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: INHALATION OF DUST WILL CAUSE
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION & MAY BE FATAL. DUSTS WILL IRRITATE, BURN
& DAMAGE THE EYES. DUST WILL CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION & RASH. FATAL
AMOUNTS CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. SWALLOWING CAN CAUSE DEAT H. CHRONIC:
LOSS OF APPETITE, HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS & IRRITATION
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR
OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN ITCHING RASH
CAHRACTERIZED BY MACULAR, POPULAR, AND VESICULAR ERUPTIONS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY
SECONDARY INFECTION. CAN CAUSE DEATH THROUGH CHEMICAL ASP HYXIA. MAY CAUSE
HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND LOSS OF APPETITE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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PLAN & PRACTICE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF CYANIDE EXPOSURE BEFORE
BEGINNING WORK WITH CYANIDES. IMMEDIATELY GIVE VICTIM OXYGEN AND AMYL NITRITE
WHILE WAITING FOR INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS FROM MEDICAL PERSONNEL. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRES H AIR/CPR. EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH SKIN. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. *KEEP
CYANIDE ANTIDOTE KIT ON HAND.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/A
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: USE WATER FOG, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE PRODUCTION OF
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & SCBA. SMALL SPILL:
SWEEP UP AND DISPOSE OF IN DOT-APPROVED WASTE CONTAINERS. LARGE SPILL: SHOVEL
INTO DOT-APPROVED WASTE CONTAINERS. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURFACE
WATERS, AND SOIL. KEEP SPILLAGE DRY.
Neutralizing Agent: FLUSH RESIDUE WITH DILUTE SOLUTION OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. NOTE: EMPTY
CONTAINERS CAN HAVE RESIDUES AND ARE SUBJECT TO PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL
REQUIREMENTS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN
NOT IN USE. DO NOT STORE NEAR ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, FLAMMABLES OR FOODS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF USE CONDITIONS GENERATE DUSTS, WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED
RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EMISSION LEVELS. RESPIRATORS MAY BE A FULL FACEPIECE
AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH PARTICULATE FILTERS, A SCBA, OR
SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION CAPABLE OF MINIMIZING DUST
EMISSIONS AT THE POINT OF USE.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection: SAFETY CHEM GOGGLES OR FULL-FACE SCBA
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. FIRST AID AND MEDICAL
TREATMENT SUPPLIES INCLUDING OXYGEN RESUSCITATORS.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. FIRST AID AND
MEDICAL TREATMENT SUPPLIES INCLUDING OXYGEN RESUSCITATORS.
Supplemental Safety & Health: CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
EMPTIED, WILL RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE AND VAPORS. ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNINGS
AND HANDLE EMPTY CONTAINERS AS IF THEY WERE FULL.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T2
Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
1173F,634C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: N/A Vapor Density: 2.2
Specific Gravity: 1.52
PH: N/A
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/A
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE, GRANULAR POWDER WITH THE ODOR OF HCN.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/A
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, WATER OR AMMONIA.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: POISONOUS HCN AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. NOTE: EMPTY CONTAINERS CAN HAVE RESIDUES AND ARE
SUBJECT TO PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.
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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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