Triethylamine

Guidance on Safe Use

First-aid measures

Inhalation:

Remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Call a physician immediately.

Ingestion:

DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. Give large quantities of water. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Call a physician immediately.

Skin Contact:

Immediately flush skin with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Call a physician, immediately. Wash clothing before reuse.

Eye Contact:

Immediately flush eyes with gentle but large stream of water for at least 15 minutes, lifting lower and upper eyelids occasionally. Call a physician immediately.

Fire-fighting measures

- Keep container(s) cool with water.

- Extinguish with alcohol resistant foam if available - waterfog (spray) - dry powder, subsequently secure with foam blanket.

- Do not use water jet to extinguish.

- Above flash point, vapor-air mixtures are explosive within flammable limits noted above. Vapors can flow along surfaces to distant ignition source and flash back. Closed containers exposed to heat may explode. Contact with strong oxidizers may cause fire. Sensitive to static discharge.

- Use water spray to knock down fire fumes if possible.

- Avoid unnecessary run-off of extinguishing media which may cause pollution.

Accidental release measures

Ventilate area of leak or spill. Remove all sources of ignition. Wear appropriate personal protective equipment. Isolate hazard area. Keep unnecessary and unprotected personnel from entering. Contain and recover liquid when possible. Use non-sparking tools and equipment. Collect liquid in an appropriate container or absorb with an inert material (e. g., vermiculite, dry sand, earth), and place in a chemical waste container. Do not use combustible materials, such as saw dust. Do not flush to sewer! Sprinkle over small spills and residues with sodium bisulfate to neutralize. If a leak or spill has not ignited, use water spray to disperse the vapors, to protect personnel attempting to stop leak, and to flush spills away from exposures.

Handling and storage

Protect against physical damage. Store in a cool, dry well-ventilated location, away from any area where the fire hazard may be acute. Outside or detached storage is preferred. Separate from incompatibles. Containers should be bonded and grounded for transfers to avoid static sparks. Storage and use areas should be No Smoking areas. Use non-sparking type tools and equipment, including explosion proof ventilation. Protect from direct sunlight. Do not add nitrites or other nitrosating agents; a nitrosamine, which may cause cancer, may be formed. Containers of this material may be hazardous when empty since they retain product residues (vapors, liquid); observe all warnings and precautions listed for the product.

Transport information

Land transport (UN RTDG/ADR/RID)

UN number:

1296

Shipping

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3+8

SpecialProvisions

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

UN number:

1296

Shipping

Labels:

3+8

Remarks

Marine transport (UN RTDG/IMDG)

UN number:

1296

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

TRIETHYLAMINE

Chemical name:

triethylamine

Labels:

3+8

Remarks

Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

UN number:

1296

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

TRIETHYLAMINE

Chemical name:

triethylamine

Labels:

3+8

Remarks

SpecialProvisions

Exposure controls / personal protection

Ventilation System:

A system of local and/or general exhaust is recommended to keep employee exposures below the Airborne Exposure Limits. Local exhaust ventilation is generally preferred because it can control the emissions of the contaminant at its source, preventing dispersion of it into the general work area. Please refer to the ACGIH document, Industrial Ventilation, A Manual of Recommended Practices, most recent edition, for details.

Personal Respirators:

If the exposure limit is exceeded and engineering controls are not feasible, a full facepiece respirator with organic vapor cartridge may be worn up to 50 times the exposure limit or the maximum use concentration specified by the appropriate regulatory agency or respirator supplier, whichever is lowest. For emergencies or instances where the exposure levels are not known, use a full-facepiece positive-pressure, air-supplied respirator. WARNING: Air purifying respirators do not protect workers in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.

Skin Protection:

Wear impervious protective clothing, including boots, gloves, lab coat, apron or coveralls, as appropriate, to prevent skin contact.

Eye Protection:

Use chemical safety goggles and/or a full face shield where splashing is possible. Maintain eye wash fountain and quick-drench facilities in work area.

Stability and reactivity

Stability:

Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. Strongly alkaline; will undergo strong exothermic reaction with acids to form amine salts.

Hazardous Decomposition Products:

Burning may produce carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides.

Hazardous Polymerization:

Will not occur. May catalyze polymerization of epoxides or aldehydes (especially acrolein).

Incompatibilities:

Acids, oxidizers, chlorine, hypochlorite, halogenated compounds and nitrogen tetraoxide. N-nitrosamines, many of which are known to be potent carcinogens, may be formed when this product comes in contact with nitrous acid, nitrates or atmospheres with high nitrous oxide concentrations.

Conditions to Avoid:

Heat, flame, sources of ignition, light and incompatibles. Incompatibles.

Disposal considerations

Whatever cannot be saved for recovery or recycling should be handled as hazardous waste and sent to a approved waste facility. Processing, use or contamination of this product may change the waste management options. State and local disposal regulations may differ from federal disposal regulations. Dispose of container and unused contents in accordance with federal, state and local requirements.