===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:360270 SULFUR DIOXIDE
NIIN:00-302-7974
MSDS Number: CDRTV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC SUB OF UNIVAR
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:206-889-3400
Emergency Phone Num:206-889-3400
CAGE:DO735
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:VAN WATERS & ROGERS SUBSIDIARY OF UNIVAR
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400
CAGE:DO735
Company:VOPAK USA INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
Box:City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400/425-889-3617
CAGE:0STM5
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:SULFUR DIOXIDE
CAS:7446-09-5
RTECS #:WS4550000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
Other REC Limits:2 PPM
OSHA PEL:13 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:5.2 MG/CUM
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: >2 PPM-MUCOUS MEMBRANE &
PULMONARY IRRITATION. 50-100 PPM-DANGEROUS. 400-500 PPM-IMMEDIATELY
LIFE THREATENING. SKIN: CHEMICAL BURNS, SEVERE INJURY. ABSORPTION
OF HARMFUL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INGESTION: BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS
& STOMACH. EYES: CORNEAL BURNS & IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNS, CHOKING, COUGHING,
BRONCHOCONSTRICTION, CONJUNCTIVAL INFLAMMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED.
EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH W/WATER. GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTE
TOPHYSICIAN: OBSERVE FOR SYMPTOMS OF PULMONARY EDEMA.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING. COOL TANKS W/WATER SPRAY FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE. USE WATER
SPRAY/FOG TO REDUCE VAPORS IF TANKS ARE LEAKING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRESSURE BUILD-UP IN FIRE IMPINGED TANKS
MAY CAUSE RUPTURE & RELEASE OF GAS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:APPROACH FROM UPWIND. WEAR SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE. SECURE LEAKING VALVES, FLANGES, ETC BY TIGHTENING NUTS &
BOLTS/USE SOFT LEAD STRIPS/LEAD WOOL TO PLUG LEAK. SMALL: WILL
EVAPORATE IMMEDIATELY. 5 GALLO NS/MORE: WILL POOL & EVAPORATE OVER
AN (SUPP)
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH/LIME.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:MUST BE STORED UNDER PRESSURE IN A
SAME CODED VESSEL. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FULL FACEPIECE
RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE FOR CONCENTRATIONS OF 50
PPM. WEAR SCBA OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE
FOR HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS/ DURING EMERGENCIES.
Ventilation:CORROSION RESISTANT LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN WORKPLACE
LEVELS