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FUEL OIL No. 2 <br />� X1993 � <br /> Combustible Uqufd <br /> POTENTIAL HAZARDS <br /> GENERAL HAZARDS <br /> Threshold Odor Concentradoa:o 11 pptn <br /> Unusual Hazards:None <br /> Short Terra Ezposur,e Limits(STELk Unavailable <br /> 71me Weighted Average(TLV--TWA). Unavailable <br /> Conditions to Avoid:Heat,fire,and sparim;contact with inctizznpatible matenabk runoff <br /> " or water bodies. <br /> inhalation, ingestion, ar direct physical contact. <br /> HEALTH HAZARDS <br /> Public Health Hazards:Health hazards are generally low unless the product is ingested in significant quantities <br /> Nevertheless, all ma)or exposures should be avoided. <br /> Hazards of Skin or Eye ContactProlonged or repeated slue contact with fuel oils may cause drying andof <br /> the skin due to the defattmg action of theme Products,as well as the possibility of blisters. Contact with m8 <br /> should result in little or no injury m most canes, <br /> Hazards oflahalat}on:Prolonged exposure to high vapor conwntrattons in air may cause headache, slight giddiness, <br /> and possibly irritation of the eyes, nose, and lungs.Such canceatrations are generally unlikely outdoors, however, <br /> except in the immediate vicinity of the spilled product, <br /> Hazards of Ingestion:ingestion may cause nausea, vonutmg,cramping,and possible central nervous <br /> depression resulting in symptoms ranging from headache to anesthesia,��,and death,Aspiration into 1 <br /> dewing vomiting may result in coughing,gagging,di$ici:lt breathing sulnternal distress, ung* <br /> Pulmonary edema, and delayed and �e developing <br /> pneemdomtys with possibly severe consequence*. <br /> FIRE HAZARDS <br /> Lower Flammable Limit:1.3% (for fuel oil no. 2-D) <br /> UPPer Flammable Limit:8.0% (for fuel oil no. 2-D) <br /> Behavior=Fine:Combustible hqm& Will burn but may be difficult to ignite unless warmed,There is mama limited <br /> possibility that containers may rupture violently in fire <br /> Hazardous Combustion Products:Not well-defined,may include toxic constituents <br /> EXPLOSION HAZARDS <br /> Lower Esplosrve Limitr Unavailable <br /> Upper EXPlos=ve Limit Unavailable <br /> FJKPlosrvenmw ExPloaons may result if vapors of heated <br /> possibility that containers may rupture violently in 5r�ehd are ignited m a confined area, ss some limited <br /> PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT <br /> Protective C70thinff Requbv&Egmpment should prevent repeated or Prolonged skin contact and an <br /> probability of eye contact with the spilled product• Thi*may include rubber boots. y reasonable <br /> safety goggles, and other Sly. face shield*, apLah-pzvof <br /> rubber,nitrile rub and resistant clothing• Compatible materials may include neaPmeae,nitrile <br /> berJpolYvmYl chloride.polyethylene,polyurethane,Polyv'mYl akobol, Viton,and nitrile-butadiene <br /> rubber <br /> ReP"fty f%gaetfoo.•For unknown oonoentrations,fire fighting,or hio con�tntiorm,a self�onta5wed <br /> Imeathing apparatus(SCM)with fiill facepiece(or the equivalent). <br /> i <br />