N-BUTYL ALCOHOL
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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: n-BUTYL ALCOHOL Synonyms: Propyl Carbinol; n-Butanol CAS Number: 71-36-3 Chemical Name: 1-Butanol RTK Substance Number: 1330 Date: November 1998 Revision: January 2008 DOT Number: UN 1120 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE BACK PAGE n-Butyl Alcohol is a colorless liquid with a strong, sweet Hazard Summary alcohol odor. It is used as a solvent for fats, waxes, shellacs, Hazard Rating NJDOH NFPA resins, gums, and varnish, in making hydraulic fluids, and in HEALTH - 2 medications for animals. FLAMMABILITY - 3 REACTIVITY - 0 f ODOR THRESHOLD = 1 to 15 ppm FLAMMABLE f Odor thresholds vary greatly. Do not rely on odor alone to POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE determine potentially hazardous exposures. CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; Reasons for Citation 4=severe f n-Butyl Alcohol is on the Right to Know Hazardous f n-Butyl Alcohol can affect you when inhaled and by Substance List because it is cited by OSHA, ACGIH, DOT, passing through the skin. NIOSH, DEP, IRIS, NFPA and EPA. f Contact can irritate and burn the skin. f This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance f n-Butyl Alcohol can irritate and burn the eyes with possible List. eye damage. f Inhaling n-Butyl Alcohol can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. f Exposure to n-Butyl Alcohol can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. f n-Butyl Alcohol can damage the liver, kidneys, hearing, and sense of balance. FIRST AID f n-Butyl Alcohol is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID and a DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. Eye Contact f Immediately flush with large amounts of cool water for at least 15 minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact lenses, if worn, while flushing. Seek medical Workplace Exposure Limits attention. OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit (PEL) is 100 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift. Skin Contact f Quickly remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash contaminated skin with large amounts of water. NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit (REL) is 50 ppm, which should not be exceeded at any time. Inhalation f Remove the person from exposure. ACGIH: The threshold limit value (TLV) is 20 ppm, which f Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if should not be exceeded at any time. breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. f Transfer promptly to a medical facility. f The above exposure limits are for air levels only. When skin contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even though air levels are less than the limits listed above. 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 n-BUTYL ALCOHOL Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Reproductive Hazard f There is limited evidence that n-Butyl Alcohol is a f Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data teratogen in animals. Until further testing has been done, it Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product should be treated as a possible teratogen in humans. ingredients and important safety and health information about the product mixture. Other Effects f Prolonged or repeated exposure can cause drying and f For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New cracking of the skin with redness. Jersey Department of Health Hazardous Substance Fact f n-Butyl Alcohol can damage the liver and kidneys. Sheet, available on the RTK website f Exposure can damage hearing and sense of balance. (www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb) or in your facility’s RTK Central File or Hazard Communication Standard file. f You have a right to this information under the New Jersey Medical Worker and Community Right to Know Act, the Public Medical Testing Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act For frequent or potentially high exposure (half the PEL or if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the greater), the following are recommended before beginning federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you work and at regular times after that: are a private worker. f Liver and kidney function tests f The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most f Hearing test (audiogram) and test for balance employers to label chemicals in the workplace and requires public employers to provide their employees with Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and information concerning chemical hazards and controls. present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 damage already done are not a substitute for controlling CFR 1910.1200) and the PEOSH Hazard Communication exposure. Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) require employers to provide Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right similar information and training to their employees. to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. Mixed Exposures Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other More than light alcohol consumption can cause liver damage. factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential Drinking alcohol can increase the liver damage caused by effects described below. n-Butyl Alcohol. Health Hazard Information Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to n-Butyl Alcohol: f Contact can irritate and burn the skin. f n-Butyl Alcohol can irritate and burn the eyes with tearing and possible eye damage. f Inhaling n-Butyl Alcohol can irritate the nose, throat and lungs causing coughing, wheezing and/or shortness of breath. f Exposure to n-Butyl Alcohol can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. High levels may cause lightheadedness and passing out, and may lead to an irregular heartbeat. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to n-Butyl Alcohol and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health, n-Butyl Alcohol has not been tested for its ability to cause cancer in animals. n-BUTYL ALCOHOL 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 f Do not wear contact lenses when working with this ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single substance. exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on Respiratory Protection workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control Improper use of respirators is dangerous. Respirators Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. should only be used if the employer has implemented a written program that takes into account workplace conditions, The following work practices are also recommended: requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing, and medical exams, as described in the OSHA Respiratory f Label process containers. f Provide employees with hazard information and training. Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). f Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. f Use engineering controls if concentrations exceed f Where the potential exists for exposure over 20 ppm, use a recommended exposure levels. NIOSH approved full facepiece respirator with an organic f Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers. vapor cartridge. Increased protection is obtained from full f Wash or shower if skin comes in contact with a hazardous facepiece powered-air purifying respirators. material. f Leave the area immediately if (1) while wearing a filter or f Always wash at the end of the workshift. cartridge respirator you can smell, taste, or otherwise detect f Change into clean clothing if clothing becomes n-Butyl Alcohol, (2) while wearing particulate filters contaminated. abnormal resistance to breathing is experienced, or (3) eye f Do not take contaminated clothing home. irritation occurs while wearing a full facepiece respirator. f Get special training to wash contaminated clothing. Check to make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. f Do not eat, smoke, or drink in areas where chemicals are If it is, replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer being handled, processed or stored. good, you may need a new respirator. f Wash hands carefully before eating, smoking, drinking, f Consider all potential sources of exposure in your workplace. applying cosmetics or using the toilet. You may need a combination of filters, prefilters or cartridges to protect against different forms of a chemical (such as In addition, the following may be useful or required: vapor and mist) or against a mixture of chemicals. f Where the potential exists for exposure over 200 ppm, use a f Before entering a confined space where n-Butyl Alcohol NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece may be present, check to make sure that an explosive operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure concentration does not exist. mode. For increased protection use in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.