OPTIMAL GROUP OF COMPANIES

(466583 K, 466592 M, 466586 D)

An Affiliate of The Dow Chemical Company and Petroliam Nasional Berhad

CHEMICAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

Product Name: UCON™ HYDROLUBE HP-5046, DYED Effective Date: 19 March 2003
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OPTIMAL CHEMICALS urges the recipient of the Chemical Safety Data Sheet to study it
carefully to become aware of hazards, if any of the product involved. In the interest of safety
you should (1) notify your employees, agents and contractors of the information on this sheet,
(2) furnish a copy to each of your customers for the product, and (3) request your customer to
inform their employees and customers as well.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE / PREPARATION AND

OF THE COMPANY UNDERTAKING
1.1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR PREPARATION

CHEMICAL NAME: NOT APPLICABLE (MIXTURE)

CHEMICAL FAMILY: GLYCOLS

FORMULA: TRADE SECRET
CAS # AND NAME: SEE SECTION 2, “INGREDIENTS”
SYNONYMS: NONE

1.2. COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

Headquarters:
OPTIMAL CHEMICALS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (466586 D)
A subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Level 13, Tower I
Petronas Twin Towers
KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Plant site:
OPTIMAL CHEMICALS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD (466586 D)
A subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and Petroliam Nasional Berhad
OPTIMAL Administration Complex
Kerteh Industrial Area
KM 106 Jalan Kuala Terengganu - Kuantan
24300 Kerteh, Kemaman
Terengganu

1.3. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER

24 hours a day: Malaysia 00-800-2537 8747
or call Bomba: 994
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2. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

Ingredient Concentration Danger

(CAS #) % by weight Hazard Symbol (s)
Diethylene glycol <55 Harmful if swallowed. Xn
(CAS # 111-46-6)
Water <40 None. --
(CAS # 7732-18-5)
Polyalkylene glycol <15 See Section 3. --
(CAS # Trade secret)
Carboxylic acid <3 See Section 3. --
(CAS # Trade secret)
Additives <3 See Section 3. --
(CAS # Not available)

3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Harmful if swallowed.

4. FIRST AID MEASURES

Never give fluids or induce vomiting if patient is unconscious or is having convulsions.

Inhalation
Move person to fresh air; if effects occur, consult a physician.

Skin Contact
Wash skin with plenty of water.

Eye Contact
Flush eyes thoroughly with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses after initial 1-2
minutes and continue flushing for several additional minutes. If effects occur, consult a
physician, preferably an ophthalmologist.

Ingestion
If swallowed, induce vomiting immediately as directed by medical personnel. Never give
anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Seek medical attention. If medical advice is
delayed, and if the person has swallowed a moderate volume of material (+/- 50 ml), then
give approx. 100 ml of hard liquor, such as whiskey. For children, give proportionally less
liquor, according to weight.

Note to Physician
It is estimated that the lethal dose to adults is of the order of 1.0 – 1.2 ml/kg. Diethylene glycol
produces metabolites that can cause an elevated anion-gap metabolic acidosis and renal
tubular injury. Liver injury may occur, but not as severe as kidney injury. The signs and
symptoms in diethylene glycol poisioning are those of metabolic acidosis, CNS depression
and kidney injury. Urinalysis may show albuminuria, hematuria and oxaluria.
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The currently recommended medial management of diethylene glycol poisioning includes

elimination of diethylene glycol and its metabolites, correction of metabolic acidosis and
prevention of kidney injury. It is essential to have immediate and follow-up urinalysis and
clinical chemistry. There should be particular emphasis on acid-base balance, and liver and
kidney function tests. A continuous infusion of 5% sodium bicarbonate with frequent
monitoring of electrolytes and fluid balance status is used to achieve correction of metabolic
acidosis and forced diuresis. For severe and/or deteriorating cases, hemodialysis mat be
required. Dialysis should be considered for patients who are symptomatic, have severe
metabolic acidosis, a blood diethylene glycol concentration greater than 25 mg/dl, or
compromise of renal function. There are no reported cases in which ethanol has been used
antidotally, although a limited number of laboratory animal studies suggest that it may be
effective. If used clinically, a therapeutically effective blood concentration is probably around
100 – 150 mg/dl, although this is unproven; this concentration should be achieved by a rapid
loading dose and maintained by intravenous infusion. One animal study has suggested that
pyrazole may be an effective early antidote, but its value in human diethylene glycol
poisioning is unproven.

