MINWAX COMPANY -- PASTELS WOOD STAIN, WINTER WHITE, 800 -- 8010-00N092158 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PASTELS WOOD STAIN, WINTER WHITE, 800
MSDS Date:03/16/1999
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N092158
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MINWAX COMPANY
Address:10 MOUNTAINWIEW ROAD
City:UPPER SADDLE RIVER
State:NJ
ZIP:07458
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-523-9299
Emergency Phone Num:216-566-2917
CAGE:0K1A4
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MINWAX COMPANY
Address:10 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD
Box:City:UPPER SADDLE RIVER
State:NJ
ZIP:07458
Country:US
Phone:800-523-9299/216-566-2917
CAGE:0K1A4

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

Ingred Name:MEDIUM ALIPHATIC SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM); (MINERAL
    SPIRITS)  VP: 2
CAS:64742-88-7
= Wt:41.

Ingred Name:COBALT NAPHTHENATES  VP: 0
CAS:61789-51-3
RTECS #:QK8925000
= Wt:.1

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic: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 C AUSE 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. R EDNESS & ITCHING OR
    BURNING SENSATION MAY INDICATE EYE OR EXCESSIVE SKIN EXPOSURE.
    CHRONIC: COBALT & COBALT CMPDS ARE CLASSIFIED BY IARC AS POSSIBLY
    CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS (GROUP 2B) BASED ON EXPERIME NTAL ANIMAL
    DATA, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT NAPHTHENATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL
    52, PG 363, 1991:GROUP 2B.
Effects 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 & UR INARY 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 OVEREX P TO SOLVENTS W/PERMANENT BRAIN &
    NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED.

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

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. E YES: FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
    GIVE CONSCIOUS PAT IENT SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER. SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

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 .
    WATER SPRAY MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. IF WATER IS USED, FOG NOZZLES ARE
    PREFERABLE. WATER MAY BE USED TO COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT
    PRESSURE BUILD-UP &  POSSIBLE AUTOIGNITION OR EXPLOSION WHEN
    EXPOSED TO EXTREME 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.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AND
    REMOVE WITH INERT ABSORBENT.

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

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 A PPRVD CNTNRS W/COMPLETE & APPROP
    LABELING. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIB CONCENTRATING & INHALING
    CONTENTS CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL. USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT. AVOID BRTHG
    VAP & SPRAY MIST. AVOID CNTCT W/SKIN & EYES. WASH HANDS AFTER
    USING. THIS COATING  MAY CONTAIN MATLS CLASSIFIED AS NUISANCE
    PARTICULATES (LISTED "AS DUST" IN INGRED SECTION) WHICH MAY  BE
    PRESENT (SUPDAT)

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

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 .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
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 (RESPIRABLE
    FRACTION).

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

Boiling Pt:>100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text:212-395F
Vapor Pres:SEE INGREDS
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:1.04
VOC Pounds/Gallon:539
VOC Grams/Liter:4.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:75

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY FIRE: CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON
    MONOXIDE.

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

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 I N APPRVD FACILITY. DO NOT INCIN CLOSED
    CNTNRS. DISPOSE OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS REGARDING PO
    LLUTION.

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

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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