ZRC PRODUCTS CO -- COLD GALVANIZING COMPOUND, 10004 -- 8030-00N078441 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COLD GALVANIZING COMPOUND, 10004
MSDS Date:04/18/1994
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N078441
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ZRC PRODUCTS CO
Address:21 NEWPORT AVE
City:QUINCY
State:MA
ZIP:02171
Country:US
Info Phone Num:617-328-6700
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:JO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:Z R C CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CO
Address:21 NEWPORT AVE
Box:City:NORTH QUINCY
State:MA
ZIP:02171-2635
Country:US
CAGE:07957
Company Name:ZRC PRODUCTS CO
Address:21 NEWPORT AVE
Box:City:QUINCY
State:MA
ZIP:02171
Country:US
Phone:617-328-6700
CAGE:JO501

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

Ingred Name:ZINC (SARA 313) (CERCLA).
CAS:7440-66-6
RTECS #:ZG8600000
Fraction by Wt: 76.5%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:ZINC OXIDE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:1314-13-2
RTECS #:ZH4810000
Fraction by Wt: 2%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST

Ingred Name:STODDARD SOLVENT; (PETROLEUM DISTILLATES). VP:2 @ 20C.
    LEL:0.8%
CAS:8052-41-3
RTECS #:WJ8925000
Fraction by Wt: 12%
OSHA PEL:500 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM

Ingred Name:SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM), LIGHT AROMATIC; (AROMATIC
    PETROLEUM DISTILLATES). VP:6 @ 20C. LEL:1.0%
CAS:64742-95-6
RTECS #:WF3400000
Fraction by Wt: 1.3%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND: 385 G/L (3.3 LB/GAL)
RTECS #:9999999VO
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:PRESENT IN FINELY DIVIDED FORM IS HAZ WHEN ATOMIZED
    IN AIR &, IF SPARKED, EXPLO IS POSS. APPLIC TO HOT (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:SURFS REQS SPEC PREC. DURING EMER CNDTNS, OVEREXP TO
    DECOMP PRODS(GASEOUS OXIDES OF CARBON & NITROGEN) MAY (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CAUSE HLTH HAZ. SYMPS MAY NOT BE IMMED APPARENT.
    OBTAIN MED ATTN. HVR/AIR VAPS MAY FLOW ALONG SURF TO (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:DISTANT IGNIT SOURCES & FLASH BACK. FOR MORE SPECIFIC
    EXPLO HAZARD INFORMATION CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:ACIDS. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONT
    NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD:OF CARBON & NITROGEN WHEN HEATED TO DECOMP.
    FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONSULT PHYS. EFTS OF CHRONIC OVEREXP:RPTS
    HAVE ASSOC RPTD & PRLNGD OVEREXP TO SOLVS W/PERM (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:DMG TO BRAIN & CNS SYSTEM. IRRITANCY OF PROD:EYE,
    SKIN, NOSE, THROAT & LUNG IRRITANT. SENSIT TO PROD:MAY (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:GOOD HYGIENE DURING AND AFTER USE. WASH
    THOROUGHLY BEFORE SMOKING AND EATING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:UP RESIDUE. AVOID DISCHARGING PAINT DIRECTLY
    INTO SEWER/SURF WATERS. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLS W/WATER. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS ONLY. SPILLED MATERIAL MAY BE
    SLIPPERY ON FLOORS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:HEATED EVEN WHEN EMPTY. IT IS REC THAT
    SOLID WASTE BE LANDFILLED ONLY @ APPRVD HAZ DISP SITES (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:USING APPROVED CONTRACTORS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:STORE LG QTYS ONLY IN BUILDING IN COMPLIANCE
    W/OSHA 1910.105. AREAS OF STOR FOR MATL SHOULD HAVE (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:GOOD VENT & ALL SOURCES OF OPEN FLAME & HIGH HEAT
    SHOULD BE EXCLUDED. PROHIBIT SMKNG IN THESE AREAS. (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:ENSURE SUFFICIENT VENT TO PVNT ACCUM OF HEAVY VAPS
    IN LOW LYING AREAS/SUMPS. CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:(ESPECIALLY DURING SPRAYING, MISTING/HEATING). FOR
    MORE SPECIFIC VENT INFO CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:SOLVS CONTAINED IN MIX ARE CNS
    DEPRESSANTS. SYMPS OF OVEREXP INCL DROW, DIZZ, HDCH, SLURRED
    SPEECH, INTOXICATION W/EUPHORIA AND/OR DEPRESS LEADING TO STUPOR &
    UNCON. NOSE, THROAT & LUNG IRRIT MA Y OCCUR FROM INHAL. SKIN CONT
    MAY CAUSEDEFAT & DERM. EYE CONT W/LIQ CAUSES TEARS, BURNING, CONJ.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EYE CONT W/LIQ WILL CAUSE POIS & MAY
    BE FATAL; AVOID ASPIR IF INGESTED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. LUNG CONT
    MAY CAUSE CHEM PNEUM. DURING WELDING & BURNING OPERATIONS HAZ
    DECOMP PRODS MAY BE EVOLVE D FROM DRIED FILM, THESE MAY INCL BUT
    NOT BE SYMPS KNOWN AS "FUME FEVER" & "ZINC SHAKES" AMONG OTHER
    EFTS. (ING 12)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS, DERMATITIS
    & OTHER SKIN AFFLICTIONS, CONDITIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & QUIET. GIVE ARTF RESP
    IF REQD. GET MED ASSISTANCE. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR
    @ LST 15 MINS. TAKE TO PHYS FOR MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH CONT AREA
    PROMPTLY  W/SOAP & WATER. PROMPTLY REMOVE PAINT-WET CLTHG. CONSULT
    PHYS IF IRRIT PERSISTS. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT W/OUT MED
    ADVICE. CONT PHYS, EMER ROOM/POIS CTL CTR IMMED. OBSERVE ALL RULES
    OF (ING 15)

