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HAZARD SUMMARY
* Methyl Acetate can affect you when breathed in and by * If you think you are experiencing any work-related health
passing through your skin. problems, see a doctor trained to recognize occupational
* Contact can irritate and burn the eyes with possible diseases. Take this Fact Sheet with you.
permanent damage. * ODOR THRESHOLD = 180 ppm.
* Methyl Acetate can irritate the skin and cause itching, * The range of accepted odor threshold values is quite
redness, rash, drying and cracking. broad. Caution should be used in relying on odor alone as
* Breathing Methyl Acetate can irritate the nose and throat. a warning of potentially hazardous exposures.
* Breathing Methyl Acetate can irritate the lungs causing
coughing and/or shortness of breath. Higher exposures WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS
can cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit
edema), a medical emergency, with severe shortness of (PEL) is 200 ppm averaged over an 8-hour
breath. workshift.
* Exposure can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, headache,
nausea and passing out. NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is
* Methyl Acetate is a FLAMMABLE LIQUID and a FIRE 200 ppm averaged over a 10-hour workshift and
HAZARD. 250 ppm, not to be exceeded during any 15
minute work period.
IDENTIFICATION
Methyl Acetate is a colorless liquid with a fruity odor. It is ACGIH: The recommended airborne exposure limit is
used as a solvent in lacquers and paint removers and to make 200 ppm averaged over an 8-hour workshift and
pharmaceuticals. 250 ppm as a STEL (short-term exposure limit).
REASON FOR CITATION * The above exposure limits are for air levels only. When
* Methyl Acetate is on the Hazardous Substance List skin contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even
because it is regulated by OSHA and cited by ACGIH, though air levels are less than the limits listed above.
DOT, NIOSH and NFPA.
* This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE
List because it is FLAMMABLE. * Where possible, enclose operations and use local exhaust
* Definitions are provided on page 5. ventilation at the site of chemical release. If local exhaust
ventilation or enclosure is not used, respirators should be
HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE BEING worn.
EXPOSED * Wear protective work clothing.
The New Jersey Right to Know Act requires most employers * Wash thoroughly immediately after exposure to Methyl
to label chemicals in the workplace and requires public Acetate and at the end of the workshift.
employers to provide their employees with information and * Post hazard and warning information in the work area. In
training concerning chemical hazards and controls. The addition, as part of an ongoing education and training
federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200, effort, communicate all information on the health and
requires private employers to provide similar training and safety hazards of Methyl Acetate to potentially exposed
information to their employees. workers.
This Fact Sheet is a summary source of information of all If symptoms develop or overexposure is suspected, the
potential and most severe health hazards that may result from following is recommended:
exposure. Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance
and other factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the * Consider chest x-ray after acute overexposure.
potential effects described below.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and
present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION damage already done are not a substitute for controlling
exposure.
Acute Health Effects
The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right
immediately or shortly after exposure to Methyl Acetate: to this information under OSHA 1910.1020.
* If there is the possibility of skin exposure, emergency * If while wearing a filter or cartridge respirator you can
shower facilities should be provided. smell, taste, or otherwise detect Methyl Acetate, or if while
* On skin contact with Methyl Acetate, immediately wash or wearing particulate filters abnormal resistance to breathing
shower to remove the chemical. At the end of the is experienced, or eye irritation occurs while wearing a full
workshift, wash any areas of the body that may have facepiece respirator, leave the area immediately. Check to
contacted Methyl Acetate, whether or not known skin make sure the respirator-to-face seal is still good. If it is,
contact has occurred. replace the filter or cartridge. If the seal is no longer good,
* Do not eat, smoke, or drink where Methyl Acetate is you may need a new respirator.
handled, processed, or stored, since the chemical can be * Be sure to consider all potential exposures in your
swallowed. Wash hands carefully before eating, drinking, workplace. You may need a combination of filters,
applying cosmetics, smoking, or using the toilet. prefilters or cartridges to protect against different forms of a
chemical (such as vapor and mist) or against a mixture of
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT chemicals.
* Where the potential for high exposure exists, use a NIOSH
WORKPLACE CONTROLS ARE BETTER THAN approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. However, for operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure
some jobs (such as outside work, confined space entry, jobs mode. For increased protection use in combination with an
done only once in a while, or jobs done while workplace auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in a
controls are being installed), personal protective equipment pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.
may be appropriate. * Exposure to 3,100 ppm is immediately dangerous to life
and health. If the possibility of exposure above 3,100 ppm
OSHA 1910.132 requires employers to determine the exists, use a NIOSH approved self-contained breathing
appropriate personal protective equipment for each hazard and apparatus with a full facepiece operated in a pressure-
to train employees on how and when to use protective demand or other positive-pressure mode.
equipment.
HANDLING AND STORAGE
The following recommendations are only guidelines and may
not apply to every situation. * Prior to working with Methyl Acetate you should be
trained on its proper handling and storage.
