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Ethyl Acetate

Ethyl Acetate

Common Name: ETHYL

CAS Number: 141-78-6 RTK Substance number: 0841 DOT Number: UN 1173 Date: June 1996 Revision: July 2002 ------

HAZARD SUMMARY WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS * can affect you when breathed in and by OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit passing through your skin. (PEL) is 400 ppm averaged over an 8-hour * Ethyl Acetate can irritate the skin, eyes, nose and throat. workshift. * Exposure to high levels can cause you to feel dizzy, lightheaded, and to pass out. NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is * Repeated contact can cause drying and cracking of the 400 ppm averaged over a 10-hour workshift. skin. * Long-term exposure can affect the liver and kidneys. ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is * Ethyl Acetate is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID and a FIRE 400 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift. HAZARD. * The above exposure limits are for air levels only. When IDENTIFICATION skin contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even though air levels are less than the limits listed above. Ethyl Acetate is a colorless liquid with a fragrant, fruity odor.

It is used as a , a synthetic flavoring substance, and in making and dyes. WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust REASON FOR CITATION ventilation at the site of chemical release. If local exhaust * Ethyl Acetate is on the Hazardous Substance List because ventilation or enclosure is not used, respirators should be it is regulated by OSHA and cited by ACGIH, DOT, worn. NIOSH, HHAG, NFPA and EPA. * Wear protective work clothing. * This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance * Wash thoroughly immediately after exposure to Ethyl List because it is FLAMMABLE. Acetate and at the end of the workshift. * Definitions are provided on page 5. * Post hazard and warning information in the work area. In addition, as part of an ongoing education and training HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE BEING effort, communicate all information on the health and safety hazards of Ethyl Acetate to potentially exposed EXPOSED workers. 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 and training concerning chemical hazards and controls. The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200, requires private employers to provide similar training and information to their employees.

* Exposure to hazardous substances should be routinely evaluated. This may include collecting personal and area air samples. You can obtain copies of sampling results from your employer. You have a legal right to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. * If you think you are experiencing any work-related health problems, see a doctor trained to recognize occupational diseases. Take this Fact Sheet with you. ETHYL ACETATE page 2 of 6

This Fact Sheet is a summary source of information of all WORKPLACE CONTROLS AND PRACTICES potential and most severe health hazards that may result from exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance Unless a less toxic chemical can be substituted for a hazardous and other factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the substance, ENGINEERING CONTROLS are the most potential effects described below. effective way of reducing exposure. The best protection is to ------enclose operations and/or provide local exhaust ventilation at the site of chemical release. Isolating operations can also HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION reduce exposure. Using respirators or protective equipment is less effective than the controls mentioned above, but is Acute Health Effects sometimes necessary. The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Ethyl Acetate: In evaluating the controls present in your workplace, consider: (1) how hazardous the substance is, (2) how much of the * Ethyl Acetate can irritate the skin, eyes, nose and throat. substance is released into the workplace and (3) whether * Exposure to high levels can cause you to feel dizzy, harmful skin or eye contact could occur. Special controls lightheaded, and to pass out. should be in place for highly toxic chemicals or when significant skin, eye, or breathing exposures are possible. Chronic Health Effects In addition, the following controls are recommended: The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Ethyl Acetate and can last for months or years: * Where possible, automatically pump liquid Ethyl Acetate from drums or other storage containers to process Cancer Hazard containers. * Before entering a confined space where Ethyl Acetate may * There is no evidence that Ethyl Acetate causes cancer in be present, check to make sure that an explosive animals. This is based on test results presently available to concentration does not exist. the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

from published studies. Good WORK PRACTICES can help to reduce hazardous

exposures. The following work practices are recommended: Reproductive Hazard * Ethyl Acetate may decrease fertility in males. * Workers whose clothing has been contaminated by Ethyl