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

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:104F,40C
Lower Limits:0.9%
Upper Limits:7%
Extinguishing Media:APPROVED CLASS B FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FOAM OR DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . DO NOT
    USE WATER IN ANY FORM. COMBUST AMT OF AIR CAN GENERATE TOX CARBON
    MONOXIDE. WATER MAY BE USED TO (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN FIRE SITUATION/WHEN MATL IS HEATED, IT
    BECOMES HIGHLY FLAMM LIQ W/MOD EXPLO HAZ. ONCE IGNITED, PROD WILL
    BURN READILY IN AIR. KEEP CNTNRS CLSD (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:MASSIVE SPILLS, EVAC AREA. FOR ALL SPILLS,
    ELIM IGNIT SOURCES. DIKE & CONTAIN SPILLS W/DRY, INERT MATLS. ELIM
    ALL SURCES OF MOISTURE & DO NOT USE WATER IN CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS.
    RECOVER AS MUCH OF FREE  LIQ AS POSS FOR DISP & USE ABSORB TO PICK
    (ING 16)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREAS AWAY FROM OXIDIZING
    AGENTS (CHLORINE, OXYG), ALL ACIDS, ALKALIES & WATER. AVOID DUSTING
    & ACCUMULATIONS OF SPRAY RESIDUES.
Other Precautions:THIS COMBUST LIQ SHOULD BE STORED IN COOL, CLEAN,
    DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FIRE RESIST STOR ROOM/IN SOLV STOR CABINET
    THAT MEETS OSHA REQUIREMENTS. STORE ONLY IN TOTALLY CLSD CANS
    W/IDENTIFYING LBLS THAT  INDICATE FLAMMABILITY OF MATL. (ING 20)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD RESPS DESIGNED TO REMOVE
    COMBINATION OF ORG VAPS & DUST PARTICULATES DURING & AFTER APPLIC
    UNLESS AIR MONITORING DEMONSTRATES VAP/MIST LEVELS ARE BELOW
    ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. FOR MORE SPECIFI C INFO CONT NEHC .
Ventilation:WORK PLACE AREAS REQ EXHAUST VENT I/A/W OSHA REG 29 CFR
    PART 1910/107D TO MAINTAIN VAP LEVELS BELOW TLV (ING 23)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . CHEM
    RESIST BOOTS W/STEEL TOES, NEOPRENE APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
    REMOVE AND WASH OR DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:COOL CLSD CNTNRS TO PVNT PRESS BUILD-UP & POSS
    AUTOIGNIT/EXPLO WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT, BUT CARE SHOULD BE
    TAKEN TO PVNT WATER ACCESS TO WET PAINT & SPRAY RESIDUES. EXPLO
    HAZ:TIGH TLY. ISOLATE FROM HEAT, ELEC EQUIP, SPKS & OPEN FLAME.
    CLSD CNTNRS MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. ZINC(ING 6)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>291F,>144C
Vapor Pres:6 @ 20C
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:2.88
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Solubility in Water:INSIGNIFICANT
Appearance and Odor:GREY LIQUID WITH ODOR OF PETROLEUM DISTILLATES.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:47

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS CHLORINE & OXYG, AS
    WELL AS WATER, WEAK ACIDS & CONCENTRATED (ING 10)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WATER & ALKALI CONT WILL PRDCE
    HYDROGEN W/ADDNL RISKS OF EXPLO & FIRE. MAY PRDCE FUMES OF ZINC
    OXIDES & OXIDES (ING 11)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ABSORBED MATL/FREE WASTE LIQ IN DRY
    CNTNRS ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE & FED REGS FOR HAZ WASTES. DISPOSE
    OF ALL MATLS INCL EMPTY CANS ACCORDING TO LOC, STATE & FED REGS. DO
    NOT INCIN. DO NOT  FLUSH INTO SEWERS. CNTNRS MAY EXPLODE IF (ING
    16)

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