Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Effects of Overexposure:EYES AND SKIN: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. SEVERE
TISSUE DAMAGE. INHALATION: MIST IRRITATES RESPIRATORY TRACT. LONG
TERM OVEREXPOSURE MAY DAMAGE TEETH.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. KEEP WARM AND QUIET. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING . NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
DRINK WATER.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, NO WATER IN
TANK
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUIT WITH SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GENERATES HEAT WHEN WATER IS ADDED.
REACTS WITH METALS TO YIELD FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN
DILUTED.
Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK W/O
RISK. EVACUATE AREA. SM SPILL:ABSORB WITH INERT ABSORBENT,FLUSH
AREA WITH WATER. LG SPILL:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH. FLUSH
NEUTRALIZED SOLUTION TO SEWER IN ACC ORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL
FED,STA, & LOCAL REGS.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,WELL VENT,LOW FIRE
RISK AREA. PROTECT CONTRS FROM PHYS DAMAGE.KEEP OUT OF DIR RAYS OF
SUN AWAY FR ORG PROD & OTHER EASILY OXID MATL
Other Precautions:STORE DRUMS UPRIGHT. LOOSEN TOPS CAREFULLY. RELIEVE
INTERNAL PRESSURE. DO NOT USE PRESSURE TO EMPTY. DO NOT WASH OUT OR
RE-USE CONTAINERS. DO NOT ADD WATER TO ACID. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. AVO ID CONTACT.
Respiratory Protection:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER ORDINARY
CONDITIONS/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation:KEEP IN WELL-VENTILATED ROOM. USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR RUBBER CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:WEAR RUBBR GLOVES, SCBA, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
ADD SLOWLY TO LARGE VOLUME OF AGITATED SOLUTION OF NA2CO3 &
CA(OH)2. ADD THIS SOLUTION TO A LARGE EXCESS OF WATER. KEEP IN
COVERED DRUMS. DISPOSE OF IAW A LL APPLICABLE INTERNAT, FED, STATE
AND LOCAL REGS.
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