tert-butyl chloroacetate

Guidance on Safe Use

First-aid measures

Description of first aid measures:

Pay attention to self-protection.

Remove victims from hazardous area. Immediately remove soiled or soaked clothing and remove it to a safe distance. Keep victim warm, in a stabilized position and covered.

Do not leave victims unattended.

If the casualty is unconscious: Place the victim in the recovery position.

Inhalation:

Inhalation is possible if aerosols, mists, dusts, or smoke form.

Move victims into fresh air.

With labored breathing: Provide with oxygen. Consult a doctor.

If the casualty is not breathing: Perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, notify emergency physician immediately.

Skin contact:

Wash off affected area immediately with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes.

With liposoluble substances, products, or preparations, continue decontamination with polyethylene glycol 400 after initial rinsing with water and then wash with water and soap.

If symptoms persist, consult a physician for treatment.

Eye contact:

With eye held open, thoroughly rinse immediately with plenty of water for at least 10 minutes.

Consult an ophthalmologist immediately if the symptoms persist.

When dealing with caustic substances, notify emergency physician immediately (key words: burns in eye).

Ingestion:

Rinse mouth.

Immediately give large quantities of water to drink.

Obtain medical attention.

When dealing with caustic substances, notify emergency physician immediately.

Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed:

Symptoms:

Irritation of skin and mucous membranes

Causes burns.

Daze, Headache, vertigo, somnolence (sleepiness), nausea.

Aspiration in the lungs might cause a chemical pneumonia.

Aspiration may cause pulmonary oedema and pneumonitis.

Health injuries may be delayed.

Hazards:

Strongly irritating to corrosive.Harmful by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed.Vapours may cause drowsiness and dizziness.

Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed:

In case of substances with high water solubility, inhalation of vapors, aerosols, mists, and smoke from caustic substances, products, and preparations, as well as caustic gases, results in irritations up to formation of necrosis in the upper respiratory tract.

The initial focus is on the local action: signs of irritation of the respiratory tract such as coughing, burning behind the sternum, tears, burning in the eyes or nose.

There is a fundamental risk of acute toxic pulmonary edema!

In case of substances with low water solubility, only slight local irritations may appear at first, but after several hours of latency without symptoms, may develop into increasingly labored breathing and cyanosis as a result of a delayed pulmonary edema.

There is a danger of underestimating the severity of the intoxication!

Fire-fighting measures

Extinguishing media:

Suitable extinguishing media:       

Foam

Dry powder

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Unsuitable extinguishing media:       

Do not use a solid water stream as it may scatter and spread fire.

Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture:

Hazard-determining flue gases might develop in case of fire:

Carbon monoxide

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Hydrogen chloride gas

Under certain fire conditions, traces of other toxic products may occur.

Advice for firefighters:

Water used to extinguish fire should not enter drainage systems, soil or stretches of water.

Contaminated extinguishing water must be treated at a suitable disposal plant in accordance with waste management laws.

In case of fire, remove the endangered containers and bring to a safe place, if this can be done safely.

Fire residues should be disposed of in accordance with the regulations.

Use water spray to cool unopened containers.

Keep out unprotected persons.

In case of fire: full protective suit and wear a self contained respiratory apparatus

Accidental release measures

Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures:

Keep unauthorized persons away.

Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing.

Environmental precautions:

Observe regulations on prevention of water pollution (check, dam up, cover up).

Do not allow entrance in sewage water, soil, stretches of water, drainage systems, surface water.

If the product contaminates rivers and lakes or drains inform respective authorities.

Methods and material for containment and cleaning up:

Take up with liquid-binding material (e.g. sand, universal binder, diatomaceous earth). Store used liquid binder closed in stable, labelled containers.

Pack and label wastes like the pure substance. Do not detach label from the delivery containers prior to disposal.

Disposal according to local authority regulations.

Handling and storage

Precautions for safe handling:

Use permissible in closed systems only. Handle and transfer product in closed systems only (gas displacement device).

Ensure that apparatus and pipelines are free from leaks. Do not ventilate into the open.

Suitable loading and unloading device required.

Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:

Advice on protection against fire and explosion

Normal measures for preventive fire protection.

Storage:

Store in the original receptacle, keeping this tightly sealed, under cool and dry conditions.

Further information:

Protect from sunlight, warmth and heat.

In order to ensure due transportation, make certain that stacks are of the correct height, containers are securely fastened so as not to fall off, and labelled according to the regulations.

In the event of internal transportation, already-opened containers are to be kept closed in order to avoid spillage.

Advice on common storage:

Observe prohibition against storing together!

