Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MIST OR VAPOR MAY IRRITATE
RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: SEVERE IRRITATION TO MOUTH, THROAT,
ESOPHAGUS, & STOMACH. SKIN: IRRITATION. EYES: VAPORS MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: VAPORS MAY CAUSE TEARING. LIQUID MAY
CAUSE SEVERE BURNS & POSSIBLE BLINDNESS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NECESSARY, GIVE OXYGEN OR
RESUSCITATE. INGESTION: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS. IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR.
GIVE PLENTY OF W ATER & INDUCE VOMITING. SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. DISCARD FOOTWEAR. EYES: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG OR SPRAY, CO2, FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING &
SCBA. KEEP CONTAINERS COOL TO PREVENT RUPTURE & RELEASE OF
MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEATING OF DRIED SALTS TO TEMPS >475 MAY
RELEASE TOXIC & SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE PHOSPHINE GAS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY
FROM OXIDIZERS. LOOSEN COVER CAUTIOUSLY WHEN OPENING. STORE ABOVE
FREEZING TEMPERATURE.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN AIR
CONCENTRATION IS GREATER THAN THE TLV OR PEL. USE CARTRIDGE FILTER
FOR ACID MIST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICALLY RESISTANT COVERALLS, HAT, SHOES
OR BOOTS, EMERGENCY EYE WASH & SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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