SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. R RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY SAFETY DATA SHEET CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS)
1.1. PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: TRADE NAME OR DESIGNATION: MERCURIC NITRATE, 0.0141 NORMAL, 0.00705 MOLAR, 1 ML = 0.5 MG Cl(-) PRODUCT NUMBER: 4705 OTHER IDENTIFYING PRODUCT NUMBERS: 4705-1, 4705-16, 4705-32, 4705-5 1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: GENERAL LABORATORY REAGENT 1.3. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: COMPANY: RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY ADDRESS: 448 WEST FORK DRIVE ARLINGTON, TX 76012 USA TELEPHONE: 888-467-4222 1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (24 HOURS): CHEMTREC (USA): 800-424-9300 CHEMTREC (INTERNATIONAL): 1+703-527-3887
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE HAZARD AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW, SEE SECTION 16. HAZARD CLASS CATEGORY HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS STATEMENTS ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION CATEGORY 4 H332 P261, P271, P304+P340, P312 SKIN SENSITIZER CATEGORY 1 H317 P261, P272, P280, P302+P352, P332+P313, P321, P363, P501 REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1 H360 P201, P202, P280, P308+P313, P405, P501 HAZARDOUS TO THE AQUATIC CATEGORY 3 H402 P273, P501 ENVIRONMENT (ACUTE) HAZARDOUS TO THE AQUATIC CATEGORY 3 H412 P273, P501 ENVIRONMENT (CHRONIC) 2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS: PICTOGRAMS: EXCLAMATION MARK HEALTH HAZARD SIGNAL WORD: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENTS: HAZARD NUMBER HAZARD STATEMENT H317 MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. H332 HARMFUL IF INHALED. H360 MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. H402 HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. H412 HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: PRECAUTIONARY NUMBER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT P201 OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. P202 DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. P261 AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. P271 USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. P272 CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING MUST NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE. P273 AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. P280 WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. P304+P340 IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. P308+P313 IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. P312 CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. P321 SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY). P332+P313 IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. P363 WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. P405 STORE LOCKED UP. P501 DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 2.4. HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED OR COVERED BY GHS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
3.1. COMPONENTS OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA MOLECULAR WEIGHT CAS NUMBER WEIGHT% WATER H2O 18.01 G/MOL 7732-18-5 99.50 MERCURIC NITRATE HG(NO3)2 x H2O 342.62 G/MOL 7783-34-8 0.25 MONOHYDRATE NITRIC ACID HNO3 63.01 G/MOL 7697-37-2 0.25
4.1. GENERAL FIRST AID INFORMATION: EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND TEARING. INHALATION: IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EFFECTS MAY BE SIMILAR TO INHALATION AND INGESTION. MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. SKIN CONTACT: INGESTION: DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK. VOMITING MAY OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY BUT DO NOT INDUCE. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. 4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. MILDLY TOXIC. HARMFUL IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES IRRITATION TO THE SKIN, EYES, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. IF INGESTED, GIVE LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. VOMITING MAY OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. MERCURY COMPOUNDS AFFECT THE KIDNEYS AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND TEARING. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EFFECTS MAY BE SIMILAR TO INHALATION AND INGESTION. MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. CHRONIC EFFECTS / CARCINOGENICITY: MERCURY CAN ACCUMULATE IN THE BODY ON PROLONGED EXPOSURE. MAY EFFECT KIDNEYS AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. 4.3. MEDICAL ATTENTION OR SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY). IRRIGATE IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK. VOMITING MAY OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY BUT DO NOT INDUCE. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
5.1. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE. DRY CHEMICAL OR FOAM MAY SUFFICE FOR SMALL FIRES. FOR LARGE FIRES, TRY FOG OR REGULAR FOAM. EXERCISE CAUTION IF WATER IS USED (IT MAY INCREASE CONTAMINATION OF AREA). 5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. HEAT OF REACTION CAN ACCELERATE THE COMBUSTION OF ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. 5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. 6.2. CLEANUP AND CONTAINMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS: WEAR GLOVES TO PROTECT FROM ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN. ABSORB WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL AND CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER.
