EDWARDS HIGH VACUUM INTERNATIONAL -- H 019-00-004 SUPERGRADE A - LUBRICATION OF MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMPS 
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 915000F046058
Manufacturer's CAGE: 21268 
Part No. Indicator: A 
Part Number/Trade Name: H 019-00-004 SUPERGRADE A 
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                            General Information
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Item Name: LUBRICATION OF MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMPS 
Company's Name: EDWARDS HIGH VACUUM INTERNATIONAL 
Company's Street: 1 EDWARDS PK 301 BALLARDVALE STREET 
Company's City: WILMINGTON 
Company's State: MA 
Company's Country: US 
Company's Zip Code: 01887 
Company's Emerg Ph #: (508) 658-5410 
Company's Info Ph #: 508-658-5410 
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001 
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 002 
Status: SE 
Date MSDS Prepared: 02SEP93 
Safety Data Review Date: 17JAN96 
Preparer's Company: EDWARDS HIGH VACUUM INTERNATIONAL 
Preparer's St Or P. O. Box: 1 EDWARDS PK 301 BALLARDVALE STREET 
Preparer's City: WILMINGTON 
Preparer's State: MA 
Preparer's Zip Code: 01887 
MSDS Serial Number: BYQVF 
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                     Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 
Percent: 100 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: 1010768AH 
ACGIH TLV: <5 MG/M3 (OIL MIST) 
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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: VISCOUS GOLDEN LIQUID W/NO ODOR.
Boiling Point: 233.6F 
Melting Point: 5F 
Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): 0.00003 
Specific Gravity: 0.87 
Solubility In Water: INSOLUBLE 
Percent Volatiles By Volume: NONE 
pH: 7 
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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Flash Point: 415.4F 
Flash Point Method: CC 
Extinguishing Media: FOAM, DRY POWDER, CO2, WATER SPRAY.
Special Fire Fighting Proc: WEAR BREATHING GEAR WHEN FIGHTING IN CONFINED
AREAS.
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 471.2F. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF EXPLOSION IF YOU PUMP GASES CONTAINING OXYGEN OUT A
CONCENTRATION >4% ABOVE THE PROPORTION CONTAINED IN AIR
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                              Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES 
Cond To Avoid (Stability): IGNITION SOURCES, HOT SURFACES, HEAT & OTHER
IGNITION SOURCES.
Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomp Products: CO & POSSIBLY DECOMPOSED HYDROCARBONS.
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO 
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                            Health Hazard Data
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Route Of Entry - Inhalation: NO 
Route Of Entry - Skin: NO 
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES 
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: SKIN: GROSS OVEREXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO
KERATOSIS & DERMATITIS. EYES: MAY CAUSE TRANSIENT IRRITATION OF
CONJUNCTIVA. INGESTION: ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO LUNGS DURING VOMITING MAY
CAUSE CHEMICALLY INDUCED PNEUMONIA.
Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO 
Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO 
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO 
Explanation Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: IRRITATION.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: SKIN/EYES: WASH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
1O MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: USE AN ABSORBENT. SMALL LEAKS CAN BE WIPED
CLEAN.
Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: STORE AWAY FROM HEAT. DON'T USE MINERAL OIL
IN CONDITIONS WHERE THE OIL MIST & OXYGEN ENRICHED ATMOSPHERE ARE IN
CONTACT W/AN IGNITION SOURCE.
Other Precautions: USE AN ALTERNATIVE PUMP FLUID UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO OIL/MIST FUMES & VAPORS. OIL MISTS SHOULD BE KEPT TO A
MINIUMUM, PREFERABLY WELL BELOW 5 MG/CUM.
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                             Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: DEPENDS ON CONCENTRATION OF OIL MIST IN AIR.
EXHAUST TO ATMOSPHERE.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS POLYVINYL CHLORIDE 
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES 
Other Protective Equipment: OVERALLS
Work Hygienic Practices: OVERALLS LAUNDERED REGULARLY.
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                            Transportation Data
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                               Disposal Data
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                                Label Data
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Label Required: YES 
Label Status: G 
Common Name: H 019-00-004 SUPERGRADE A 
Special Hazard Precautions: SKIN: GROSS OVEREXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO KERATOSIS
& DERMATITIS. EYES: MAY CAUSE TRANSIENT IRRITATION OF CONJUNCTIVA.
INGESTION: ASPIRATION OF LIQUID INTO LUNGS DURING VOMITING MAY CAUSE
CHEMICALLY INDUCED PNEUMONIA. IRRITATION.
Label Name: EDWARDS HIGH VACUUM INTERNATIONAL 
Label Street: 1 EDWARDS PK 301 BALLARDVALE STREET 
Label City: WILMINGTON 
Label State: MA 
Label Zip Code: 01887 
Label Country: US 
Label Emergency Number: (508) 658-5410