------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM AZIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: SODIUM AZIDE FORMULA: NAN3 FORMULA WT: 65.02 CAS NO.: 26628-22-8 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: VY8050000 COMMON SYNONYMS: AZIUM; SMITE; HYDRAZOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; KAZOE PRODUCT CODES: V015 EFFECTIVE: 01/15/86 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 2 MODERATE REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT STOP SIGN - SEE SECTION VIII FOR PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN COMBUSTIBLE CAUSES IRRITATION EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH HAZARD - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT USE WATER. USE DRY SAND, EARTH OR SODA ASH. IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP AND CAREFULLY REMOVE. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. SODIUM AZIDE 90-100 26628-22-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM AZIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MELTING POINT: 275 C ( 527 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 2.2 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.84 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: ODORLESS, COLORLESS, HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA, IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK, FRICTION OR HEAT. NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED AMMONIA, NITROGEN OXIDES, HYDROZOIC ACID FUMES(EXPLOSION HAZARD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.3 MG/M3 ( 0.1 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 27 LD50 (SKIN-RABBIT)(MG/KG) - 20 LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 18 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE DUST MAY IRRITATE SKIN OR EYES. INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, CYANOSIS, WEAKNESS IN ARMS AND LEGS. SUBSTANCE IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, GASTRO- INTESTINAL IRRITATION, BLURRED VISION, LOWERING OF BLOOD PRESSURE. INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM AZIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY NONE INDICATED EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: UNSTABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, MOISTURE, SHOCK, FRICTION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, MINERAL ACIDS, WATER, HALOGEN ACIDS AND HALOGEN COMPOUNDS, BARIUM CARBONATE, BROMINE, CARBON DISULFIDE, MERCURY, DIMETHYL SULFATE, COMMON METALS, ESP. BRASS, COPPER, LEAD, SILVER, STRONG ACIDS, ESP. SULFURIC, NITRIC, HYDROCHLORIC DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: AMMONIA, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, HYDRAZOIC ACID FUMES (EXPLOSION HAZARD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSE OF PROMPTLY. DO NOT STORE. DO NOT ALLOW TO ENTER DRAINS OR SEWER SYSTEM. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: P105 (ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM AZIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME. WHEN USING SODIUM AZIDE IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS REACTIONS, PRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HYDRAZOIC ACID IS POSSIBLE. HYDRAZOIC ACID IS A HIGH EXPLOSION RISK. DO NOT STORE NEAR ACIDS OR IN METAL CONTAINERS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME SODIUM AZIDE HAZARD CLASS POISON B UN/NA UN1687 LABELS POISON REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME SODIUM AZIDE HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN1687 LABELS POISON