Common Name: 1-CHLORO-2-PROPANOL CAS Number: 127-00-4 RTK Substance number: 1610 DOT Number: UN 2611 Date: March 1998 Revision: November 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAZARD SUMMARY WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol can affect you when breathed in ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is and by passing through your skin. 1 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift. * Because this is a MUTAGEN, handle it as a possible carcinogen--WITH EXTREME CAUTION. * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol is a MUTAGEN. Mutagens may * Contact can irritate the skin. have a cancer risk. All contact with this chemical should * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol can severely irritate and burn the be reduced to the lowest possible level. eyes. * The above exposure limit is for air levels only. When skin * Breathing 1-Chloro-2-Propanol can irritate the nose and contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even though throat. air levels are less than the limit listed above. IDENTIFICATION WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE 1-Chloro-2-Propanol is a colorless liquid with a mild Ether- * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust like odor. It is used to make other chemicals. ventilation at the site of chemical release. If local exhaust ventilation or enclosure is not used, respirators should be REASON FOR CITATION worn. * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol is on the Hazardous Substance List * Wear protective work clothing. because it is cited by ACGIH, DOT and NFPA. * Wash thoroughly immediately after exposure to 1-Chloro- * This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance 2-Propanol and at the end of the workshift. List because it is a MUTAGEN. * Post hazard and warning information in the work area. In * Definitions are provided on page 5. addition, as part of an ongoing education and training effort, communicate all information on the health and HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE BEING safety hazards of 1-Chloro-2-Propanol to potentially exposed workers. EXPOSED 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. 1-CHLORO-2-PROPANOL page 2 of 6 This Fact Sheet is a summary source of information of all enclose operations and/or provide local exhaust ventilation at potential and most severe health hazards that may result from the site of chemical release. Isolating operations can also exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance reduce exposure. Using respirators or protective equipment is and other factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the less effective than the controls mentioned above, but is potential effects described below. sometimes necessary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In evaluating the controls present in your workplace, consider: HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION (1) how hazardous the substance is, (2) how much of the substance is released into the workplace and (3) whether Acute Health Effects harmful skin or eye contact could occur. Special controls The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur should be in place for highly toxic chemicals or when immediately or shortly after exposure to 1-Chloro-2- significant skin, eye, or breathing exposures are possible. Propanol: In addition, the following control is recommended: * Contact can irritate the skin. * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol can severely irritate and burn the * Where possible, automatically pump liquid 1-Chloro-2- eyes. Propanol from drums or other storage containers to process * Breathing 1-Chloro-2-Propanol can irritate the nose and containers. throat. Good WORK PRACTICES can help to reduce hazardous Chronic Health Effects exposures. The following work practices are recommended: The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at some time after exposure to 1-Chloro-2-Propanol and can last * Workers whose clothing has been contaminated by for months or years: 1-Chloro-2-Propanol should change into clean clothing promptly. Cancer Hazard * Contaminated work clothes should be laundered by * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol causes MUTATIONS (genetic individuals who have been informed of the hazards of changes). Such chemicals may have a cancer risk. exposure to 1-Chloro-2-Propanol. * Eye wash fountains should be provided in the immediate * Many scientists believe there is no safe level of exposure to work area for emergency use. a carcinogen. * If there is the possibility of skin exposure, emergency Reproductive Hazard shower facilities should be provided. * On skin contact with 1-Chloro-2-Propanol, immediately * While 1-Chloro-2-Propanol has been tested, it is not wash or shower to remove the chemical. At the end of the classifiable as to its potential to cause reproductive harm. workshift, wash any areas of the body that may have Other Long-Term Effects contacted 1-Chloro-2-Propanol, whether or not known skin contact has occurred. * 1-Chloro-2-Propanol has not been adequately tested for * Do not eat, smoke, or drink where 1-Chloro-2-Propanol is other (long-term) health effects. handled, processed, or stored, since the chemical can be swallowed. Wash hands carefully before eating, drinking, MEDICAL smoking, or using the toilet. Medical Testing PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT There is no special test for this chemical. However, if illness occurs or overexposure is suspected, medical attention is WORKPLACE CONTROLS ARE BETTER THAN recommended. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. However, for some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entry, jobs Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and done only once in a while, or jobs done while workplace present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for controls are being installed), personal protective equipment damage already done are not a substitute for controlling may be appropriate. exposure. OSHA 1910.132 requires employers to determine the Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right appropriate personal protective equipment for each hazard and to this information under OSHA 1910.1020. to train employees on how and when to use protective equipment. WORKPLACE CONTROLS AND PRACTICES The following recommendations are only guidelines and may Unless a less toxic chemical can be substituted for a hazardous not apply to every situation. substance, ENGINEERING CONTROLS are the most effective way of reducing exposure. The best protection is to 1-CHLORO-2-PROPANOL page 3 of 6 Clothing Q: Is the risk of getting sick higher for workers than for * Avoid skin contact with 1-Chloro-2-Propanol. Wear community residents? protective gloves and clothing. Safety equipment A: Yes. Exposures in the community, except possibly in suppliers/manufacturers can provide recommendations on cases of fires or spills, are usually much lower than those the most protective glove/clothing material for your found in the workplace. However, people in the operation. community may be exposed to contaminated water as * All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) well as to chemicals in the air over long periods. This should be clean, available each day, and put on before may be a problem for children or people who are already work. ill. * Safety equipment manufacturers recommend Butyl Rubber or Viton as protective materials. Q: What are the likely health problems from chemicals which cause mutations? Eye Protection A: There are two primary health concerns associated with * Wear indirect-vent, impact and splash resistant goggles mutagens: (1) cancers can result from changes induced in when working with liquids. cells and, (2) adverse reproductive and developmental * Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with outcomes can result from damage to the egg and sperm corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. cells. Respiratory Protection Q: Don't all chemicals cause cancer? IMPROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IS DANGEROUS. A: No. Most chemicals tested by scientists are not cancer- Such equipment should only be used if the employer has a causing. written program that takes into account workplace conditions, requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing and medical exams, as described in OSHA 1910.134. * Where the potential exists for exposure over 1 ppm, use a NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece operated in a pressure-demand or other positive- pressure mode. For increased protection use in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q: If I have acute health effects, will I later get chronic health effects? A: Not always. Most chronic (long-term) effects result from repeated exposures to a chemical. Q: Can I get long-term effects without ever having short- term effects? A: Yes, because long-term