------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SULFURATED POTASH Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: SULFURATED POTASH FORMULA: NOT AVAILABLE FORMULA WT: .00 CAS NO.: 39365-88-3 COMMON SYNONYMS: LIVER OF SULFUR; SULFURATED POTASSA; POTASH, SULFURATED PRODUCT CODES: 2909,2908 EFFECTIVE: 03/18/87 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 3 SEVERE (FLAMMABLE) REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 1 SLIGHT HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS D EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS CAUTION KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED FLAMMABLE SOLID - CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION DUST MAY FORM FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. 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. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. SULFURATED POTASH 90-100 39365-88-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SULFURATED POTASH Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: BROWN TO YELLOWISH-BROWN LUMPS WITH SLIGHT H2S ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 2-1-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED SULFUR DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NO SPECIFIC EXPOSURE LIMITS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS MATERIAL. THE TLV AND PEL LISTED ARE FOR NUISANCE DUSTS AND PARTICULATES. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 10 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 15 MG/M3 ( PPM) CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF DUST IS IRRITATING AND MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGING TO RESPIRATORY PASSAGES AND/OR LUNGS. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE ROUTES OF ENTRY INGESTION, INHALATION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SULFURATED POTASH Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNT OF MILK, MILK OF MAGNESIA, OR WHITES OF EGGS BEATEN WITH 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 OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AIR, HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, DUSTING INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, MOST COMMON METALS, ZINC, ALUMINUM, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN SULFIDE, OXIDES OF SULFUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CAREFULLY SWEEP UP AND REMOVE. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SULFURATED POTASH Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POTASSIUM SULFIDE HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE SOLID UN/NA UN1382 LABELS FLAMMABLE SOLID INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POTASSIUM SULPHIDE, ANHYDROUS HAZARD CLASS 4.2 UN/NA UN1382 LABELS FLAMMABLE SOLID