Acetate should change into clean clothing promptly. Other Long-Term Effects * Contaminated work clothes should be laundered by * Repeated contact can cause drying and cracking of the skin. individuals who have been informed of the hazards of * Long-term exposure can affect the liver and kidneys. exposure to Ethyl Acetate. * Eye wash fountains should be provided in the immediate MEDICAL work area for emergency use. * If there is the possibility of skin exposure, emergency Medical Testing shower facilities should be provided. Before beginning employment and at regular times after that, * On skin contact with Ethyl Acetate, immediately wash or for those with frequent or potentially high exposures, the shower to remove the chemical. At the end of the following are recommended: workshift, wash any areas of the body that may have contacted Ethyl Acetate, whether or not known skin * Liver and kidney function tests. contact has occurred. * Do not eat, smoke, or drink where Ethyl Acetate is Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and handled, processed, or stored, since the chemical can be present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for swallowed. Wash hands carefully before eating, drinking, damage already done are not a substitute for controlling smoking, or using the toilet. exposure. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. WORKPLACE CONTROLS ARE BETTER THAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. However, for Mixed Exposures some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entry, jobs * Because more than light consumption can cause done only once in a while, or jobs done while workplace liver damage, drinking alcohol may increase the liver controls are being installed), personal protective equipment damage caused by Ethyl Acetate. may be appropriate.

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OSHA 1910.132 requires employers to determine the * Exposure to 2,000 ppm is immediately dangerous to life appropriate personal protective equipment for each hazard and and health. If the possibility of exposure above 2,000 ppm to train employees on how and when to use protective exists, use a MSHA/NIOSH approved self-contained equipment. breathing apparatus with a full facepiece operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. The following recommendations are only guidelines and may not apply to every situation. HANDLING AND STORAGE

Clothing * Prior to working with Ethyl Acetate you should be trained * Avoid skin contact with Ethyl Acetate. Wear solvent- on its proper handling and storage. resistant gloves and clothing. Safety equipment suppliers/ * Ethyl Acetate is not compatible with OXIDIZING manufacturers can provide recommendations on the most AGENTS (such as PERCHLORATES, PEROXIDES, protective glove/clothing material for your operation. PERMANGANATES, CHLORATES, NITRATES, * All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) CHLORINE, BROMINE and FLUORINE); STRONG should be clean, available each day, and put on before (such as HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC and work. NITRIC); and STRONG BASES (such as SODIUM * ACGIH recommends Butyl Rubber as a protective material. HYDROXIDE and POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE). * Store in tightly closed containers in a cool, well-ventilated Eye Protection area away from HEAT and MOISTURE. * Wear indirect-vent, impact and splash resistant goggles * Sources of ignition, such as smoking and open flames, are when working with liquids. prohibited where Ethyl Acetate is used, handled, or stored. * Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with * Metal containers involving the transfer of Ethyl Acetate corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. should be grounded and bonded. * Contact lenses should not be worn when working with this * Use only non-sparking tools and equipment, especially substance. when opening and closing containers of Ethyl Acetate. * Wherever Ethyl Acetate is used, handled, manufactured, or Respiratory Protection stored, use explosion-proof electrical equipment and IMPROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IS DANGEROUS. fittings. Such equipment should only be used if the employer has a written program that takes into account workplace conditions, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing and medical exams, as described in OSHA 1910.134. Q: If I have acute health effects, will I later get chronic health effects? * Where the potential exists for exposure over 400 ppm, use A: Not always. Most chronic (long-term) effects result from a MSHA/NIOSH approved full facepiece respirator with an repeated exposures to a chemical. organic vapor cartridge. Increased protection is obtained from full facepiece powered-air purifying respirators. Q: Can I get long-term effects without ever having short- * If while wearing a filter or cartridge respirator you can term effects? smell, taste, or otherwise detect Ethyl Acetate, or if while A: Yes, because long-term effects can occur from repeated wearing particulate filters abnormal resistance to breathing exposures to a chemical at levels not high enough to make is experienced, or eye irritation occurs while wearing a full you immediately sick. facepiece respirator, leave the area immediately. Check to make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. If it is, Q: What are my chances of getting sick when I have been replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer good, exposed to chemicals? you may need a new respirator. A: The likelihood of becoming sick from chemicals is * Be sure to consider all potential exposures in your increased as the amount of exposure increases. This is workplace. You may need a combination of filters, determined by the length of time and the amount of prefilters or cartridges to protect against different forms of a material to which someone is exposed. chemical (such as vapor and mist) or against a mixture of

