
MSDS - CASTOR OIL

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     CASTOR OIL
FORMULA:
FORMULA WT:            .00
CAS NO.:           8001-79-4
NIOSH/RTECS NO.:  FI4100000
COMMON SYNONYMS:  RICINUS OIL
PRODUCT CODES:    1518
  EFFECTIVE: 03/24/86     
  REVISION #01   

                            PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

                      HEALTH        -  1  SLIGHT
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  1  SLIGHT
                      REACTIVITY    -  0  NONE
                      CONTACT       -  1  SLIGHT
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

DURING USE AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.  WHEN NOT IN USE KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

                        NOT APPLICABLE

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   3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT:      313 C (   595 F)          VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A

MELTING POINT:      -10 C (    14 F)          VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  N/A

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  0.96                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

SOLUBILITY(H2O):     NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %)  % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100

APPEARANCE & ODOR:  PALE YELLOW VISCOUS LIQUID.

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP:    235 C (   455 F)

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER - N/A  %       LOWER - N/A  %

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR ORDINARY FOAM.

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
  FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
  CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

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   5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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CARCINOGENICITY:  NTP: NO     IARC: NO     Z LIST: NO     OSHA REG: NO

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  CONTACT MAY CAUSE MODERATE EYE IRRITATION.

TARGET ORGANS
  NONE IDENTIFIED

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
  NONE IDENTIFIED

ROUTES OF ENTRY
  NONE INDICATED

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
  EYE CONTACT:   IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
                    MINUTES.  GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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   6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY:  STABLE                 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:  WILL NOT OCCUR

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:    HEAT

INCOMPATIBLES:          STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

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   7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
  WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.  TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NONCOM-
  BUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
  FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
  DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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   8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION:             USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
                         TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:  NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
                         CONDITIONS EXIST.  IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
                         HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:     SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, PROPER GLOVES ARE
                         RECOMMENDED.

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
  AREA.

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  10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

