MSDS NAME:10251 NICKEL PELLETS
NIIN:00F034372
MSDS Number: BTNLK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO
Address:30 BOND ST
City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-777-1970/508-521-6300
Emergency Phone Num:508-777-1970/508-521-6300
CAGE:0JVJ1
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO INC ALFA AESAR
Address:30 BOND ST
Box:City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Phone:978-521-6300
CAGE:0JVJ1
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:NICKEL (SOLUBLE) (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, NTP.
SUSPECTED ANIMAL CARCINOGEN BY IARC - GROUP 2B) *93-4*
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:1 MG/CUM
OSHA PEL:1 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/CUM IC
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION:
HEMOLYSIS/HEMATURIA/JAUNDICE/ANORIA. SKIN: SENSITIZATION/NICHEL
ITCH/ENYTHEMA/ECZEMA. EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION/PULMONARY SENSITIZATION. STUDIES SHOW AN INCREASED
INCIDENCE O F CANCER OF THE NASAL CAVITY/LUNG & LARYNX IN NICKEL
REFINERY WORKERS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:VOMITING/WATERY/BLOODY
DIARRHEA/CONVULSIONS/COLLAPSE/ITCHING/BURNING/IRRITATION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: FLOOD W/PLENTY OF WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15
MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DON'T USE WATER/CO2. USE DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING
AGENTS/DRY SAND/DRY GROUND DOLOMITE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA/FLAME & CHEMICAL
RESISTANT CLOTHING/HATS/BOOTS & GLOVES. REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE
AREA W/OUT RISK.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COVER W/DRY
SAND/VERMICULITE. MIX WELL & CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A CONTAINER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN A COOL/DRY/WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:HAVE EYEWASH CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLUSHING/SAFETY
DRENCH SHOWER & HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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