German storage class:

3 - Flammable liquids

Transport information

Land transport (UN RTDG/ADR/RID)

UN number:

2929

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

TOXIC LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (tert-butyl chloroacetate)

Chemical name:

tert-butyl chloroacetate

Language:

English

Labels:

3

SpecialProvisions

Inland waterway transport (UN RTDG/ADN(R))

UN number:

2929

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

TOXIC LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (tert-butyl chloroacetate)

Chemical name:

tert-butyl chloroacetate

Language:

English

Labels:

3

Remarks

Marine transport (UN RTDG/IMDG)

UN number:

2929

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

TOXIC LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (tert-butyl chloroacetate)

Chemical name:

tert-butyl chloroacetate

Labels:

3

Marine pollutant

Remarks

Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

UN number:

2929

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

Toxic liquid, flammable, organic, n.o.s. (tert-butyl chloroacetate)

Chemical name:

tert-butyl chloroacetate

Labels:

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Remarks

Additional transport information

Additional information

Special provisions / remarks / other:

IATA_C: ERG-Code 6F
IATA_P: ERG-Code 6F
IMDG: Clear of living quarters.
Keep separate from foodstuffs, luxury foods, feedstuffs

Combination traffic:
Labelling of containers / shipping units following main product run as per sea or air transport

Exposure controls / personal protection

Exposure controls:

Engineering measures:

Provide for installation of emergency shower and eye bath.

Refill and handle product only in closed system.

Leak detection recommended

Do not add wastewater to a biological wastewater treatment plant

Dispose of waste gases in a suitable incineration plant.

Minimization of emissions by means of suitable technical measures such as flanges and valves with low leakage rates, recirculation of vapours.

All precautionary measures indicated have to be observed.

Exposure controls:

The substance must be handled under strictly controlled conditions in accordance with Article 17/18 of the REACH regulation.

Personal protective equipment:

Respiratory protection

Accidental release measures:

Suitable respiratory equipment:

ABEK-filter

Note time limit for wearing respiratory protective equipment.

Hand protection:

Glove material: Nitrile, for example, Dermatril P 743, Kächele-Cama Latex GmbH (KCL), Germany

Material thickness: 0.2 mm

Method: DIN EN 374

Accidental release measures:

Glove material: Nitrile/Chloroprene, for example, Nitopren 717, Kächele-Cama Latex GmbH (KCL), Germany

Material thickness: 0.65 mm

Method: DIN EN 374

Eye protection:

Safety glasses with side-shields conforming to EN166

or

Accidental release measures:

goggles

Skin and body protection:

Select materials and equipment for physical protection depending on the concentration and volume of hazardous substances and the workplace involved.

Hygiene measures:

Do not eat, drink, smoke, or sniff while at work. Wash your hands and/or face before breaks and before termination of work.

Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing.

Remove and wash contaminated clothing before re-use.

Preventive skin protection is recommended.

Use barrier cream regularly.

Protective measures:

All precautionary measures indicated have to be observed.

Risk assessment and risk monitoring of all work places required.

Health, Safety and Emergency Management System recommended.

Regular safety training is a must.

Written approval necessary in case of non-routine jobs, e.g. maintenance activities.

The personal protective equipment used must meet the requirements of directive 89/686/EEC and amendments (CE certification).

It should be defined in the work place in the form of a risk analysis according to directive 89/686/EEC and amendments.

Environmental exposure controls:

In some cases, exhaust air scrubbers, filters or technical changes to the processing plant will be required in order to decrease emissions to acceptable values.

Stability and reactivity

Reactivity:

No dangerous reaction known under conditions of normal use.

Chemical stability:

Stable under recommended storage conditions.

Possibility of hazardous reactions:

No hazardous reactions are known if properly handled and stored.

Conditions to avoid:

No further information available

Incompatible materials:

Strong acids and oxidizing agents

Hazardous decomposition products:

Decomposition products in combustion and thermal decomposition:

Carbon monoxide

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Disposal considerations

Waste treatment methods:

Product:

Strictly controlled conditions during disposal or treatment to air, wastewater and waste.

Do not add wastewater to a biological wastewater treatment plant

Disposal according to local authority regulations.

Pack and label wastes like the pure substance. Do not detach label from the delivery containers prior to disposal.

Uncleaned packaging:

Do not reuse empty containers and dispose of in accordance with the regulations issued by the appropriate local authorities.

Waste Key Number:

The waste key number must be determined as per the European Waste Types List (decision on EU Waste Types List 2000/532/EC) in cooperation with the disposal firm / producing firm / official authority.