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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: ISOAMYL ALCOHOL Synonyms: Isopentyl Alcohol; Isobutylcarbinol CAS Number: 123-51-3 Chemical Name: 1-Butanol, 3-Methyl- RTK Substance Number: 1039 Date: April 1999 Revision: March 2008 DOT Number: UN 1105 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE BACK PAGE Isoamyl Alcohol is a colorless liquid with a strong Alcohol-like Hazard Summary odor. It is used in photographic chemicals and pharmaceutical Hazard Rating NJDOH NFPA products, as a solvent, as a flavor in food, and in the HEALTH - 1 manufacture of other chemicals. FLAMMABILITY - 2 REACTIVITY - 0 f ODOR THRESHOLD = 0.042 ppm COMBUSTIBLE 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 Isoamyl Alcohol is on the Right to Know Hazardous Substance List because it is cited by OSHA, ACGIH, DOT, f Isoamyl Alcohol can affect you when inhaled and by NIOSH and NFPA. passing through the skin. f Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. f Inhaling Isoamyl Alcohol can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. f Isoamyl Alcohol can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. f Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, and passing out. f Prolonged or repeated exposure can cause drying and SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. cracking of the skin. f Isoamyl Alcohol may affect the liver and kidneys. FIRST AID Eye Contact f Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 Workplace Exposure Limits minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact lenses, if worn, while rinsing. 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 NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit (REL) is contaminated skin with large amounts of soap and water. 100 ppm averaged over a 10-hour workshift and Inhalation 125 ppm, not to be exceeded during any 15-minute f Remove the person from exposure. work period. f Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. ACGIH: The threshold limit value (TLV) is 100 ppm averaged f Transfer promptly to a medical facility. over an 8-hour workshift and 125 ppm as a STEL (short-term exposure limit). EMERGENCY NUMBERS f The above exposure limits are for air levels only. When skin Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even though CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 air levels are less than the limits listed above. NJDEP Hotline: 1-877-927-6337 National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802 ISOAMYL ALCOHOL Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Reproductive Hazard f According to the information presently available to the New f Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data Jersey Department of Health, Isoamyl Alcohol has been Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product tested and has not been shown to affect reproduction. ingredients and important safety and health information about the product mixture. Other Effects f Isoamyl Alcohol can irritate the lungs. Repeated exposure f For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New may cause bronchitis to develop with coughing, phlegm, Jersey Department of Health Hazardous Substance Fact and/or shortness of breath. Sheet, available on the RTK website f Prolonged or repeated exposure can cause drying and (www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb) or in your facility’s RTK cracking of the skin. Central File or Hazard Communication Standard file. f Isoamyl Alcohol may affect the liver and kidneys. f You have a right to this information under the New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act, the Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act Medical if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the Medical Testing federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you For frequent or potentially high exposure (half the PEL or are a private worker. greater), the following are recommended before beginning work and at regular times after that: f The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers to label chemicals in the workplace and f Liver function tests requires public employers to provide their employees with information concerning chemical hazards and controls. If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the The federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 following are recommended: CFR 1910.1200) and the PEOSH Hazard Communication f Lung function tests Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) require employers to provide f Kidney function tests similar information and training to their employees. Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. damage already done are not a substitute for controlling Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other exposure. factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential effects described below. Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). Health Hazard Information Acute Health Effects Mixed Exposures The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur f Smoking can cause heart disease, lung cancer, immediately or shortly after exposure to Isoamyl Alcohol: emphysema, and other respiratory problems. It may worsen respiratory conditions caused by chemical exposure. Even if f Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with you have smoked for a long time, stopping now will reduce possible eye damage (corneal necrosis). your risk of developing health problems. f Inhaling Isoamyl Alcohol can irritate the nose, throat and f More than light alcohol consumption can cause liver lungs causing coughing, wheezing and/or shortness of damage. Drinking alcohol may increase the liver damage breath. caused by Isoamyl Alcohol. f Isoamyl Alcohol can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. f Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, and passing out. Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to Isoamyl Alcohol and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard f There is limited evidence that Isoamyl Alcohol causes cancer in animals. It may cause cancer of the liver, spleen and leukemia. ISOAMYL 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 100 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 Isoamyl 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 vapor and mist) or against a mixture of chemicals. f Exposure to 500 ppm is immediately dangerous to life and Personal Protective Equipment health. If the possibility of exposure above 500 ppm exists, The OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR use a NIOSH approved self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece operated in a pressure-demand or other 1910.132) requires employers to determine the appropriate positive-pressure mode equipped with an emergency escape personal protective equipment for each hazard and to train air cylinder.