PRODUCT #: Z0385 NAME: ZINC OXIDE USP
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 13, 1903 10:41AM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: Z0385
NAME: ZINC OXIDE USP
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 1314-13-2
MF: OZN
EC NO: 215-222-5
SYNONYMS
ACTOX 14 * ACTOX 16 * ACTOX 216 * AI3-00277 * AKRO-ZINC BAR 85 * AKRO-
ZINC BAR 90 * AMALOX * AZO-33 * AZO-55 * AZO-66 * AZO-77 * AZODOX-55 *
AZODOX-55TT * AZO-55TT * AZO-66TT * AZO-77TT * CADOX XX 78 * CHINESE
WHITE * C.I. 77947 * C.I. PIGMENT WHITE 4 * CYNKU TLENEK (POLISH) *
ELECTOX 2500 * EMANAY ZINC OXIDE * EMAR * FELLING ZINC OXIDE *
FLOWERS OF ZINC * GIAP 10 * GREEN SEAL-8 * HUBBUCK'S WHITE * KADOX 15
* KADOX-25 * KADOX 72 * K-ZINC * OUTMINE * OZIDE * OZLO * PERMANENT
WHITE * PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL * POWDER BASE 900 * PROTOX TYPE 166 *
PROTOX TYPE 167 * PROTOX TYPE 168 * PROTOX TYPE 169 * PROTOX TYPE 267
* PROTOX TYPE 268 * RED SEAL 9 * SNOW WHITE * UNICHEM ZO * VANDEM VAC
* VANDEM VOC * WHITE SEAL-7 * XX 78 * XX 203 * XX 601 * ZINCA 20 *
ZINCITE * ZINCOID * ZINC OXIDE (ACGIH:OSHA) * ZINC OXIDE FUME (OSHA) *
ZINC WHITE * ZN-0401 E 3/16'' * ZN 0701T *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
HARMFUL
HARMFUL BY INHALATION.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
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PRODUCT #: Z0385 NAME: ZINC OXIDE USP
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 13, 1903 10:41AM
RUBBER GLOVES.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MAGNESIUM VIOLENTLY REDUCES ZINC OXIDE WHEN HEATED, RESULTING IN AN
EXPLOSION. MIXTURES OF CHLORINATED RUBBER AND ZINC OXIDE EXPLODE WHEN
HEATED ABOVE 215 C.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
SOLID.
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
NATURE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT KNOWN.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF INHALED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
REVERSIBLE LIVER ENZYME ABNORMALITIES.
DIARRHEA, PEPTIC ULCERATION AND GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE MAY ALSO
OCCUR.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ZINC OXIDE DUST OR FUME CAN IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. PROLONGED
SKIN CONTACT CAN PRODUCE A SEVERE DERMATITIS CALLED OXIDE POX.
EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF DUST OR FUME CAN CAUSE METALLIC TASTE,
MARKED THIRST, COUGHING, FATIGUE, WEAKNESS, MUSCULAR PAIN AND NAUSEA
FOLLOWED BY FEVER AND CHILLS. SEVERE OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN
BRONCHITIS OR PNEUMONIA WITH A BLUEISH TINT TO THE SKIN.
RTECS #: ZH4810000
ZINC OXIDE
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT 500 MG/24H MLD 28ZPAK -,10,1972
EYE-RBT 500 MG/24H MLD 28ZPAK -,10,1972
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-HMN LDLO:500 MG/KG YAKUD5 22,291,1980
IPR-RAT LD50:240 MG/KG ZDKAA8 38(9),18,1978
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PRODUCT #: Z0385 NAME: ZINC OXIDE USP
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 13, 1903 10:41AM
ORL-MUS LD50:7950 MG/KG GISAAA 51(4),89,1986
IHL-MUS LC50:2500 MG/M3 IPSTB3 3,93,1976
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF
THIS MATERIAL.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
HARMFUL
R 20
HARMFUL BY INHALATION.
R 36/37/38
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
S 26
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S 36
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-STEL 10 MG/M3, FUME DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 MG/M3, FUME DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 MG/M3, INHALABLE DUST DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC 54,7740,1989
MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME)
DTLVS* 3,284,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, FUME AND RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, FUME AND RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, FUME AND RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (FED CONT):8H TWA 5 MG/M3
CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
OEL-ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 MG/M3;STEL 10 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 MG/M3;STEL 10 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 4 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 4 MG/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
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PRODUCT #: Z0385 NAME: ZINC OXIDE USP
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 13, 1903 10:41AM
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 5 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 MG/M3;STEL 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 MG/M3;STEL 10 MG/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NIOSH REL TO ZINC OXIDE, FUME-AIR:10H TWA 5 MG/M3;STEL 10 MG/M3
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH REL TO ZINC OXIDE, TOTAL DUST-AIR:TWA 5 MG/M3;CL 15 MG/M3/15M
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NOES 1983: HZD X5686; NIS 295; TNF 56635; NOS 168; TNE 919197; TFE
151582
NOES 1983: HZD X9509; NIS 1; TNF 7; NOS 1; TNE 105; TFE 7
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ELEMENTS BY ICP, 7300
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ZINC AND COMPOUNDS, 7030 OR 7502
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-143
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-125G
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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