Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE BURNS/CORROSIVE. SKIN:
TOXIC/CORROSIVE/ABSORPTION/SEVERE BURNS. INHALATION:
TOXIC/CORROSIVE/DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE & UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT/HEADACHE/INFLAMMATION & EDEM A OF
LARYNX/BRONCHI/WHEEZING/BREATH SHORTNESS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/COUGHING.
INGESTION: TOXIC/CORROSIVE/HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SEVERE BURNS/CORROSIVE. SKIN:
TOXIC/CORROSIVE/ABSORPTION/SEVERE BURNS. INHALATION:
TOXIC/CORROSIVE/DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT/CHEMCIAL PNEUMONTITIS/INFLA MMATION & EDEMA OF
LARYNX/BRONCHI/BURNING SENSATION/PULMONARY EDEMA/LARYNGITIS.
INGESTION: TOXIC/CORROSIVE/HARMFUL.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESSIRATION. IF BREATHING DIFFICULTY, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION:
OBTAIN MEDICAL A TTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS. DON'T USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN
A BAG. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. PRODUCT IS
AIR SENSITIVE & EXTREMELY HYGROSCOPIC. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. AVOID
PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE DUST, GET IN EYES/SKIN OR ON CLOTHING.
READILY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. THE HYDROLYSIS & NEUTRALIZATION
REACTIONS MAY GENERATE HEAT & FUMES WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED BY THE
RATE OF ADDITION.
Respiratory Protection:USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:HEAVY RUBBER OR CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/FACESHIELD (8IN. MINIMUM)
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY
SHOWER & EYE BATH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. DISCARD
CONTAMINATED SHOES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID: NITROMETHANE & OTHER SIMILAR NITRO COMPOUNDS CAUSES
FORMATION OF SHOCK-SENSITIVE SALTS.
Waste Disposal Methods:ADD TO LARGE EXCESS OF WATER & ADJUST PH TO
NEUTRAL. SEPARATE INSOLUBLE SOLID & LIQUIDS. PACKAGE FOR HAZARDOUS
WASTE DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
FLUSH AQUEOUS SOLUTION TO DRAIN W/WATER.
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