Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: HARMFUL IRRITATION TO
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT & LUNGS. EYES: MECHANICAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
EYES: FLUSH W/WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:>204C
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICALS
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING EQUIPMENT &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PELLET FORM MAY ACCUMULATE STATIC CHARGE
WHEN POURED FROM ONE CONTAINER TO ANOTHER. COMPOUNDING W/FINELY
DIVIDED METALS (ALUMINUM) MAY PRESENT EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO PREVENT SLIPPING HAZARDS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED TO PREVENT MOISTURE ABSORPTION &
CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATING TOBACCO PRODUCTS. DON'T SMOKE
WHILE HANDLING PRODUCT. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN. PROVIDE GROUNDING OF
EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING PELLET FORM TO PREVENT STATIC BUILD-UP.
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED FOR NORMAL PROCESSING.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST DURING PROCESSING.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL IN COMPLIANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL
REGULATIONS PREFERRED. INCINERATION REQUIRES SCRUBBING OF GASEOUS
PRODUCTS TO REMOVE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.
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