| Common Name: | ABC DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHANT (FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT, NON-PRESSURIZED A |
| Manufacturer: | BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| SDS Revision Date: | 8/2/2022 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 35WT10, 44YZ31 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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SAFETY DATA SHEET
ABC DRY CHEMICAL
| SECTION I. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME:
ABC DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHANT
(FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT, NON-PRESSURIZED AND PRESSURIZED)
SYNONYM: MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURER:
BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
PO BOX 428
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
TELEPHONE: 704.739.7415
WEB ADDRESS: WWW.BUCKEYEFIRE.COM
EMAIL ADDRESS: BFEC@BUCKEYEF.COM
RECOMMENDED USE: FIRE SUPPRESSION, NOT FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL DRUG USE.
EMERGENCY:
CHEMTREC: 1.800.424.9300
REVISION DATE: 08/02/2022
| SECTION II. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION | |
NOTE:
THIS SDS COVERS BOTH PRESSURIZED AND NON-PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS OF THE
PRODUCT.
GHS - CLASSIFICATION (PRESSURIZED):
HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: GAS UNDER PRESSURE-COMPRESSED GAS
GHS LABEL ELEMENTS:
HAZARD SYMBOLS: GAS CYLINDER
SIGNAL WORD: WARNING
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE: MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
P251: PRESSURIZED CONTAINER; DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE.
GHS - CLASSIFICATION (NON-PRESSURIZED):
EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2B
SKIN IRRITATION: CATEGORY 5
INHALATION: CATEGORY 5
GHS LABEL ELEMENTS:
HAZARD SYMBOLS: EXCLAMATION MARK
SIGNAL WORD: WARNING
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
H313: MAY BE HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN.
H320: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION
H333: MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
P101: IF MEDICAL ADVICE IS NEEDED, HAVE PRODUCT CONTAINER OR LABEL AT HAND.
P102: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
P234: KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
P251: PRESSURIZED CONTAINER; DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE
P261: AVOID BREATHING DUST
P264: WASH HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
P270: DO NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
P281: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED
P285: IN CASE OF INADEQUATE VENTILATION, WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
P301+322+331:
IF SWALLOWED, DRINK 2-3 GLASSES OF WATER AND DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
302+352: IF ON SKIN, WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER
304+313+341:
IF INHALED, AND IF DISTRESS OCCURS, REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT
REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE/
ATTENTION.
305+351+338:
IF IN EYES, RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT
LENSES IF PRESENT AND EAST TO DO AND CONTINUE TO RINSE.
337+313: IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
P401+402+403:
STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER OR EXTINGUISHER IN A DRY, WELL VENTILATED
PLACE.
| SECTION III. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
THIS PRODUCT IS A MIXTURE.
CHEMICAL NAME WEIGHT %* CAS #
MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE 85 7722-76-1
BARIUM SULFATE 8 7727-43-7
MICA <3 12001-26-2
AMORPHOUS SILICA (NON-CRYSTALLINE) <3 112926-00-8
(7631-86-9)
STANNOUS OCTOATE <.3 301-10-0
SILICONE <.1 63148-57-2
PIGMENT <.1 6358-31-2
NOTE: PRESSURIZED PRODUCT USES NITROGEN AS THE EXPELLANT 7727-37-9
* % IS ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST APPROPRIATE NUMBER. VALUES ARE NOT TO BE
CONSIDERED PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
| SECTION IV. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE EXPOSURE:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER UNTIL PAIN-FREE. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS,
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN EXPOSURE:
WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS,
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:
MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, GIVE 2-3 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS AND THE VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE
ADDITIONAL WATER TO FURTHER DILUTE THE CHEMICAL. PREVENT ASPIRATION OF
SWALLOWED PRODUCT BY LAYING VICTIM ON SIDE WITH HEAD LOWER THAN THEIR
WAIST. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM UNATTENDED.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
INHALATION OF THE PRODUCT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, OR BRONCHITIS. CONTACT WITH THE
SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING SKIN DISEASE. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS ("DUSTY LUNG" DISEASE).
| SECTION V. FIREFIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
N/A. THIS PRODUCT IS AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT. IT IS NONFLAMMABLE AND
NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES: N/A
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
THIS PRODUCT MAY DECOMPOSE IN FIRE AND RELEASE OXIDES OF CARBON, POTASSIUM,
AND NITROGEN (REFER TO SECTION X).
SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE
| SECTION VI. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASE, USE THE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
CLEAN UP THE PRODUCT USING A VACUUM OR WET SWEEP AND SHOVEL TO MINIMIZE THE
GENERATION OF DUST. BAG OR DRUM THE PRODUCT FOR DISPOSAL. IF THE PRODUCT IS
USED AND/OR CONTAMINATED, USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CONTAINMENT
MEANS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MIXTURE. PRODUCT
SHOULD BE PREVENTED FROM ENTERING WATERWAYS.
| SECTION VII. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
AVOID EYE, RESPIRATORY, AND SKIN EXPOSURE. USE THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING (REFER
TO SECTION VIII). PRODUCT SHOULD BE STORED IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER OR
EXTINGUISHER. WHEN THE PRODUCT IS CONTAINED UNDER PRESSURE (E.G., AN
EXTINGUISHER), INSPECT THE CONTAINER FOR RUST OR DAMAGE THAT MAY COMPROMISE
THE CONTAINER INTEGRITY. DO NOT STORE THE PRODUCT IN HIGH HUMIDITY AND DO
NOT MIX WITH OTHER EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, PARTICULARLY POTASSIUM
BICARBONATE-BASED AGENTS.
| SECTION VIII. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE PARTICULATES NOT
CLASSIFIED OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED
TOTAL DUST- 15 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST- 10 MG/M3
RESPIRABLE FRACTION- RESPIRABLE FRACTION-
5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3
BARIUM SULFATE PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE PARTICULATES NOT
CLASSIFIED OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED
TOTAL DUST- 15 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST- 10 MG/M3
RESPIRABLE FRACTION- RESPIRABLE FRACTION-
5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3
MICA 6 MG/M3 3 MG/M3
AMORPHOUS SILICA 6 MG/M3 10 MG/M3
STANNOUS OCTOATE .1 MG/M3 .1 MG/M3
SILICONE NOT REGULATED NOT REGULATED
PIGMENT NOT REGULATED NOT REGULATED
DURING THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT ON FIRES, EXHAUST GASES AND PRODUCTS OF
INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION ARE THE MAIN RESPIRATORY HAZARDS. IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF THIS PRODUCT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES MUST USE THEIR COLLECTIVE JUDGMENT
IN DETERMINING THE ON-THE-JOB SETTINGS WHERE THE USE OF A DUST MASK OR
RESPIRATOR IS PRUDENT. THE NEED FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT LIKELY
FOR SHORT-TERM USE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
USE AN N-95 DUST MASK FOR LIMITED EXPOSURES AND USE AIR-PURIFYING
RESPIRATORS WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR FILTERS (HEPA FILTERS)
FOR PROLONGED EXPOSURES.
EYE PROTECTION:
WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FULL-FACE AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR.
SKIN PROTECTION:
USE NITRILE, LATEX, OR SIMILAR GLOVES AND COVERALLS. GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE
PRACTICES ARE ESSENTIAL. AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT, AVOID FOOD, TOBACCO
PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MEANS OF TRANSFERRING THE PRODUCT FROM HAND TO MOUTH
UNTIL AFTER THOROUGHLY WASHING.
| SECTION IX. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
CHEMICAL AGENT:
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: LIGHT YELLOW FINE POWDER THAT IS ODORLESS.
APPARENT DENSITY: 0.82
SOLUBILITY:
THE PRODUCT IS COATED WITH WATER REPELLANT SILICONE. NOT IMMEDIATELY
SOLUBLE IN WATER.
PH: APPROXIMATELY 4 -5
FLASH POINT: N/A
FLAMMABILITY: N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A
BOILING POINT: N/A
EXPLOSIVE OR OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NONE
EXPELLANT- NITROGEN:
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS AND ODORLESS.
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.075 LB./FT3@ 70 DEG. F AS VAPOR
BOILING POINT: -321 DEG. F
SOLUBILITY: N/A
EXPLOSIVE OR OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NONE
PH: N/A
FLASH POINT: NONFLAMMABLE
FLAMMABILITY: NONFLAMMABLE
| SECTION X. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE OR EXPLODE IF EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT
STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLES:
MAGNESIUM, STRONG OXIDIZERS SUCH AS CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (POOL CHLORINE),
STRONG ALKALIS, AND ISOCYANIC ACIDS.
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
THIS PRODUCT MAY DECOMPOSE IN FIRE AND RELEASE CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE, AND SULFUR DIOXIDE. OXIDES OF PHOSPHOROUS AND AMMONIA HAVE BEEN
REPORTED.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE
| SECTION XI. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY:
MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE LD50 (RAT): >1000MG/KG BODY WEIGHT.
TARGET ORGANS IN HUMANS:
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, AND SKIN. THIS PRODUCT IS AN IRRITANT TO
EPITHELIAL TISSUE AND MAY AGGRAVATE DERMATITIS. NO INDICATION THAT THE
PRODUCT CAUSES SENSITIZATION.
