Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: DERMATITIS, CORROSIVE,
IRRITATION, DEEP PENETRATING ULCERS. EYES: CORROSIVE, SEVERE
BURNING. INHALATION: CORROSIVE & ULCERATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANE,
IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: EX TREME TISSUE
DISTRUCTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: BURNING. INGESTION: VOMITING. INHALATION:
NASAL HOLES.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INHALATION: IRRIGATE
NASAL PASSAGE & MOUTH W/WATER. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IF
CON SCIOUS GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK OR WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZING AGENT. MAY REACT W/OXIDIZABLE
MATERIALS EXPLOSION HAZARDS. RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO IGNITE THEM.
Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT MATERIAL IN SAFE MANNER & PLACE IN
SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. TREAT RESIDUE
W/REDUCING AGENT SUCH AS SODIUM BISULFITE. NEUTRALIZE. ABSORB
W/INERT MATERIAL LIKE VERMICULITE OR SAND. PLACE IN LABELED
CONTAINER. D002 & D007.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH OR LIME
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF TWA IS
EXCEEDED
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO KEEP BELOW TWA LIMITS
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, POLY VINYL CHLORINATE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES & FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, LONG SLEEVES, HARD HAT, EYE
WASH, SAFTEY SHOWER
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:REDUCE HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM TO TRIVALENT CHROMIUM
SOLUTION BY REDUCING AGENTS SUCH AS SODIUM BISULFITE/SODIUM
SULFITE/FERROUS SULFATE/FERROUS CHLORIDE. PRECIPITATE THE TRIVALENT
CHROMIUM. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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