Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYES/SKIN:WILL CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION & POSSIBLE CHEMICAL BURNS,BLINDNESS & ULCERATION.CHROMIC
ACID IS A SKIN SENSITIZER.INHALATION:ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF
NASAL SEPTUM.IRRITATION & DAMAGE OF RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM.INGESTION:CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL.CHRONIC-OVEREXPOSURE TO
HEXAVALENT CHROME MAY CAUSE LUNG CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CONTAINS CHROMIC ACID.
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE IRRITATION & POSSIBLE CHEMICAL BURNS OF
EYES & SKIN. INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION & OTHER SYMPTOMS
RESEMBLING THOSE OF ASTHMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING DYSFUNCTION OF THE
KIDNEYS AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SPEED IS ESSENTIAL.CALL A PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN IF NEEDED.EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES.HOLD LIDS APART.SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER.INGESTION:IF CON SCIOUS,IMMEDIATELY DILUTE BY GIVING LARGE
VOLUME OF WATER.INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING SYRUP OF IPECAC/TOUCHING
BACK OF THROAT WITH FINGER.REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT FLUID IS CLEAR.FOLLOW
BY DRINKING MORE WATER.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL. AVOID CONTACT OF DRY
CHROMIC ACID WITH WATER. ANY WATER RUNOFF MAY HAVE HEXAVALENT
CHROME.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY INCREASE INTENSITY OF FIRE WHEN IN
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER SPRAY (POSSIBLE STEAM EXPLOSION).
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SHOVEL DRY SPILL OR
PUMP LIQUID INTO DOT-APPROVED DRUMS. RESIDUAL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
DISSOLVED IN WATER AND TRANSFERRED INTO DOT-APPROVED DRUMS FOR
DISPOSAL. DO NOT ALLOW PRO DUCT/RINSE WATER FROM SPILL TO ENTER
SEWER/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:REDUCING AGENTS
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN DRY PROTECTED AREA
AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS/BASES,REDUCING AGENTS,FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:RELIEVE ANY PRESSURE. COVER OPENING TO PREVENT
SPLASHING. SLOWLY ADD TO SOLUTION WHILE MIXING. AVOID CONTACT WITH
EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. DO NOT RAISE DUST. AVOID BREATHING
DUST/MIST. LAUNDER CONTAMI NATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Respiratory Protection:FOR DUST CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR TOXIC DUST. IF RESPIRATORS ARE USED, A FORMAL
TRAINING AND SCREENING PROGRAM MUST BE INITIATED. SEE CFR 1910-134.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT.
Protective Gloves:VITAN, PVC
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, BOOTS, APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES. DO NOT LAUNDER
AT HOME.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:REMOVE CHROMATE & OTHER OXIDIZING AGENTS BY
REDUCTION & PRECIPITATION. CLARIFIED WATER MAY BE RELEASED TO SEWER
IF LOCAL REGULATIONS PERMIT. PRECIPITATED SLUDGE MUST BE DISPOSED
AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. TR ANSFER TO RECLAIMING CENTER/WASTE TREATMENT
SITE.
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