Methanol

Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. Administer oxygen if breathing is difficult. Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor.

Remove/take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Wash with plenty of water. Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor. Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

Immediately flush eyes with water for at least 15 minutes, while holding eyelids open. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. If irritation develops and persists, get medical attention.

Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Seek medical attention immediately.

Symptoms: Poison. May be fatal if swallowed. Ingestion causes nausea, weakness and central nervous system effects, headache, vomiting, dizziness, symptoms of drunkenness. Coma and death due to respiratory failure may follow severe exposures.

Carbon dioxide, regular dry powder, water spray, alcohol resistant foam, sand. Use water spray to cool fire fire-exposed containers. Water will not cool methanol below its flash point. Collect spillage.

Do not use high-pressure water streams.

Highly flammable liquid and vapor. Mixtures >20% methanol with water: flammable. May form explosive mixture with air. Vapors are heavier than air and may travel along the ground to some distant source of ignition and flash back. Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat. Dangerous gases may accumulate in confined spaces. Toxic.

Methanol: Burns with invisible flame. Flame may not be visible in daylight. Cool containers with water spray until well after the fire is out.

Stop leak if this can be done without risk. Do not touch or walk through spilled material. Evacuate the area promptly and keep upwind of the spilled material. Ensure adequate ventilation. Avoid inhalation of mists or vapors. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing.

Absorb with sand or other non-combustible material. Use non-sparking tools and equipment. Collect spilled material in appropriate container for disposal.

Contain the released material by diking the containment area with absorbent. A vapor suppressing foam may be used to reduce vapors. Collect spilled material in appropriate container for reuse or disposal.

Avoid release to the environment.

Collect spilled material in appropriate container for disposal. Clean contaminated surface thoroughly.

Use in a well ventilated area. Wear personal protective clothing and equipment, see Section 8. Eliminate all sources of ignition. No smoking. Do not enter confined spaces unless adequately ventilated. Clean up contamination/spills as soon as they occur. Decontaminate personnel, spill area and all tools and equipment. Use explosion-proof equipment. Do not breathe vapor.

Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed. Keep cool. Store locked up. Keep/Store only in original container. Keep out of direct sunlight, and away from heat, water, and incompatible materials. Store at room temperature. Store in a dry area. Store in fireproof room.

Use good industrial hygiene practices in handling this material. Wash hands and other exposed areas with mild soap and water before eating, drinking or smoking and leaving work.

Eliminate all sources of ignition. No smoking. Provide appropriate fire extinguishers in or near storage area.

Provide adequate local exhaust ventilation to maintain worker exposure below exposure limits. Use explosion-proof electrical/ventilating/lighting equipment. Handle substance within a closed system. Ground/Bond container and receiving equipment.

Wear suitable gloves tested to (EN 374), butyl rubber.

Use eye protection according to EN 166, designed to protect against liquid splashes.

Any supplied-air respirator with a full face piece that is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode (EN 137). Respirator selection must be based on known or anticipated exposure levels, the hazards of the product and the safe working limits of the selected respirator.

Wear appropriate chemical resistant clothing (EN ISO 6529).

Stable under normal conditions of use. In use, may form flammable/explosive vapor-air mixture. Product is hygroscopic.

Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat.

Will not polymerize.

Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat.

Lead, Aluminum, zinc, oxidizing agents, strong acids, strong bases, polyethylene, PVC (Polyvinyl chloride), nitrile

Heat, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, flammable gases, formaldehyde

Waste disposal according to directive 2008/98/EC, covering waste and dangerous waste.