INKTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP.
160 Fenmar Drive
Toronto, Ontario M9L 1M6
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE
PRODUCT NAME: POLYMEMBRANE THINNER (PCM-1800)
PRODUCT USE: POLYMEMBRANE INK VISCOSITY REDUCER
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NO: (613)996-6666
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SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS % CAS NUMBER LD50 OF INGREDIENT LC50
(SPECIFY SPECIES & ROUTE) (SPECIFY SPECIES)
ACRYLATE ESTER 100 48145-04-8 NOT ESTABLISHED NOT ESTABLISHED
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SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE ODOUR AND APPEARANCE ODOUR THRESHOLD (PPM)
LIQUID CLEAR LIQUID WITH MILD ODOUR NOT AVAILABLE
VAPOUR PRESSURE VAPOUR DENSITY EVAPORATION RATE BOILING PT (掳C)
(mmHg) < 1 (Air = 1) HEAVIER THAN AIR >2
FREEZING PT. (掳C ) SPECIFIC GRAVITY COEFFI. WATER/ OIL DIST. PH
NOT AVAILABLE 0.9 鈥? 1.06 NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
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SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FLAMMABILITY
YES g IF YES, UNDER WHICH CONDITION? 鈥? OSHA CLASS 111B
NO
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: CLASS B FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG.
FLASH PT (掳C ) AND METHOD UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT
> 93.3掳C (200掳F) CLOSE CUP (% By Volume) UNKNOWN (% By Volume) UNKNOWN
AUTOIGNITION TEMP. (掳C) HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
UNKNOWN OXIDES OF NITROGEN
EXPLOSION DATA 鈥? SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE
NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
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SECTION V - REACTIVITY DATA
CHEMICAL STABILITY
NO g IF NO, UNDER W HICH CONDITIONS? THIS MATERIAL IS POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE AND HAZARD
YES
POLYMERIZATION MAY OCCUR IF EXPOSED TO MATERIALS AND CONDITIONS TO BE AVOIDED.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES
YES g NO IF SO, WHICH ONES? STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDES, POLYMERIZATION
INITIATORS, PEROXIDES, INERT GASES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AMINES.
REACTIVITY, AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS?
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSTION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, MIXED OXIDES OF NITROGEN,
SULFUR AND METHACRYLATE MONOMERS.
PRODUCT NAME: POLYMEMBRANE THINNER (PCM-1800)
SECTION VI - TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
ROUTE OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT g SKIN ABSORPTION g EYE CONTACT g INHALATION g INGESTION g
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE TO PRODUCT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH IF SWALLOWED.
EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE MODERATE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT-SEVERE IRRITATION.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO PRODUCT : MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, DERMATITIS
EXPOSURE LIMITS IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT SENSITIZATION TO PRODUCTS CARCINOGENICITY
NOT AVAILABLE MAY CAUSE SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION CAN BE SENSITIZING AMES TEST-NEGATIVE
TERATOGENICITY REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY MUTAGENICITY SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS
NONE KNOWN NONE KNOWN NONE KNOWN NONE KNOWN
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SECTION VII - PREVENTIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
GLOVE (SPECIFY) RESPIRATOR (SPECIFY) EYE (SPECIFY)
NEOPRENE CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
FOOTWEAR (SPECIFY) CLOTHING (SPECIFY) OTHERS (SPECIFY)
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
ENGINEERING CONTROLS (SPECIFY, E.G.:VENTILATION, ENCLOSED PROCESS)
LOCAL EXHAUST AND GENERAL EXHAUST AS REQUIRED
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURE:
CONTAIN DISCHARGE BY CONSTRUCTING BARRIERS (E.G. SAW DUST, INDUSTRIAL SWEEPING COMPOUND).
WASTE DISPOSAL :
DISPOSE OF WASTE ONLY ON APPROVED TREATMENT FACILITY.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT:
GROUND AND BOND ALL EQUIPMENT AND CONTAINERS. USE SPARK RESISTANT TOOLS. SMOKING OR EATING SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED BEFORE WASHING HANDS.
STORAGE EQUIPMENT:
STORE IN COOL, VENTILATED AREA. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
SPECIAL SHIPPING INFORMATION:
REFER TO LOCAL OR FEDERAL REGULATION
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SECTION VIII - FIRST AID MEASURES
SPECIFIC MEASURES:
EYE: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AND GET MEDICAL AID.
SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH THE AFFECTED AREAS WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL AID IF
SYMPTOMS PERSIST. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
INGESTION: GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION: MOVE PATIENT TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY. KEEP PATIENT WARM AND QUIET
AND GET MEDICAL AID.
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SECTION IX - PREPARATION DATE OF MSDS
PREPARED BY: PHONE NUMBER DATE
TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT (416) 743-4111 2/2/2005
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