=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:HYDROCHLORIC ACID
NIIN:00N072094
MSDS Number: CDZPZ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP
Address:ONE GENIUM PLAZA
City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12304-4690
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-377-8854
Emergency Phone Num:518-377-8854
Preparer's Name:M. GANNON
CAGE:5Z768
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:HYDROCHLORIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7647-01-0
RTECS #:MW4025000
OSHA PEL:5 PPM, C
ACGIH TLV:5 PPM, C
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Name:FIRE FIGHT PROC: ENDS OF TANKS. COOL TANKS W/WATER SPRAY
    UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. DO NOT RELEASE RUNOFF (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: FROM FIRE CONTROL METHODS TO SEWERS OR WATERWAYS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:PRLNGD EXPOS CAN CAUSE DERM, CONJ,
    GASTRITIS, PHOTOSENSIT, TOOTH EROSION & RPTD EXPOS TO MISTS (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: FROM HEATED-METAL PICKLING SOLNS CAN CAUSE NOSE &
    GUM BLEEDS, ULCERATION OF ORAL/NASAL MUCOSA & "RENDERS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: FACIAL SKIN SO TENDER THAT SHAVING IS PAINFUL."
    TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, RESP TRACT & LIVER (IN ANIMALS).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR & SUPPORT BRTHG AS
    NEEDED. INGEST: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCON OR (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: CONVULSING. CONTACT POIS CTL CTR. UNLESS POIS CTL
    CTR ADVISES OTHERWISE, HAVE CONSCIOUS & ALERT PERSON (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: DRINK 1 TO 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING! AFTER FIRST AID, GET APPROP IN-PLANT, (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: PARAMEDIC OR COMMUNITY MEDICAL SUPPORT. NOTE TO MD:
    CONSIDER A CHEST X-RAY IN ACUTE OVEREXP. GASTRIC (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: LAVAGE WITH 5% SODIUM BICARBONATE MAY BE HELPFUL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: RECLAIM (IF POSSIBLE) OR AWAIT DISPOSAL. FOLLOW
    APPLIC OSHA REGULATIONS (29 CFR 1910.120).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: DECANTING PUMPS OR POURING FRAMES TO
    MINIMIZE SPILLAGE DURING LOADING & UNLOADING OPERATIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PRECS: TO CONTROL HYDROGEN CHLORIDE EMISSIONS FROM
    VENT STACKS & OTHER SOURCES. WORKERS SHOULD NOT ENTER (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: TANKS PREVIOUSLY CONTAINING HCL UNTIL THEY HAVE
    BEEN CLEANED. CONSIDER PREPLACEMENT & PERIODIC MEDICAL (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: EXAMS OF EXPOSED WORKERS W/EMPHASIS ON EYES, SKIN &
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. PULM FUNCTION TESTS (FEV, FVC) (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: ARE USEFUL IN DETERMINING LUNG DISORDERS. CONDUCT
    DFCLT OPERATIONS IN FUME HOODS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: BUTYL RUBBER, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE &
    CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE ARE RECOMD MATLS FOR PPE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HYGIENE PRACT: EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, USING TOILET OR
    APPLYING COSMETICS. SEPARATE CONTAMD WORK CLOTHES (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: FROM STREET CLOTHES. LAUNDER CONTAMD WORK CLTHG
    BEFORE WEARING. REMOVE THIS MATL FROM YOUR SHOES & (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21: CLEAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

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 OF VAPS/MISTS IS
    CORROSIVE TO RESPIRATORY TRACT & CAN CAUSE TRACHEAL & BRONCHIAL
    EPITHELIUM NECROSIS (TISS DEATH), COUGH, CHOKING, ULCERATION. LIQ
    ASPIR CAN CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA, LUNG CO LLAPSE, EMPHYSEMA & DAMAGE
    TO PULMONARYBLOOD VESSELS. SKIN CONTACT W/HCL SOLNS CAUSES BURNS &
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ULCERATIONS. PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE MAY
    RESULT FROM SPLASHES. INGEST IS UNLIKELY BUT IF IT OCCURS, SYMPTOMS
    INCLUDE GRAY TONGUE COLOR, CORROSION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, ESOPHAGUS
    & STOMACH, NAUSE A, VOMITING, INTENSE THIRST, DIARRHEA, DFCLTY
    SWALLOWING, CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE & POSS DEATH. CHRONIC: RPTD OR
    (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

Eyes: DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB OR KEEP EYES TIGHTLY SHUT.
