DOWSIL™ 550 Fluid

Move person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing; consult a physician.

Wash off with plenty of water.

Flush eyes thoroughly with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses after the initial 1-2 minutes and continue flushing for several additional minutes. If effects occur, consult a physician, preferably an ophthalmologist.

Rinse mouth with water. No emergency medical treatment necessary.

Water spray. Alcohol-resistant foam. Carbon dioxide (CO2). Dry chemical.

None known..

Exposure to combustion products may be a hazard to health..

Use water spray to cool unopened containers.. Evacuate area.. Use extinguishing measures that are appropriate to local circumstances and the surrounding environment. Remove undamaged containers from fire area if it is safe to do so.

Follow safe handling advice and personal protective equipment recommendations.

For large spills, provide dyking or other appropriate containment to keep material from spreading. If dyked material can be pumped, store recovered material in appropriate container.

Discharge into the environment must be avoided. Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so. Prevent spreading over a wide area (e.g. by containment or oil barriers). Retain and dispose of contaminated wash water.

Soak up with inert absorbent material. Clean up remaining materials from spill with suitable absorbant.

Materials: inert absorbent material, suitable absorbant

Take care to prevent spills, waste and minimize release to the environment. Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Use only with adequate ventilation.

Keep in properly labelled containers. Store in accordance with the particular national regulations.

Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice.

Use local exhaust ventilation, or other engineering controls to maintain airborne levels below exposure limit requirements or guidelines. If there are no applicable exposure limit requirements or guidelines, general ventilation should be sufficient for most operations. Local exhaust ventilation may be necessary for some operations.

Chemical protective gloves should not be needed when handling this material.

Use safety glasses (with side shields).

Respiratory protection should be worn when there is a potential to exceed the exposure limit requirements or guidelines. If there are no applicable exposure limit requirements or guidelines, wear respiratory protection when adverse effects, such as respiratory irritation or discomfort have been experienced, or where indicated by your risk assessment process. For most conditions no respiratory protection should be needed; however, if discomfort is experienced, use an approved air-purifying respirator. The following should be effective types of air-purifying respirators: Organic vapor cartridge.

No precautions other than clean body-covering clothing should be needed.

Stable under normal conditions.

Not classified as a reactivity hazard.

Can react with strong oxidizing agents.

None known.

Oxidizing agents

Decomposition products can include and are not limited to: Benzene. Formaldehyde.

Incinerator or other thermal destruction device

DO NOT DUMP INTO ANY SEWERS, ON THE GROUND, OR INTO ANY BODY OF WATER. All disposal practices must be in compliance with all Federal, State/Provincial and local laws and regulations.