Exposure to the vapour may cause minor transient edema of the corneal epithelium. This
condition, referred to as ‘glaucopsis’, ‘blue haze’ or ‘blue-gray haze’, produces a clurring of
vision against a general bluish haze and the appearance of halos around bright objects. The
effect disappears spontaneously within a few hours of the end of an exposure and leaves no
sequelae. Although not detrimental to the eye per se, glaucopsia predisposes an affected
individual to physical accidents and reduces the ability to undertake skilled tasks, such as
driving a motorized vehicle.

5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES

Extinguishing Media
Water fog or fine spray. Carbon dioxide. Alcohol resistant foam. Dry chemical fire
extinguishers.

Special Fire Fighting Procedures

Do not direct a solid stream of water or foam into hot, burning pools: this may cause frothing
and increase fire intensity.

Protection of Firefighters
Wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus and protective fire fighting clothing
(includes fire fighting helmet, coat, trousers, boots and gloves).

Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards

During a fire, oxides of nitrogen may be produced.

Hazardous Combustion Products

Carbon oxides.

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

Personal Precautions
Evacuate non-emergency personnel from area. Prevent skin and eye contact.

Environmental Precautions
Contain liquid to prevent contamination of soil, surface water or ground water.
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Methods of Cleaning Up
Small spills: Cover and soak up with a suitable absorbent material.
Large spills: Contain with dike. Pump into suitable and properly labelled containers.

7. HANDLING AND STORAGE

Handling
Avoid eye and skin contact. Avoid breathing vapours. Do not swallow. Wash thoroughly after
handling.

Storage
Store containers tightly closed in a well ventilated area. Store in accordance with good
industrial practices. Storage information may be obtained by calling OPTIMAL CHEMICALS
Sales or Customer Service Representative.

8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION

Exposure Guidelines
Diethylene glycol: AIHA Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guide (WEEL) is 50 ppm
TWA-8 hours total; 10 mg/m3 aerosol only.

Engineering Controls
Provide general and/or local exhaust ventilation to control airborne levels below the exposure
guidelines. Use good housekeeping and acceptable industrial engineering practices.

Personal Protective Equipment

- Respiratory Protection
Atmospheric levels should be maintained below the exposure guideline. For most conditions,
no respiratory protection should be needed. However, if handling at elevated temperatures
without sufficient ventilation, use an approved air-purifying respirator.

- Skin Protection
Use protective clothing chemically resistant to this material. Selection of specific items such
as face shield, gloves, boots, apron, or full body-suit will depend on operation. Remove
contaminated clothing immediately, wash skin area with soap and water, and launder clothing
before reuse or dispose of properly. If hands are cut or scratched, use gloves chemically
resistant to this material even for brief exposures. When handling hot material, protect skin
from thermal burns as well as from skin absorption. Eye fountain and safety shower should be
located in immediate work area.

- Eye/Face Protection
Use safety glasses.

9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE Liquid
COLOUR Transparent red
ODOUR Mild
MOLECULAR WEIGHT Not applicable (mixture)
BOILING POINT 106.4 °C at 1013 hPa Above
FREEZING POINT (pour point) -63 °C
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MELTING POINT Not available

FLASH POINT NONE °C METHOD: Pensky-Martens closed cup ASTM D
93
NONE °C METHOD: Cleveland open cup ASTM D 92
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR LOWER: Not determined Aqueous System
(% by volume) UPPER: Not determined Aqueous System
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20=1) 1.090 at 20/20 °C
VAPOUR PRESSURE 1.86 kPa at 20 °C
VAPOUR DENSITY (air=1) 1.4
EVAPORATION RATE 1.0
(Butyl acetate = 1)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER 100 at 20 °C
(% by weight)
PERCENT VOLATILES None specified

10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Chemical Stability
Stable under normal storage conditions.

Conditions to Avoid
Excessive heat.
WARNING: Do not mix this product with nitrites or other nitrosating agents because a
nitrosamine may be formed. Nitrosamines may cause cancer.

Materials to Avoid
Normally unreactive. However, avoid strong bases at high temperatures, strong acids, strong
oxidizing agents and materials reactive with hydroxyl compounds.

Hazardous polymerization
Will not occur.

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Acute toxicity
- Ingestion
Moderate toxicity if swallowed. The oral LD50 for rats is >13000 mg/kg. The lethal dose in
humans is estimated to be 65 ml. Small amounts swallowed incidental to normal handling
operations are not likely to cause injury. However, swallowing larger amounts may cause
serious injury, even death. Oral toxicity for diethylene glycol is expected to be moderate in
humans even though tests with animals show a lower degree of toxicity.

- Skin Contact
Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. The LD50 for
skin absorption in rabbits is 13'300 mg/kg. Repeated skin contact may result in absorption of
harmful amounts. Massive contact with damaged skin or with material sufficiently hot to burn
skin may result in absorption of potentialy lethal amounts.

