HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: CAUSES SEVERE EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. MATL
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESP TRACT. DEPENDING ON INTENSITY
& DURATION OF EXPOSURE, EFFECTS MAY VARY FROM MILD IRRIT TO SEVERE
DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE. CHRONIC:DAMAGE TO LIVER AND KIDN EYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: 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:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O2/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION).
CALL MD. INGE ST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY (FP N).
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point
Text:
28.0F,-2.2C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower
Limits:
4.4%
Upper
Limits:
7.3%
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER
FOAM. WATER MAY BE USED FOR COOLING BUT NOT EXTINGUISHING.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN AND EYES. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS. FLAMMABLE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE
OF IGNIT/FLASH BACK. CNTNR EXPLO MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE COND & EMIT TOXIC
FUMES. FORMS EXPLO MIXTURES IN AIR.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. WEAR
SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS,HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORBENT,
TAKE UP/PLACE IN CLOSED CNTNRS. TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. USE NONSPARKING TOOLS. VENT
AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: BURN IN CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/ AFTERBURNER
& SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS MATL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN
FLAME. STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. PROTECT FROM RAIN & SUNLIGHT (FP N).
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHING (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHING (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC:
F5
Boiling
Point:
158F,70C
Melting/Freezing
Point:
-182F,-119C
Decomposition
Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure:
N/K
Vapor
Density:
4.2
Specific
Gravity:
1.398
PH:
N/K
Viscosity:
N/P
Evaporation Rate &
Reference:
N/K
Solubility in
Water:
N/K
Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO YELLOWISH-REDDISH HYGROSCOPIC LUMPY SOLID/
CRYSTALS (FP N).
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: HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES WATER (FP N).
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
HYDROGEN BROMIDE GAS.
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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BURN IN CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/ AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT
EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS MATL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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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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