HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR
ABSORBED THRU SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL
AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:
NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HEALTH HAZARDS: SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY
INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING
OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER
FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG
BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMD SHOES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG
GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYS. INGEST: CALL MD
IMMED(FP N).
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point
Text:
104F,40C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower
Limits:
4%@59C
Upper
Limits:
16%@92C
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion
Hazard:
NOT APPLICABLE
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS &
HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM CARBONATE
& SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE MIXED W/VERMICULITE
& THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER & BURNED IN A CHEM INCIN
EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. (SUPP D ATA)
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN
FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE VAP.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:
CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye
Protection:
CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LGTH (SUPP DATA)
Other
Equipment:
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygenic Practices: OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: WASTE DISP METH: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL LAWS. EYE
PROT:
FSHLD (8-IN MINIMUM).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling
Point:
241F,116C
Melting/Freezing Point:
61.2F,16.2C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure:
11.4@20C
Vapor
Density:
2.07
Specific
Gravity:
1.049
PH:
N/K
Viscosity:
N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in
Water:
N/K
Appearance and
Odor: NONE
SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion
Rate:
N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability
Indicator:
YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid:
BASES, PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P
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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P
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DISPOSAL
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MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM CARBONATE & SLAKED LIME
(CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE MIXED W/VERMICULITE & THEN W/DRY
CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER & BURNED IN A CHEM INCIN EQUIPPED W/AN
AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. (SUPP D ATA)
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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title
III:
N/P
Federal
Regulatory:
N/P
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OTHER
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