Alkanolamine 5503

Remove source of exposure or move to fresh air. Get medical advice if you feel unwell or are concerned.

Symptoms: Symptoms of exposure may include coughing, wheezing, sore throat, difficult breathing.

Rinse with lukewarm, gently flowing water for 5 minutes. If skin irritation occurs get medical attention.

Symptoms: Symptoms of irritation include local redness, dryness and discomfort.

Rinse the contaminated eye(s) with lukewarm, gently flowing water for 5 minutes, while holding the eyelid(s) open. If eye irritation persists, get medical attention.

Symptoms: Liquid, mists and/or vapor may cause eye irritation. Symptoms of irritation include redness, tears.

Call a Poison Centre or doctor if you feel unwell or are concerned.

Symptoms: Swallowing can cause irritation of the digestive tract, abdominal and chest pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and reproductive toxicity.

Water fog or fine spray, alcohol-resistant foam or dry chemical. Use water spray to cool fire-exposed containers.

Violent steam generation or eruption may occur upon application of direct water stream to hot product. High pressure water streams may scatter hot liquid.

Product can burn if heated. Combustible if involved in a fire. Heat from a fire can cause a rapid build-up of pressure inside containers, which may cause explosive rupture.

Evacuate the area and fight fire from a safe distance or a protected location. Approach the fire from upwind to avoid hazardous vapors. Burning liquids may be extinguished by dilution with water. Water spray may be used to flush spills away from ignition sources.

Isolate the area; keep all unprotected people away from the spill area. Extinguish or remove all ignition sources. Wear protective gloves, protective clothing and face protection (See Section 8). Ensure clean-up is conducted by trained personnel only. Do not touch or walk through the spilled material. Spilled material may pose a slipping hazard.

Take up the liquid spill using an inert absorbent material. Scoop up spilled product and any contaminated absorbents into appropriate, labeled containers. Contaminated absorbent may pose the same hazards as the spilled product.

Pump spilled liquid into suitable containers.

Prevent material from contaminating soil and from entering sewers or waterways.

Clean up spills immediately. Flush the area with water and collect wash-water for proper disposal.

Materials: inert absorbent material

Wear personal protective gloves, clothing and other equipment required for the workplace. Avoid breathing fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray. Avoid generating airborne fumes/vapors/mist from this product. Handle this product with adequate ventilation. Wash hands and exposed skin thoroughly, immediately after exposure to product and at the end of the work-shift. Keep away from flames and hot surfaces. – No smoking. Prevent handling with incompatible materials such as strong acids and oxidizing agents. Prevent release of this material to the environment; prevent spills and keep away from drains. Never perform any welding, cutting, soldering, drilling or other hot work on an empty vessel, container or piping until all liquid and vapors have been cleared. Inspect containers for leaks before handling. Prevent damage to containers. Keep containers closed when not in use.

Keep containers tightly closed when not in use. Store in a cool, dry and well-ventilated place. Store away from sunlight, heat and ignition sources. Store away from strong oxidants, strong acids and other incompatible materials (see Section 10). Do not store in containers made of aluminum, copper, brass or other copper alloys. Store separated from food and feedstuffs.

Wash hands and exposed skin thoroughly, immediately after exposure to product and at the end of the work-shift.

Keep away from flames and hot surfaces. – No smoking. Never perform any welding, cutting, soldering, drilling or other hot work on an empty vessel, container or piping until all liquid and vapors have been cleared.

Use only in a well ventilated area. Facilities utilizing or storing this material should be equipped with general or local exhaust ventilation to control airborne levels of hazardous substances below the exposure guidelines listed above. Ventilation system should be made of corrosion-resistant material. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should be used as back-up protection to engineering controls. If engineering controls and work practices are not effective in controlling exposure to this material or if adverse health symptoms are experienced, then wear suitable personal protection equipment including approved respiratory protection. Have appropriate equipment available for use in emergencies such as spills or fire.

Wear impervious, chemical protective gloves. Recommended materials for protective clothing include butyl rubber, neoprene rubber. Resistance of specific materials can vary from product to product; evaluate resistance under conditions of use and maintain clothing carefully.

Wear chemical safety goggles. If splashing is possible wear a face shield.

If concentrations in air exceed the occupational exposure limits, then wear respiratory protection. Respiratory protection should not be necessary unless the product is heated to release vapors or a mist is created. If airborne vapor or mist exposure is likely wear a chemical cartridge respirator with cartridges to protect against ethanolamine, or a powered air-purifying respirator with cartridges to protect against ethanolamine, or a full-face self-contained breathing apparatus. If respiratory protection is required, institute a complete respiratory protection program including selection, fit testing, training, maintenance and inspection. Consult with respirator manufacturer to determine respirator selection, use and limitations. For spills or uncontrolled releases, wear a supplied-air respirator. A respiratory protection program that meets the regulatory standard, such as Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard Z94.4 or OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.134 and ANSI Z88.2 requirements, must be followed whenever workplace conditions warrant a respirator's use.

Wear impervious, chemical protective gloves. Wear clean, body-covering, protective coveralls to prevent skin exposure. If spill or splashing is possible, wear impervious apron and chemical protective boots. Recommended materials for protective clothing include butyl rubber, neoprene rubber. Resistance of specific materials can vary from product to product; evaluate resistance under conditions of use and maintain clothing carefully.

Normally stable.

Not reactive under normal conditions of use.

Heating above 60°C in aluminum can result in corrosion and generation of flammable hydrogen gas. Reacts with cellulose nitrate causing fire and explosion hazard. Reacts violently with strong acids and strong oxidants (e.g. nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide), increasing risk of fire or explosion. Contact with nitrosating agents, under acidic conditions such as nitrous acid, nitrite or nitrogen oxides, can form nitrosamines some of which are potent carcinogens. Alkanolamine substances are decomposed by light and slowly oxidized by air, turning yellow and then brown. This reaction is accelerated by heat and the presence of metals. Alkanolamine substances are oxidized by air slowly with evolution of heat. This reaction may lead to spontaneous combustion if the substance is on an adsorbent or on a high surface area material (e.g. absorbent material or thermal insulation).

Avoid high temperatures and contact with sources of ignition. Avoid sunlight, air and moisture.

Avoid contact with strong acids, strong oxidizing agents, halogenated hydrocarbons, nitrating agents, alkali metals, metal hydrides and aluminum. Product may be corrosive to aluminum alloys at elevated temperatures, many 400 series stainless steel alloys, copper, zinc, and aluminum bronze. In combination with water, the product may be corrosive to copper and copper alloys (e.g. brass), some aluminum alloys, zinc, zinc alloys, and galvanized surfaces. Triethanolamine attacks some polymers including polyvinylchloride, polyurethane, polyamide imide, high-density polyethylene and polyacetal at elevated temperatures.

Decomposition products may include nitrogen oxides, ammonia, irritating aldehydes and ketones. Hazardous decomposition products depend upon temperature, air supply and the presence of other materials. Oxidation in air may form transient, organic peroxides or thermally unstable N-oxides such as hydroxylamines and carbamates form as well as nitrosamines, which are suspected cancer causing chemicals. Oxidation of Triethanolamine and decomposition is accelerated by light, heat, and/or presence of metals or metal oxides.