chemicals. Q: When are higher exposures more likely? * Where the potential for high exposure exists, use a NIOSH A: Conditions which increase risk of exposure include approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure physical and mechanical processes (heating, pouring, mode. For increased protection use in combination with an spraying, spills and evaporation from large surface areas auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in a such as open containers), and "confined space" exposures pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. (working inside vats, reactors, boilers, small rooms, etc.).

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Q: Is the risk of getting sick higher for workers than for ------community residents? The following information is available from: A: Yes. Exposures in the community, except possibly in cases of fires or spills, are usually much lower than those New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services found in the workplace. However, people in the Occupational Health Service community may be exposed to contaminated water as PO Box 360 well as to chemicals in the air over long periods. This Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 may be a problem for children or people who are already (609) 984-1863 ill. (609) 984-7407 (fax)

Q: Can men as well as women be affected by chemicals that Web address: http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/odisweb/ cause reproductive system damage? A: Yes. Some chemicals reduce potency or fertility in both Industrial Hygiene Information men and women. Some damage sperm and eggs, possibly Industrial hygienists are available to answer your questions leading to birth defects. regarding the control of chemical exposures using exhaust ventilation, special work practices, good housekeeping, good Q: Who is at the greatest risk from reproductive hazards? hygiene practices, and personal protective equipment including A: Pregnant women are at greatest risk from chemicals that respirators. In addition, they can help to interpret the results of harm the developing fetus. However, chemicals may industrial hygiene survey data. affect the ability to have children, so both men and women of childbearing age are at high risk. Medical Evaluation If you think you are becoming sick because of exposure to chemicals at your workplace, you may call personnel at the Department of Health and Senior Services, Occupational Health Service, who can help you find the information you need.

Public Presentations Presentations and educational programs on occupational health or the Right to Know Act can be organized for labor unions, trade associations and other groups.

Right to Know Information Resources The Right to Know Infoline (609) 984-2202 can answer questions about the identity and potential health effects of chemicals, list of educational materials in occupational health, references used to prepare the Fact Sheets, preparation of the Right to Know Survey, education and training programs, labeling requirements, and general information regarding the Right to Know Act. Violations of the law should be reported to (609) 984-2202. ------

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DEFINITIONS

ACGIH is the American Conference of Governmental NAERG is the North American Emergency Response Industrial Hygienists. It recommends upper limits (called Guidebook. It was jointly developed by Transport Canada, the TLVs) for exposure to workplace chemicals. United States Department of Transportation and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico. It is a A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer. guide for first responders to quickly identify the specific or generic hazards of material involved in a transportation The CAS number is assigned by the Chemical Abstracts incident, and to protect themselves and the general public Service to identify a specific chemical. during the initial response phase of the incident.

A combustible substance is a solid, liquid or gas that will burn. NCI is the National Cancer Institute, a federal agency that determines the cancer-causing potential of chemicals. A corrosive substance is a gas, liquid or solid that causes irreversible damage to human tissue or containers. NFPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies substances according to their fire and explosion hazard. DEP is the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It tests equipment, evaluates and approves respirators, DOT is the Department of Transportation, the federal agency conducts studies of workplace hazards, and proposes standards that regulates the transportation of chemicals. to OSHA.

EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal NTP is the National Toxicology Program which tests agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards. chemicals and reviews evidence for cancer.

