LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST MAY DAMAGE UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT & LUNG TISSUE WHICH MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA
DEPENDING UPON SEVERITY OF EXPOSURE. INGEST:CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS
TO MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & ST OMACH. SKIN:CAN CAUSE SEVERE
BURNS. EYES:CAUSES SEVERE BURNS WITH DAMAGE TO EYES & POSSIBLE
BLINDNESS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CHRONIC: SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCTION OF
SKIN OR PRIMARY IRRITANT DERMATITIS. INHALATION OF DUST MAY RESULT
IN IRRITATION OR DAMAGE TO RESPIRATORY TRACT TISSUE & INCREASES
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RESPIR ATORY ILLNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM CONTAMD AREA. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
RESUSCITATE & ADMIN O*2 IF AVAIL. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST:NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON. OBTAIN IMMED MED ATTN.
DO NOT INDUC E VOMIT; GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER. IF VOMIT OCCURS SPONT,
KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN:IMMED WASH CONTAMD
SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & FOOTWEAR.
SEEK (SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NOT
COMBUSTIBLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . REACTION WITH WATER MAY BE HIGHLY
EXOTHERMIC.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER, MATERIAL MAY
REACT WITH AMPHOTERIC METALS (SUCH AS ALUMINUM, ZINC/TIN)
GENERATING HYDROGEN GAS WHICH WILL BURN/EXPLODE IF IGNITED.
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES & CLOTHING. WEAR
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP OR SHOVEL SPILLED MATERIAL INTO CLEAN
STEEL DRUM & COVER. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER &
NEUTRALIZE RESIDUAL TRAC ES WITH DILUTE ACID SUCH AS DILUTE ACETIC
ACID.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY
FROM ACIDS & ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. LOOSEN COVER CAUTIOUSLY WHEN
OPENING.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN AIR
CONCENTRATION IS GREATER THAN THE TLV OR PEL. USE NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED CARTRIDGE FILTER FOR CAUSTIC DUST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGG & (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALLS CLOSED TO THE NECK; CHEMICALLY
RESISTANT HAT & SHOES/BOOTS. ANSI APPRVD EMERG EYE WASH & SFTY
SHOWER AVAIL.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:IMMED MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE; DISCARD
FOOTWEAR IF CANNOT BE DECONTAMD. EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY WATER
FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN HOLDING LIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING ENTIRE
SURF. W ASHING EYES W/IN SEVERAL SEC FROM EXPOSIS ESSNTL TO
MINIMIZE DMG. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. EYE PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Waste Disposal Methods:FOR WASTE DISPOSAL OF OPERATING SOLUTIONS
CONSULT ENTHONE WASTE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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