- Inhalation
At room temperature, vapours are minimal due to low vapour pressure. If material is heated or
mist produced, concentrations may be attained that are sufficient to cause irritation and other
effects.
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Irritation
- Skin
Prolonged or repeated exposure is not likely to cause significant skin irritation.

- Eyes
Essentially non-irritating to eyes.

Developmental/Reproductive Effects
Diethylene glycol has caused toxicity to the fetus and some birth defects at maternally toxic,
high doses in animals. Other animal studies have not reported birth defects even at much
higher doses that caused severe maternal toxicity. Did not interfere with reproduction in
animal studies except at very high doses.

Mutagenicity
In vitro mutagenicity studies were negative. Animal mutagenicity studies were negative.

Carcinogenicity
Diethylene glycol has been tested for carcinogenicity in animal studies and is not believed to
pose a carcinogenic risk to man.

Other Information
Repeated excessive exposures may cause effects on: Gastrointestinal tract. Kidney. Liver.
Signs and symptoms of excessive exposure may be central nervous system effects.
Symptoms of excessive exposure may be anesthetic or narcotic effects; dizziness and
drowsiness may be observed. May cause nausea or vomiting. Observations in animals
include formation of bladder stones after repeated oral doses of diethylene glycol. Reports of
kidney failure and death in burn patients suggest that diethylene glycol may have been a
factor. The use of topical applications containing this material may not be appropriate in
severely burned patients or individuals with impaired renal function.

12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Mobility and Bioaccumulation Potential
Log octanol/water partition coefficient (log Pow) is estimated using a structural fragment
method to be -1.305. Potential for mobility in soil is very high (Koc between 0 and 50). Log
air/water partition coefficient (log Paw) is estimated to be 1.2E-0.9 atm-m3/mol. No
appreciable volatilization from water to air is expected. No bioconcentration is expected
because of the high water solubility.

Degradation
Biodegradation reached in Closed Bottle Test after 20 days: 58.28 %. Material is expected to
be readily biodegradable in Closed Bottle Test in 28 days. Biodegradation is expected to be
achieveable in a wastewater treatment plant. Inhibitory concentration (IC50) in OECD
Activated Sludge, Respiration Inhibition Test (OECD Test No. 209) is >1000 mg/L.

Aquatic Toxicity
Acute LC50s for fish are in the range of >100-32000 mg/L. Acute LC50 for water flea Daphnia
magna is >100 mg/L. Material is not classified as dangerous to aquatic organisms
(LC50/EC50/IC50 greater than 100 mg/L in most sensitive species).

13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Waste Disposal Method(s)
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Incinerate in a furnace or otherwise dispose of in accordance with appropriate national and

local regulations. Dispose in accordance with all applicable national and local environmental
regulations.
Empty containers should be recycled or disposed of through an approved waste management
facility. Dispose in accordance with all applicable national and local environmental
regulations.

14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION

TRANSPORT CLASSIFICATION
ADR/RID This product is not submitted to the ADR regulations.
MONT-BLANC : OK
IMDG This product is not submitted to the IMO regulations.
MARPOL ANNEX II: Not evaluated at this moment.
ANNEX III: Not classified.
ICAO This product is not submitted to the ICAO regulations.

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION

HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
DANGER SYMBOL(S) Xn
RISK PHRASES 22
SAFETY PHRASES 24
LABEL TEXT Harmful if swallowed.
Avoid contact with skin.
FOR INDUSTRIAL USES ONLY
CONTAINS Diethylene glycol

REGULATORY DATA
All other national and local regulations, if applicable to the use, transport or disposal of this
product, should be observed.

CHEMICAL INVENTORY INFORMATION

EINECS
The components of this product are on the EINECS inventory.
TSCA
The components of this product are on the TSCA inventory.

16. OTHER INFORMATION

Recommended Uses and Restrictions
Please consult the relevant product and/or application information for this product.

Further Information
There may be additional information on this product, which may be obtained by calling your
OPTIMAL CHEMICALS Sales or Customer Service representative.

Hazard Rating System

NFPA ratings for this product are: H-2 F-0 R-0
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This ratings are part of specific hazard communications program(s) and should be
disregarded where individuals are not trained in the use of these hazard rating systems. You
should be familiar with the hazard communication applicable to your workplace.

OPTIMAL CHEMICALS believe that the information contained herein is current as of the date
of the Chemical Safety Data Sheet. Since the use of the information and these opinions and
the conditions of use of this product are not within the control of OPTIMAL CHEMICALS, it is
the user’s obligation to determine the condition of safe use of the products.