LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AIRBORNE NICKEL CONTAMINATING DUSTS
ARE REGARDED AS CARCINOGENIC VIA INHALATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL COMPOUNDS:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL
OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GRP 2B. NTP
6TH (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. INHAL:SEEK PROMPT, COMPETENT MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. SKIN:REMOVE ANY CONTAMINTATED CLOTHING. FLOOD W/LARGE
VOLUMES OF WA TER FOR 15 MINUTES. INGEST:SEEK PROMPT,COMPETENT
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL
EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, DRY SAND OR DRY GROUND DOLOMITE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . NO SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES NEEDED. IF W/OUT
RISK REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES IF HEATED TO
DECOMPOSED.
Spill Release Procedures:WEARING FULL PROT CLTHG & NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
RESP PROT, ELIM ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. COVER SPILL W/DRY SAND/DRY
VERMICULITE, MIX WELL & CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO WELL-MARKED CNTNR.
CLOSE CNTNR TIGHTLY. SUBMI T/RETAIN FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:DANGER:CANCER RISK.
Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT STATE, LOCAL & FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL.
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