    GENTLY LIFT EYELIDS & FLUSH IMMED & CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LST 15 MIN
    W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER UNTIL TRANSPORTED TO EMER MED FACILITY.
    CONSULT  MD IMMED. SKIN: QUICKLY REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. RINSE
    W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. TREAT SKIN WITH 5%
    TRIETHANOLAMINE SOLN. FOR REDDENED OR BLISTERED SKIN, CONSULT MD.
    INHAL: (ING 7)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER'S PROT CLTHG IS INEFTIVE FOR FIRES INVOLVING
    HYDROCHLORIC ACID. STAY AWAY FROM (ING 2)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREME HEAT OR CONTACT WITH MANY METALS
    LIBERATES HYDROGEN GAS WHICH HAS EXPLOSION LIMITS OF 4 TO 75%.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS, ISOLATE & VENT AREA, DENY
    ENTRY & STAY UPWIND. AFTER NEUTRALIZING, TAKE UP SM SPILLS W/EARTH,
    SAND, VERMICULITE OR OTHER ABSORB, NONCOMBUST MATL & PLACE IN
    SUITABLE CNTNRS FOR DISP;  FLUSH LG SPILLS TO CONTAINMENT AREA &
    (ING 12)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE SPILLS WITH CRUSHED LIMESTONE, SODA ASH,
    LIME OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO CONTAINERS.
    STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA ON CEMENT FLOOR AWAY FROM
    DIRECT SUNLIGHT & HEAT SOURCES. USE (ING 13)
Other Precautions:TO REDUCE POTNTL HLTH HAZS, USE SUFFICIENT
    DILUTION/LOC EXHST VENT TO CTL AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS & TO MAINTAIN
    CONCS AT LOWEST PRACTICAL LEVEL. HCL SHOULD BE MFR IN CLSD SYS. PAY
    CLOSE ATTN TO LEAK DET ECTION. AQ SCRUBBERS ARE USED (ING 14)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE PRIOR TO RESPIRATOR
    SELECTION AND USE. FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS (29 CFR
    1910.134) AND, IF NECESSARY, WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
    CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE INFO ON SP ECIFIC RESPIRATORS .
Ventilation:GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. LOCAL EXHAUST
    VENTILATION IS PREFERRED.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICALLY PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 18)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    BOOTS, APRONS & GAUNTLETS TO PVNT SKIN CNTCT. POLYCARBONATE, (ING
    19)
Work Hygienic Practices:NEVER EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK AREAS.
    PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AFTER USING MATL, ESPECIALLY BEFORE
    (ING 20)
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 1N(0.1), 0.1N(1.1), 0.01N(2.02), 0.001N(3.02), 0.0001N(4.01). SOL
    IN H*2O: SOLUBLE, 823 G/L AT 32F(OC); 561 G/L AT 140F(60C).
    APPEAR/ODOR: SLIGHTLY YELLOW FROM TRACES OF IRON, CHLORINE OR ORG
    MATT ER. FORMS CONSTANT BOILING AZEOTROPE AT20% HCL, 108,58C & 760
    MM HG.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:121F,49C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:3240F,1782C
Vapor Pres:4 @ 64F
Vapor Density:1.257
Spec Gravity:1.194
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID THAT FUMES IN AIR & HAS STRONG
    PUNGENT ODOR. CAN BE (SUPDAT)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALDEHYDES/EPOXIDES, METALS, PLASTICS, RUB & COATINGS, ALCOHOLS+HYDROGEN
    CYANIDE. CNTCT NEHC FOR LIST OF INCOMPATS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION OF HCL
    PRODUCES TOXIC CHLORIDE FUMES AND EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE TO BETWEEN 5.5 AND 8.5 BEFORE
    DISPOSAL. CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER OR A LICENSED CONTRACTOR FOR
    DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS. FOLLOW APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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