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Website Medical Attention If Illness Occurs Or Overexposure Is ( Or in Your Facility’S RTK Suspected Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: OCTANE Synonyms: n-Octane; Normal Octane; Alkane C(8) CAS Number: 111-65-9 Chemical Name: Octane RTK Substance Number: 1434 Date: November 2009 Revision: October 2010 DOT Number: UN 1262 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE LAST PAGE Octane is a clear, colorless liquid with a gasoline-like odor. It Hazard Summary is used as a solvent, blowing agent, and to make other Hazard Rating NJDOH NFPA chemicals. HEALTH - 1 FLAMMABILITY - 3 f ODOR THRESHOLD = 48 to 150 ppm REACTIVITY - 0 f Odor thresholds vary greatly. Do not rely on odor alone to determine potentially hazardous exposures. FLAMMABLE POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; Reasons for Citation 4=severe f Octane is on the Right to Know Hazardous Substance List f Octane can affect you when inhaled. because it is cited by OSHA, ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH and f Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. NFPA. f Inhaling Octane can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. f This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance f Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, List. confusion and passing out. f Prolonged or repeated exposure can cause drying and cracking of the skin with redness and rash. f Octane is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID and a DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. Workplace Exposure Limits OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit (PEL) is FIRST AID 500 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift. Eye Contact f Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit (REL) is minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact 75 ppm averaged over a 10-hour workshift and lenses, if worn, while rinsing. 385 ppm, not to be exceeded during any 15-minute work period. Skin Contact f Remove contaminated clothing and wash contaminated skin ACGIH: The threshold limit value (TLV) is 300 ppm averaged with soap and water. over an 8-hour workshift. Inhalation f Remove the person from exposure. f Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. f Transfer promptly to a medical facility. EMERGENCY NUMBERS Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 NJDEP Hotline: 1-877-927-6337 National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802 OCTANE Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Other Effects f Prolonged or repeated exposure can cause drying and f Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data cracking of the skin with redness and rash. Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product ingredients and important safety and health information about the product mixture. Medical f For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New Medical Testing Jersey Department of Health Hazardous Substance Fact There is no special test for this chemical. However, seek Sheet, available on the RTK website medical attention if illness occurs or overexposure is (www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb) or in your facility’s RTK suspected. Central File or Hazard Communication Standard file. Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and f You have a right to this information under the New Jersey present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for Worker and Community Right to Know Act, and the Public damage already done are not a substitute for controlling Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act exposure. if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right are a private worker. to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). f The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers to label chemicals in the workplace and requires public employers to provide their employees with information concerning chemical hazards and controls. The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and the PEOSH Hazard Communication Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) require employers to provide similar information and training to their employees. This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential effects described below. Health Hazard Information Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Octane: f Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. f Inhaling Octane can irritate the nose, throat and lungs causing coughing, wheezing and/or shortness of breath. f Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion and passing out. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Octane and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health, Octane has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. Reproductive Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health, Octane has not been tested for its ability to affect reproduction. OCTANE Page 3 of 6 Workplace Controls and Practices Eye Protection Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or f Wear indirect-vent, impact and splash resistant goggles sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a less when working with liquids. toxic chemical cannot be substituted. Control measures f Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with include: (1) enclosing chemical processes for severely corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. irritating and corrosive chemicals, (2) using local exhaust ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single Respiratory Protection exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control Improper use of respirators is dangerous. Respirators exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on should only be used if the employer has implemented a written workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control program that takes into account workplace conditions, Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing, and The following work practices are also recommended: medical exams, as described in the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). f Label process containers. f Provide employees with hazard information and training. f Where the potential exists for exposure over 75 ppm, use a f Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece f Use engineering controls if concentrations exceed operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure recommended exposure levels. mode. For increased protection use in combination with an f Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers. auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus or an f Wash or shower if skin comes in contact with a hazardous emergency escape air cylinder. material. f Exposure to 1,000 ppm is immediately dangerous to life and f Always wash at the end of the workshift. health. If the possibility of exposure above 1,000 ppm f Change into clean clothing if clothing becomes exists, use a NIOSH approved self-contained breathing contaminated. apparatus with a full facepiece operated in a pressure- f Do not take contaminated clothing home. demand or other positive-pressure mode equipped with an f Get special training to wash contaminated clothing. emergency escape air cylinder. f Do not eat, smoke, or drink in areas where chemicals are being handled, processed or stored. f Wash hands carefully before eating, smoking, drinking, Fire Hazards applying cosmetics or using the toilet. If employees are expected to fight fires, they must be trained and equipped as stated in the OSHA Fire Brigades Standard In addition, the following may be useful or required: (29 CFR 1910.156). f Before entering a confined space where Octane may be f Octane is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID. present, check to make sure that an explosive concentration f Use dry chemical, CO2, water spray or foam as extinguishing does not exist. agents. f Where possible, transfer Octane from drums or other f Water may not be effective in fighting fires. containers to process containers in an enclosed system. f POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE. f CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE. f Use water spray to keep fire-exposed containers cool. f Vapor is heavier than air and may travel a distance to cause Personal Protective Equipment a fire or explosion far from the source. The OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR f Flow or agitation may generate electrostatic charges. f Octane may form an ignitable vapor/air mixture in closed 1910.132) requires employers to determine the appropriate tanks or containers. personal protective equipment for each hazard and to train employees on how and when to use protective equipment. The following recommendations are only guidelines and may not apply to every situation. Gloves and Clothing f Avoid skin contact with Octane. Wear personal protective equipment made from material which can not be permeated or degraded by this substance. Safety equipment suppliers and manufacturers can provide recommendations on the most protective glove and clothing material for your operation. f Safety equipment manufacturers recommend Nitrile, Fluoroelastomer and Viton for gloves, and Tychem® BR, Responder®, and TK, or the equivalent, as protective clothing materials. f All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) should be clean, available each day, and put on before work. OCTANE Page 4 of 6 Spills and Emergencies Occupational Health Information If employees are required to clean-up spills, they must be Resources properly trained and equipped.
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