Isoamyl Acetate Hazard Summary Identification
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Common Name: ISOAMYL ACETATE CAS Number: 123-92-2 DOT Number: UN 1104 RTK Substance number: 1038 DOT Hazard Class: 3 (Flammable Liquid) Date: May 1998 Revision: July 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAZARD SUMMARY * Isoamyl Acetate can affect you when breathed in. * If you think you are experiencing any work-related health * Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. problems, see a doctor trained to recognize occupational * Breathing Isoamyl Acetate can irritate the nose, throat diseases. Take this Fact Sheet with you. and lungs. * ODOR THRESHOLD = 0.22 ppm. * Exposure to high concentrations of Isoamyl Acetate can * The range of accepted odor threshold values is quite cause headache, drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, broad. Caution should be used in relying on odor alone as fatigue, and may cause you to pass out. a warning of potentially hazardous exposures. * Prolonged or repeated contact can cause drying and cracking of the skin. WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS * Isoamyl Acetate is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID and a FIRE OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit HAZARD. (PEL) is 100 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift. IDENTIFICATION Isoamyl Acetate is a clear, colorless liquid with a banana-like NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is odor. It is used as a solvent, in perfumes, and in artificial fruit 100 ppm averaged over a 10-hour workshift. flavorings. ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is REASON FOR CITATION 50 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift and * Isoamyl Acetate is on the Hazardous Substance List 100 ppm as a STEL (short term exposure limit). because it is regulated by OSHA and cited by ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH and NFPA. WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE * This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust List because it is FLAMMABLE. ventilation at the site of chemical release. If local exhaust * Definitions are provided on page 5. ventilation or enclosure is not used, respirators should be worn. HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE BEING * Wear protective work clothing. * Wash thoroughly immediately after exposure to Isoamyl EXPOSED Acetate and at the end of the workshift. The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers * Post hazard and warning information in the work area. In to label chemicals in the workplace and requires public addition, as part of an ongoing education and training employers to provide their employees with information and effort, communicate all information on the health and training concerning chemical hazards and controls. The safety hazards of Isoamyl Acetate to potentially exposed federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200, requires private employers to provide similar training and workers. 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. ISOAMYL 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 Isoamyl Acetate: In evaluating the controls present in your workplace, consider: (1) how hazardous the substance is, (2) how much of the * Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. substance is released into the workplace and (3) whether * Breathing Isoamyl Acetate can irritate the nose and throat. harmful skin or eye contact could occur. Special controls * Exposure to high concentrations of Isoamyl Acetate can should be in place for highly toxic chemicals or when cause headache, drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, significant skin, eye, or breathing exposures are possible. fatigue, and may cause you to pass out. In addition, the following controls are recommended: Chronic Health Effects * Where possible, automatically pump liquid Isoamyl The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at Acetate from drums or other storage containers to process some time after exposure to Isoamyl Acetate and can last for containers. months or years: * Before entering a confined space where Isoamyl Acetate Cancer Hazard may be present, check to make sure that an explosive concentration does not exist. * According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Isoamyl Good WORK PRACTICES can help to reduce hazardous Acetate has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in exposures. The following work practices are recommended: animals. Reproductive Hazard * Workers whose clothing has been contaminated by Isoamyl Acetate should change into clean clothing promptly. * According to the information presently available to the New * Contaminated work clothes should be laundered by Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Isoamyl individuals who have been informed of the hazards of Acetate has not been tested for its ability to affect exposure to Isoamyl Acetate. reproduction. * Eye wash fountains should be provided in the immediate work area for emergency use. Other Long-Term Effects * If there is the possibility of skin exposure, emergency * Breathing Isoamyl Acetate can irritate the lungs causing shower facilities should be provided. coughing and/or shortness of breath. * On skin contact with Isoamyl Acetate, immediately wash * Prolonged or repeated contact can cause drying and or shower to remove the chemical. At the end of the cracking of the skin. workshift, wash any areas of the body that may have contacted Isoamyl Acetate, whether or not known skin MEDICAL contact has occurred. * Do not eat, smoke, or drink where Isoamyl Acetate is Medical Testing handled, processed, or stored, since the chemical can be There is no special test for this chemical. However, if illness swallowed. Wash hands carefully before eating, drinking, occurs or overexposure is suspected, medical attention is smoking, or using the toilet. recommended. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for WORKPLACE CONTROLS ARE BETTER THAN damage already done are not a substitute for controlling PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. However, for exposure. some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entry, jobs done only once in a while, or jobs done while workplace Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right controls are being installed), personal protective equipment to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. may be appropriate. ISOAMYL ACETATE page 3 of 6 OSHA 1910.132 requires employers to determine the * Exposure to 1,000 ppm is immediately dangerous to life appropriate personal protective equipment for each hazard and and health. If the possibility of exposure above 1,000 ppm to train employees on how and when to use protective exists, use a NIOSH approved self-contained breathing equipment. apparatus with a full facepiece operated in a pressure- demand or other positive-pressure mode equipped with an The following recommendations are only guidelines and may emergency escape air cylinder. not apply to every situation. HANDLING AND STORAGE Clothing * Avoid skin contact with Isoamyl Acetate. Wear solvent- * Prior to working with Isoamyl Acetate you should be resistant gloves and clothing. Safety equipment suppliers/ trained on its proper handling and storage. manufacturers can provide recommendations on the most * Isoamyl Acetate is not compatible with METALS; protective glove/clothing material for your operation. OXIDIZING AGENTS (such as PERCHLORATES, * Safety equipment manufacturers recommend Polyvinyl PEROXIDES, PERMANGANATES, CHLORATES, Alcohol and Nitrile as protective materials. NITRATES, CHLORINE, BROMINE and FLUORINE); * All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) STRONG ACIDS (such as HYDROCHLORIC, should be clean, available each day, and put on before SULFURIC and NITRIC); and STRONG BASES (such as work. SODIUM HYDROXIDE and POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE). Eye Protection * Store in tightly closed containers in a cool, well-ventilated * Wear indirect-vent, impact and splash resistant goggles area away from COMBUSTIBLES. when working with liquids. * Sources of ignition, such as smoking and open flames, are * Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with prohibited where Isoamyl Acetate is used, handled, or corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. stored. * Metal containers involving the transfer of Isoamyl Acetate Respiratory Protection should be grounded and