------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN FORMULA: NIO FORMULA WT: 74.71 CAS NO.: 01313-99-1 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: QR8400000 COMMON SYNONYMS: NICKEL(II)OXIDE PRODUCT CODES: 2796,5309,4958 EFFECTIVE: 09/03/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (CANCER CAUSING) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 0 NONE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN CAUTION: CONTAINS NICKEL, CANCER HAZARD. EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET NOTE: REPORTED AS CAUSING CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. EXERCISE DUE CARE. 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: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN 90-100 1313-99-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 2090 C ( 3794 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 7.45 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: CUBIC GREEN CRYSTALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (OPEN CUP N/A 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS SUBSTANCE IS LISTED AS NTP ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN, IARC PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN (GROUPS 2A AND 2B). THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.3 MG/M3 ( 0.1 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 1 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (SCU-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 50 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: YES IARC: YES Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF INHALING DUSTS AND MISTS OF NICKEL COMPOUNDS CAN CAUSE LUNG IRRITATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING AND HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF LUNG AND NASAL CANCER. CONTACT CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION OR BURNS. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY 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. TLV AND PEL ARE FOR THE SOLUBLE COMPOUND. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE DOCUMENTED INCOMPATIBLES: NONE IDENTIFIED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. STORE IN A DRY AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)