    UNTIL IRRITATION SUBSIDES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH W/LARGE A MOUNTS OF WATER. USE SOAP IF
    AVAILABLE. REMOVE SEVERELY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING (INCLUDING SHOES)
    & WASH BEFORE REUSE. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP  AT REST. GET PROMPT MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:=37.8C, 100.F
Lower Limits:1%
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . IN THE ABSENCE OF
    ELECTRICITY, A WATER SPRAY (A FOG NOZZLE IF PREFERRED) MAY BE USED
    TO COOL CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ISOLATE FROM HEAT, SPARKS, ELECTRICAL
    EQUIPMENT AND OPEN FLAME. CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN
    EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. DECOMPOSITION AND COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY
    BE TOXIC. OSHA CLASSIFICATION: COM BUSTIBLE LIQUID - CLASS II.

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILLED LIQUID WITH SAND OR EARTH. DO
    NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS SAWDUST. ABSORB SPILL WITH AN
    INERT MATERIAL (E.G., DRY SAND OR EARTH), THEN PLACE IN A CHEMICAL
    WASTE CONTAINER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. LOOSEN CLOSURE
    CAUTIOUSLY BEFORE OPENING. STORE IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED PLACE,
    AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. (SEE STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
    SECTION.) KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT,  SPARKS AND FLAMES. PROTECT MATERIAL
    FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:GROUND AND BOND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING
    MATERIALS. EMPTY CONTAINERS  MAY RETAIN HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES.
    FOLLOW ALL MSDS/LABEL WARNINGS, EVEN AFTER THE CONTAINER IS
    EMPTIED.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE A RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH AND IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.134 TO REMOVE PARTICULATES (AND VAPORS
    IF THERE IS OVEREXPOSURE TO VAPORS GENERATED DURING THE PROCESSING
    OF THIS PRODUCT).
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VENTILATION, IN VOLUME AND PATTERN, TO:
    A) KEEP THE TLV OF HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS BELOW THE LIMITS SPECIFIED
    IN INGREDIENS SECTION; (SUP DAT)
Protective Gloves:WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . AS NEEDED, USE BODY PROTECTION TO AVOID CONTACT WITH
    PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTILATION: B) REMOVE VOLATILES PRODUCED DURING CURE AND DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS PRODUCED DURING WELDING OR CUTTING ON SURFACES COATED WITH
    THIS PRODUCT.

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

Boiling Pt:=157.2C, 315.F
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:0.77
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS FUMES WHEN
    HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION AS IN WELDING. FUMES MAY PRODUCE CARBON
    DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE ON THE PRODUCT
    ITSELF.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE ON THE PRODUCT ITSELF.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT INCINERATE UNOPENED CONTAINERS.

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

Transport Information:DOT (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION): PROPER
    SHIPPING NAME: PAINT RELATED MATERIAL; HAZARD CLASS: FLAMMABLE
    LIQUID, 3; UN NUMBER: UN1263; PACKING GROUP: NOT REGULATED.

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

SARA Title III Information:NO REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT):
    COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. CERCLA
    (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT):
    MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS YOU CONTACT LO CAL AUTHORITIES TO DETERMINE
    IF THERE MAY BE OTHER LOCAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NO REPORTABLE
    INGREDIENTS.

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