A fetus is an unborn human or animal. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which adopts and enforces health and safety standards. A flammable substance is a solid, liquid, vapor or gas that will ignite easily and burn rapidly. PEL is the Permissible Exposure Limit which is enforceable by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The flash point is the temperature at which a liquid or solid gives off vapor that can form a flammable mixture with air. PIH is a DOT designation for chemicals which are Poison Inhalation Hazards. HHAG is the Human Health Assessment Group of the federal EPA. ppm means parts of a substance per million parts of air. It is a measure of concentration by volume in air. IARC is the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a scientific group that classifies chemicals according to their A reactive substance is a solid, liquid or gas that releases cancer-causing potential. energy under certain conditions.

A miscible substance is a liquid or gas that will evenly dissolve A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects by in another. damaging the fetus.

mg/m3 means milligrams of a chemical in a cubic meter of air. TLV is the Threshold Limit Value, the workplace exposure It is a measure of concentration (weight/volume). limit recommended by ACGIH.

A mutagen is a substance that causes mutations. A mutation is The vapor pressure is a measure of how readily a liquid or a a change in the genetic material in a body cell. Mutations can solid mixes with air at its surface. A higher vapor pressure lead to birth defects, miscarriages, or cancer. indicates a higher concentration of the substance in air and therefore increases the likelihood of breathing it in.

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Common Name: ETHYL ACETATE ======DOT Number: UN 1173 FOR LARGE SPILLS AND FIRES immediately call your fire NAERG Code: 129 department. You can request emergency information from the CAS Number: 141-78-6 following:

CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300 Hazard rating NJDHSS NFPA NJDEP HOTLINE: 1-877-WARN-DEP FLAMMABILITY - 3 ======

- 0 REACTIVITY HANDLING AND STORAGE (See page 3) FLAMMABLE POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE FIRST AID CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE For POISON INFORMATION call 1-800-222-1222 Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; 4=severe Eye Contact * Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least FIRE HAZARDS 15 minutes, occasionally lifting upper and lower lids.

* Ethyl Acetate is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID. Skin Contact * Use dry chemical, CO2, alcohol or polymer foam * Remove contaminated clothing. Wash contaminated skin extinguishers, as water may not be effective in fighting with soap and water. fires. * POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE. Breathing * CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE. * Remove the person from exposure. * Use water spray to keep fire-exposed containers cool. * Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if * Vapors may travel to a source of ignition and flash back. breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. * If employees are expected to fight fires, they must be * Transfer promptly to a medical facility. trained and equipped as stated in OSHA 1910.156. PHYSICAL DATA SPILLS AND EMERGENCIES

Vapor Pressure: 73 mm Hg at 68oF (20oC) If Ethyl Acetate is spilled or leaked, take the following steps: o o Flash Point: 24 F (-4.4 C) * Evacuate persons not wearing protective equipment from Water : Soluble area of spill or leak until clean-up is complete. * Remove all ignition sources. OTHER COMMONLY USED NAMES * Cover with an activated charcoal adsorbent and place in covered containers for disposal. Chemical Name: * Ventilate and wash area after clean-up is complete. Acetic , Ethyl * Keep Ethyl Acetate out of a confined space, such as a Other Names: sewer, because of the possibility of an explosion, unless the Acetic ; Ethyl Acetic Ester; Ethyl Ethanoate sewer is designed to prevent the build-up of explosive concentrations. ------* It may be necessary to contain and dispose of Ethyl Not intended to be copied and sold for commercial Acetate as a HAZARDOUS WASTE. Contact your state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or your purposes. regional office of the federal Environmental Protection ------Agency (EPA) for specific recommendations. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND * If employees are required to clean-up spills, they must be SENIOR SERVICES Right to Know Program properly trained and equipped. OSHA 1910.120(q) may be PO Box 368, Trenton, NJ 08625-0368 applicable. (609) 984-2202

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