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
PNEUMOCONIOSIS, OR "DUSTY LUNG" DISEASE, MAY RESULT FROM CHRONIC EXPOSURE
TO ANY DUST.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ANY REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
NITROGEN:
SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT. EXPOSURE AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION BY
REDUCING THE AVAILABLE OXYGEN.
| SECTION XII. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
NEGATIVE EFFECTS ARE UNKNOWN. PROVIDES NUTRIENT NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS
TO PLANT LIFE.
DEGRADABILITY: DEGRADES RAPIDLY IN WET OR HUMID ENVIRONMENT.
BIOACCUMULATION: UNKNOWN EXTENT.
MOBILITY IN SOIL: WATER-SOLUBLE. MAY LEECH IN TO GROUNDWATER.
| SECTION XIII. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATION | |
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A RCRA CHARACTERISTICALLY HAZARDOUS OR LISTED HAZARDOUS
WASTE. DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO STATE OR LOCAL LAWS, WHICH MAY BE MORE
RESTRICTIVE THAN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. BE AWARE THAT PRODUCT USED ON A FIRE
MAY BE ALTERED OR CONTAMINATED AND THEREBY REQUIRE DIFFERENT DISPOSAL
CONSIDERATIONS.
| SECTION XIV. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT DEFINED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION 49 CFR 172, OR BY TRANSPORT CANADA "TRANSPORTATION OF
DANGEROUS GOODS" REGULATIONS.
PLEASE NOTE:
ALTHOUGH THIS MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, WHEN CONTAINED IN A
STORED PRESSURE FIRE EXTINGUISHER PRESSURIZED WITH A NONFLAMMABLE GAS, THE
EXTINGUISHER ITSELF IS CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BY THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT) AND TRANSPORT CANADA (TC). THE PROPER
SHIPPING NAME SHALL BE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
IS UN 1044. THE USDOT HAZARD CLASS IS LIMITED QUANTITY WHEN PRESSURIZED TO
LESS THAN 241 PSIG AND WHEN SHIPPED VIA HIGHWAY OR RAIL. UN CLASS 2.2. FOR
SHIPMENT BY AIR OR WATER, CONSULT THE CURRENT IATA OR IMDG REGULATIONS
RESPECTIVELY.
| SECTION XV. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORY STATUS: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE FOLLOWING
INVENTORIES
COUNTRY AGENCY
U.S.A. TSCA
CANADA DSL
EUROPE EINECS/ELINCS
AUSTRALIA AICS
JAPAN MITI
SOUTH KOREA KECL
EUROPEAN RISK AND SAFETY PHRASES:
EU CLASSIFICATION: HARMFUL
R PHRASES:
22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
36/37/38: IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, AND SKIN.
S PHRASES:
26:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
36: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATORY INFORMATION:
NON-PRESSURIZED; NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE UNDER SARA
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OR HAVE SARA THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES OR
CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITIES OR ARE REGULATED UNDER TSCA 8(D).
PRESSURIZED:
SARA TITLE III SECTION 311/312 CATEGORIZATION IS PRESSURE HAZARD
STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION:
CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE COVERED UNDER THE SPECIFIC STATE REGULATIONS
NOTED:
ALASKA DESIGNATED TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES- NONE
CALIFORNIA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS- NONE
FLORIDA SUBSTANCE LIST- MICA DUST
ILLINOIS TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST- NONE
KANSAS SECTION 302/303 LIST- NONE
MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE LIST- MICA DUST
MINNESOTA LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES- NONE
MISSOURI EMPLOYER INFORMATION/TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST- NONE
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST- NONE
NORTH DAKOTA LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, REPORTABLE QUANTITIES- NONE
PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST- NONE
RHODE ISLAND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST- MICA DUST
TEXAS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST- NO
WEST VIRGINIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST- NONE
WISCONSIN TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES- NONE
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
NO COMPONENT IS LISTED ON THE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 LIST
| SECTION XVI. OTHER INFORMATION | |
THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA'S HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200) AND THE GLOBALLY HARMONIZED
SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS (GHS)
HMIS RATINGS:
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: USE N-95 DUST MASK (SEE SECTION 8)
WHMIS (CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION)
D2B: MAY IRRITATE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, AND/OR SKIN
REVISED ON 7/24/19:
PAGE 1, SECTION II GHS-CLASSIFICATION (NON-PRESSURIZED) CHANGED (CLASS) TO
(CATEGORY) SKIN IRRITATION:
CLASS 3 TO CATEGORY 5, AND INHALATIONS FROM CLASS 5 TO CATEGORY 5.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH AS TYPICAL VALUES
AND NOT AS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, IS HEREBY MADE.