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: TANNIC ACID IS IRRITATING TO BODY TISSUES
ESPECIALLY THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY PRODUCE LIVER DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: SOME ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE INDICATED THAT TANNIC
ACID MAY BE CARCINOGENIC.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYE: IRRITATION SKIN: IRRITATION INHALED:
UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION INGESTED: G/I IRRITATION. CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE
MAY DAMAGE THE LIVER.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER
(SUPPLIER).
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FIRST AID
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EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. RESTORE BREATHING IF NECESSARY. INGESTED:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE 2
LARGE GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER AND GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE. DOCTOR TO ORDER
VOMITING. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IS
SEVERE,SEE A DOCTOR.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 388F,198C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: UNKNOWN Upper Limits: UNKNOWN
Extinguishing Media: EXTINGUISH FIRE WITH MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SOURCE OF FIRE.
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: DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: USING ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SCOOP OR SHOVEL
INTO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID CAUSING OR BREATHING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
MANUFACTURER MAKES NO SUGGESTIONS AS TO METHOD OF DISPOSAL.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL DRY AREA. KEEP CLOSED AND AVOID EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR RESPIRATOR FOR DUST IF EXPOSURE
IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL. SEE 29 CFR 1910.134 FOR REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO
RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT. SUPPLEMENT WITH LOCAL
EXHAUST IF PEL/TLV IS EXCEEDED.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER,VINYL OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES OR DUST GOGGLES
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER,LAB COAT, HOOD IF OPERATION
IS DUSTY.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER,LAB COAT, HOOD IF
OPERATION IS DUSTY.
Supplemental Safety & Health: MSDS OBTAINED THROUGH CCINFO.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
UNKNOWN
Melting/Freezing Point:
410F,210C
Decomposition Temp:
410F,210C
Vapor Pressure: UNKNOWN Vapor Density: UNKNOWN
Specific Gravity: POWDER
PH: N/K
Viscosity: UNKNOWN
Evaporation Rate & Reference: UNKNOWN
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: LIGHT YELLOW POWDER, FAINT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AIR, LIGHT, DUSTING (FORMATION OF DUST
SUSPENSIONS IN AIR)
Materials to Avoid: METALLIC SALTS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, IRON AND HEAVY METALS,
STRONG BASES, ALBUMIN, GELATIN, STARCH.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELAVENT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER MAKES NO
SUGGESTIONS AS TO METHOD OF DISPOSAL.
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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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