SDS

Safety Data Sheet
Material Name: COAL TAR CREOSOTE (PRESSURE APPLICATIONS)
SDS ID: 00227842
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Page 9 of 18
Issue date: 2015-12-30 Revision 2.6
Print date: 2016-01-06
Skin Protection
Wear washable or disposable coveralls or long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Wear socks plus industrial
grade safety boots with chemical resistant soles. Individuals who enter pressure treatment cylinders and
other related equipment that is contaminated with the wood treating formulation must wear protective
clothing (including overalls, jackets, gloves and boots) impervious to the wood treatment formulations
and a respirator. Protective clothing must be changed when it shows signs of contamination. Remove and
launder contaminated clothing separately from other laundry before reuse. Refer to product label for more
details.
Respiratory Protection
If the applicable TLVs and/or PELs are exceeded, use NIOSH-approved multipurpose air-purifying
cartridge respirators, for organic vapors and P-100 particulate. Use a positive-pressure, air-supplied
respirator if there is any potential for uncontrolled release, exposure levels are not known, or any other
circumstance where air-purifying respirators may not provide adequate protection. Individuals who
manually open cylinder doors must wear gloves and a NIOSH-approved multipurpose air-purifying
cartridge respirators, for organic vapors and P-100 particulate. Refer to product label for more details.
Glove Recommendations
Individuals must wear gloves impervious to the wood treatment formulations in all situations where
dermal contact with creosote is expected.
Protective Materials
Examples of impervious materials for protective clothing (e.g. overalls, jackets, gloves and boots)
required during application and handling of creosote are polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyvinyl chloride
(PVC), Neoprene and NBR (Buna-N).
Section 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance
orange brown semi-
liquid
Physical State
liquid
Odor
Not available
Color
brown to black
Odor Threshold
Not available
pH
Not available
Melting Point
Not available
Boiling Point
315 - 862 °F
Freezing point
Not available
Evaporation Rate
Not available
Boiling Point
Range
Not available
Flammability (solid, gas)
Not applicable
Autoignition
Not available
Flash Point
289.9 °F
Lower Explosive
Limit
Not available
Decomposition
Not available
Upper Explosive
Limit
Not available
Vapor Pressure
0.021 - 0.168