Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION &
SENSITIZATION. INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION, METAL FUME
FEVER, NASAL ULCERATION/PERFORATION. INGESTION: METALLIC TASTE,
DISCOLORATION OF SKIN/HAIR, VOMIT ING, COLLAPSE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS. INHALATION:
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, NASAL SEPTUM, & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EFFECTS.
INGESTION: ACUTE POISONING IS CHARACTERIZED BY HEMOLYSIS, JAUNDICE,
ANURIA, HYPOTENSION, & CONVULSIONS, GASTROINTESTINAL/KIDNEY/LIVER
EFFECTS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMEDIATELY WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DON'T WEAR
CONTACT LENSES. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. INGESTION: DILUTE W/WATER OR MILK. REMOVE BY
GASTRIC LAVAGE (I.E. STOMACH TUBE) UNLESS PATIENT IS VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG
Respiratory Protection:USE DUST MASK IN CONFINED OR ENCLOSED SPACES IF
NEEDED.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT IN VOLUME & PATTERN TO KEEP AIR CONTAMINATION
BELOW CURRENT APPLICABLE OSHA PERMISSIBLE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, SOAP & WATER WASH STATION
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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