Clothing * Methyl Acetate reacts slowly with WATER to form Acetic
* Avoid skin contact with Methyl Acetate. Wear solvent- Acid and Methanol.
resistant gloves and clothing. Safety equipment suppliers/ * Methyl Acetate is not compatible with OXIDIZING
manufacturers can provide recommendations on the most AGENTS (such as PERCHLORATES, PEROXIDES,
protective glove/clothing material for your operation. PERMANGANATES, CHLORATES, NITRATES,
* All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) CHLORINE, BROMINE and FLUORINE); STRONG
should be clean, available each day, and put on before ACIDS (such as HYDROCHLORIC, SULFURIC and
work. NITRIC); and STRONG BASES (such as SODIUM
* ACGIH recommends Butyl Rubber as a protective material. HYDROXIDE and POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE).
* Store in tightly closed containers in a cool, well-ventilated
Eye Protection area away from COMBUSTIBLES, DIRECT SUNLIGHT
* Wear indirect-vent, impact and splash resistant goggles and MOISTURE.
when working with liquids. * Sources of ignition, such as smoking and open flames, are
* Wear a face shield along with goggles when working with prohibited where Methyl Acetate is used, handled, or
corrosive, highly irritating or toxic substances. stored.
* Contact lenses should not be worn when working with this * Metal containers involving the transfer of Methyl Acetate
substance. should be grounded and bonded.
* Use only non-sparking tools and equipment, especially
Respiratory Protection when opening and closing containers of Methyl Acetate.
IMPROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IS DANGEROUS.
Such equipment should only be used if the employer has a
written program that takes into account workplace conditions,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing and
medical exams, as described in OSHA 1910.134. Q: If I have acute health effects, will I later get chronic
health effects?
* Where the potential exists for exposure over 200 ppm, use A: Not always. Most chronic (long-term) effects result from
a NIOSH approved full facepiece respirator with an organic repeated exposures to a chemical.
vapor cartridge. Increased protection is obtained from full
facepiece powered-air purifying respirators.
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DEFINITIONS
ACGIH is the American Conference of Governmental NAERG is the North American Emergency Response
Industrial Hygienists. It recommends upper limits (called Guidebook. It was jointly developed by Transport Canada, the
TLVs) for exposure to workplace chemicals. United States Department of Transportation and the Secretariat
of Communications and Transportation of Mexico. It is a
A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer. guide for first responders to quickly identify the specific or
generic hazards of material involved in a transportation
The CAS number is assigned by the Chemical Abstracts incident, and to protect themselves and the general public
Service to identify a specific chemical. during the initial response phase of the incident.
A combustible substance is a solid, liquid or gas that will burn. NCI is the National Cancer Institute, a federal agency that
determines the cancer-causing potential of chemicals.
A corrosive substance is a gas, liquid or solid that causes
irreversible damage to human tissue or containers. NFPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies
substances according to their fire and explosion hazard.
DEP is the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection. NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health. It tests equipment, evaluates and approves respirators,
DOT is the Department of Transportation, the federal agency conducts studies of workplace hazards, and proposes standards
that regulates the transportation of chemicals. to OSHA.
EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal NTP is the National Toxicology Program which tests
agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards. chemicals and reviews evidence for cancer.
A fetus is an unborn human or animal. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
which adopts and enforces health and safety standards.
A flammable substance is a solid, liquid, vapor or gas that will
ignite easily and burn rapidly. PEL is the Permissible Exposure Limit which is enforceable by
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The flash point is the temperature at which a liquid or solid
gives off vapor that can form a flammable mixture with air. PIH is a DOT designation for chemicals which are Poison
Inhalation Hazards.
HHAG is the Human Health Assessment Group of the federal
EPA. ppm means parts of a substance per million parts of air. It is a
measure of concentration by volume in air.
IARC is the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a
scientific group that classifies chemicals according to their A reactive substance is a solid, liquid or gas that releases
cancer-causing potential. energy under certain conditions.
A miscible substance is a liquid or gas that will evenly dissolve A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects by
in another. damaging the fetus.
mg/m3 means milligrams of a chemical in a cubic meter of air. TLV is the Threshold Limit Value, the workplace exposure
It is a measure of concentration (weight/volume). limit recommended by ACGIH.
A mutagen is a substance that causes mutations. A mutation is The vapor pressure is a measure of how readily a liquid or a
a change in the genetic material in a body cell. Mutations can solid mixes with air at its surface. A higher vapor pressure
lead to birth defects, miscarriages, or cancer. indicates a higher concentration of the substance in air and
therefore increases the likelihood of breathing it in.
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Common Name: METHYL ACETATE ============================================
DOT Number: UN 1231 FOR LARGE SPILLS AND FIRES immediately call your fire
NAERG Code: 129 department. You can request emergency information from the
CAS Number: 79-20-9 following: