MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

MSDS NO: KBC7000

REVISION DATE: 30 Oct 2007

Manufacturer
KEMAMAN BITUMEN COMPANY SDN BHD
L-2-2, Plaza Damas,
60, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
50480, Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA
Telephone Number
(603) 6201 0039
Fax Number
(603) 6201 0093/ (603) 6201 0193
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER
Office Hours 8.30a.m to 5.30p.m
: (603) 6201 0039
24 Hours
: TBA

SECTION 1: PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Product Name

Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO), HVGO, LVGO, HS HVGO, HS LVGO

Product Type

Petroleum Hydrocarbon

Product Number

20-100004, 20-100005

Application

Feedstock for Petrochemical industry, Motor gasoline blending, Aviation fuel,

Dieseline and Refinery cracker units

SECTION 2: COMPOSITION/ INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

CAS Number

64741-57-7

EINECS Number

N.A.

SECTION 3: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Human Health
Hazards

CAUTION! COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. HARMFUL IF INHALED AND

MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY. SUSPECT CANCER HAZARD. Keep
away from heat, sparks and flame. Avoid breathing vapour. Use ventilation
adequate to keep vapour below recommended exposure limits. Avoid contact
with eyes, skin and clothing. Wash thoroughly after handling.
Corrosive: NO

Irritant: YES

Sensitizer: NO

Highly Toxic: NO

Toxic: YES

Physical and
Chemical Hazards

Keep away from heat, sparks and flame. Avoid breathing vapour. Use adequate
ventilation to keep vapour below recommended exposure limits.

Specific Hazards

Harmful if inhaled and may cause delayed lung injury. Suspect cancer hazard.

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NFPA Hazard Rating

Least 0

Slight 1

Moderate 2

Health: 0

Flammability: 2

High 3

Extreme - 4

Reactivity: 0

Product Listed As A Carcinogen or Potential Carcinogen by:

NTP: NO

IARC: NO

OSHA: NO

SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES

Take proper precautions to ensure your own health and safety before attempting rescue or
providing first aid
Inhalation

Remove exposed person to fresh air. If breathing has stopped, perform artificial
respiration. Get medical attention promptly.

Eye Contact

Immediately flush eyes for a minimum of 15 minutes, occasionally lifting the

lower and upper lids. Get medical attention promptly.

Skin Contact

Immediately remove contaminated clothing and wash skin with soap and water.
Launder clothing before wearing again. Get medical attention promptly.

Ingestion

Do not induce vomiting. Give large quantities of water. Never give anything by
mouth to an unconscious person. Call physician immediately.

SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES

Extinguishing Media

Use dry chemical, carbon dioxide, or foam as extinguishing media.

Water may be ineffective to extinguish flame but is to be used to keep fire
exposed containers cool.
If a leak or spill has not ignited, use water spray to disperse the vapours and to
protect personnel attempting to stop a leak. Water spray may be used to flush
spills away from areas of potential exposure.

Specific Hazards

Products of combustion may contain carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and

various hydrocarbon compounds. Do not enter enclosed or confined space
without a self contained breathing apparatus and other protective equipment. The
product is flammable when heated to high temperatures. Empty containers when
heated nay pose a fire risk. Fire and container explosion hazards are serious
when this product is exposed to heat or flame. Vapours may travel to some
distant source of ignition and flash back.

Protection of
Fire Fighter

Proper equipment (gloves, shoes, goggles or self contained breathing apparatus)

Other Information

Prevent runoff from fire control or dilution from entering sewers or waterways.

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SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

Personal Precautions Material is combustible. Remove all sources of ignition. Shut off leaks if possible
without personal risk.
Environmental
Precautions

Do not allow free liquids to enter drains, sewers, ground water, drainage ditches
or surface waters. Report releases in accordance with local, state and federal
requirements.

Clean-up Methods

Small Spill:
Absorb spill with inert material. Shovel material into appropriate container for
disposal.
Large Spill:
Eliminate ignition sources. Spill or leak area should be isolated immediately.
Keep upwind and out of low areas. Stop or reduce discharge if safe to do so.
Prevent entry into ditches, sewers and waterways. Contain discharge by
booming on water or diking on ground. Remove material with non-sparking,
approved pumps, skimmers or vacuum equipment. Absorb/ adsorb residual
materials with DRY earth, sand or other non-combustible materials. Soil
remediation may be required.

Disposal

See Section 13 of this MSDS for information concerning the disposal of this
product.

SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE

Handling

Handle in fully grounded, properly designed and approved containers and

equipment systems. Control temperature in shipping and handling to
recommended levels. Keep away from welding operations, sparks, flames or
other ignition sources. No smoking or open flame in storage, use or handling
areas. Empty containers when heated may pose a fire risk. Provide local and
general exhaust ventilation to effectively remove and prevent build up of any
heated vapours or mists generated form the handling of this product. Avoid skin
and eye contact. Wear suitable protective equipment including impervious gloves
and eye protection. After handing, always wash hands thoroughly with soap and
water.

Storage

Keep container grounded, tightly closed and away from heat and strong oxidizers
(NFPA Class III A Combustible). Do not store with strong oxidizers. Empty
containers may contain product residue, which could produce flammable or
explosive vapours.

Precautions

While loading, unloading, tank gauging, etc., remain upwind. Request assistance
of safety and industrial hygiene personnel to determine air concentrations. Know
the location of eye wash stations and safety showers.

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SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION

Control Parameters

In the absence of any national or local regulations the following controls are
recommended:

Name

Type

Value

Petroleum

PEL

500 ppm

Petroleum

TLV

100 mg/ m

Reference
ACGIH
3

ACGIH

Personal Protection

Personal protective equipment (PPE) should be selected based upon the

conditions under which this material is used. A hazard assessment of the work
area for PPE requirements should be conducted by qualified professional
pursuant to OSHA regulations.

Body and Hand

Protection

Wear protective clothing for normal operations like coveralls, flam retardant
clothing (with legs over boots), gloves: Nitrile, neoprene or other material
resistant to fuel oil, and heavy duty boots.
Safety glasses, chemical goggles or face shield as appropriate.

Respiratory
Protection

Use sufficient ventilation to maintain air concentrations below regulatory limits.

Select appropriate NIOSH approved respiratory protection where necessary
(determined by potential exposure and published respiratory protection factors).
For unknown concentration, use self-contained breathing apparatus with positive
pressure.

General Comments

USE GOOD PERSONEL HYGIENE PRACTICES. Good personal hygiene in

respect of hands and under clothing should always be maintained in the course
of work. Wash hands and other exposed skin areas with plenty of mild soap and
water before eating, drinking, and smoking, use of toilet facilities or leaving work.

SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Appearance
Physical State

Liquid

Colour

Dark brown to black

Boiling Point

<450F

Vapour Density (Air=1)

Volatiles by Volume

Odour Petroleum Hydrocarbon

<1

Nil

Specific Gravity (60/60F) (H2O=1)

0.9 1.0

Reid Vapour Pressure (100F) <0.1

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Softening Point (C)

Not Available

Solubility in H2O

Negligible

Evaporation Rate (Butyl Acetate = 1) Not Available

Flash Point/ Method

150F Min./ TCC

Autoignition

640F

Flammable Limits (% Volume in Air) LEL: 0.5

UEL: 5.0

SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Stability

This material is stable when handled and stored at recommended temperatures.

Conditions to Avoid

Undue exposure to air, oxidizing materials, heat and flame.

Material to Avoid

Oxidizing material. Material is incompatible with strong acids and caustics.

SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Primary Routes of
Exposure/ Entry

Skin/ Inhalation

Acute Toxicity Symptoms:

Skin Contact

Irritation

Inhalation

May cause headache, nasal and respiratory irritation, nausea and drowsiness.

Eye Contact

Irritation

Ingestion

Possible burning of mouth. May cause vomiting and diarrhoea, depression of the
central nervous system, sedation and coma.

Chronic Toxicity Symptoms:

Skin Contact

Drying, cracking, redness, itching, burning, or inflammation of skin (Dermatitis).

Potential Carcinogen.

Inhalation

May cause respiratory tract irritation. May contain 4 to 6 membered condensed

ring aromatic hydrocarbons, potential carcinogen.

Aggravated Medical
Conditions

Pre-Existing dermatosis.

NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: This is a low viscosity material. High possibility of pulmonary aspiration, possibly
producing lipoid pneumonia if swallowed and vomiting occurs. If necessary, use
careful gastric lavage with tight fitting, cuffed endotracheal tube.

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SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Environmental Effect Discharges of petroleum products that may cause a film or sheen upon or
discoloration of the water surface or adjoining shoreline. In ambient conditions,
this product has minimal to no volatility into air. Any volatile component degrades
by reaction with hydroxyl radicals, in the troposphere under the influence of
sunlight with half lives less than one day. These waxy hydrocarbon mixtures are
not subject to hydrolysis reactions with water. This complex mixture is expected
to partition primarily to soil and/ or sediment.
Mobility

Mobility in the aquatic and atmospheric environment is low due to low water
solubility and low vapour pressure.

SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATION

Recycle as much of the recoverable product as possible. It is the responsibility of the user to determine if
the material is a hazardous waste at the time of disposal. Treatment, storage, transportation and disposal
must be in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION

Conform to local requirements, if none exists recommend:
Proper Shipping Name

: Gas Oil

Hazard Class

:3

UN Number

: 1202

Placard

: Combustible

Packing Group

: III

SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION

TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, 40 CFR 710
This material is a mixture containing chemical ingredients listed on the TSCA inventory of chemical
substances.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT, 40 CFR 261

This material is not listed but is subject to characteristic testing if discarded or spilled. If it tests hazardous,
40 CFR 262-266 and 268 may apply.

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CLEAN WATER ACT

Discharges of crude oil and petroleum products that may cause a film or sheen upon or discoloration of
the water surface or adjoining shoreline must be immediately reported in accordance with applicable
federal, state, and local regulations.

COMPREHENSIVE, ENVIRONMENTAL, RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA),

SECTION 102 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Petroleum and petroleum fractions are currently excluded from the list of CERCLA hazardous
substances, by Section 101(14).

SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION

This product is supplied on the understanding that it will be used in the manner and for the purpose(s)
specified in the Product Data Sheet, the user having taken all precaution stipulated. Failure to follow such
directions may adversely affect any rights that the user might have against the Company. Before
application other than as directed, advice must be obtained from the company.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The information in this MSDS is considered to be accurate as of the date specified below. However, the
information is provided without any warranty, expressed or implied regarding its correctness. Some
information presented and conclusions drawn herein are from sources other than direct test data on the
substance itself. This MSDS was prepared and is to be used only for this product. If the product is used as a
component in another product, this MSDS information may not be applicable. Users should make their own
investigations to determine the suitability of the information or products for their particular purpose.
The conditions or methods of handling, storage, use, and disposal of the product are beyond our control and
may be beyond our knowledge. For this and other reasons, we do not assume responsibility and expressly
disclaim liability for loss, damage or expense arising out of or in any way connected with handling, storage,
use or disposal of the product.

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