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS: STORE LOCKED UP. AS WITH ALL CHEMICALS, WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. PROTECT FROM FREEZING AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS: CHEMICAL NAME LIMIT COUNTRY EXPOSURE INFORMATION SOURCE TYPE LIMIT NITRIC ACID TWA USA 2 PPM TWA U.S. - OSHA - (7697-37-2) 5 MG/M3 TWA FINAL PELS - TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGES (TWAS) NITRIC ACID TLV-STEL USA 4 PPM STEL ACGIH - THRESHOLD (7697-37-2) LIMIT VALUES - SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMITS (TLV-STEL) NITRIC ACID TLV-TWA USA 2 PPM TWA ACGIH - THRESHOLD (7697-37-2) LIMIT VALUES - TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGES (TLV-TWA) MERCURIC NITRATE TLV-TWA USA 0.025 MG/M3 TWA (AS Hg) MONOHYDRATE ACGIH - THRESHOLD (7783-34-8) LIMIT VALUES - TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGES (TLV-TWA) 8.2. EXPOSURE CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. NO SPECIFIC CONTROLS ARE NEEDED. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. EYE PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES. 8.3. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
9.1. BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: APPEARANCE: COLORLESS LIQUID PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOR: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. ODOR THRESHOLD: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. PH: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. MELTING/FREEZING POINT: 0.0 DEG. C INITIAL BOILING POINT/RANGE: 100 DEG. C - 100 DEG. C FLASH POINT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. EVAPORATION RATE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY/EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR DENSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.00 SOLUBILITY: MISCIBLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VISCOSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
10.1. REACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. 10.2. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 10.3. CONDITIONS TO AVOID AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: ACETYLENE, ETHANOL, PHOSPHINE, CYANIDE, FERROCENE, SULFUR, ISOBUTENE, AROMATICS, HYPOPHOSPHORIC ACID. 10.4. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: WILL NOT OCCUR.
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION EXPOSURE: HARMFUL IF INHALED. AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. ACUTE TOXICITY - OTHER INFORMATION: LD50, ORAL, RAT: 26 MG/KG (MERCURIC NITRATE) LD50, DERMAL, RAT: 75 MG/KG (MERCURIC NITRATE) LD50, ORAL, HUMAN: (NITRIC ACID) 430 MG/KG, DETAILS OF TOXIC EFFECTS NOT REPORTED OTHER THAN LETHAL DOSE VALUE. SKIN CORROSION AND IRRITATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE AND IRRITATION: NOT APPLICABLE. RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SKIN SENSITIZATION: MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING MUST NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY). WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE. ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.1. ECOTOXICITY: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS. AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.5. OTHER ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
13.1. WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
14.1. TRANSPORTATION BY LAND-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO DOT REGULATIONS. 14.2. TRANSPORTATION BY AIR - INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS. 14.3 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG, CANADA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO TDG REGULATIONS.
15.1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) HAZARDS: NOT LISTED. 15.2. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1000 LB EPCRA RQ NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1000 LB TPQ 15.3. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 311/312 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1000 LB FINAL RQ 454 KG FINAL RQ MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): 10 LB FINAL RQ 4.54 KG FINAL RQ 15.4. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 313 TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI): NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1.0% DE MINIMIS CONCENTRATION MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): 1.0% SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION LIMIT (LISTED UNDER CHEMICAL CATEGORY N458) MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): 10 LB RT 15.5. MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW SUBSTANCE LIST: NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): EXTRAORDINARILY HAZARDOUS MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): PRESENT 15.6. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): PRESENT WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): PRESENT 15.7. NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW COMPONENTS: NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): CORROSIVE; REACTIVE - SECOND DEGREE NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 1356 NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 1356 500 LB TPQ NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 3722 NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 3722 500 LB TPQ (WATER DISSOCIABLE, CATEGORY CODE N511) MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): CORROSIVE MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): SN 1173 MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): SN 1183 MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): SN 2414 500 LB TPQ (CATEGORY CODE N458. INCLUDES ANY UNIQUE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT CONTAINS THE NAMED METAL AS PART OF THAT CHEMICAL STRUCTURE) MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): SN 3722 MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): SN 3722 500 LB TPQ (WATER DISSOCIABLE, CATEGORY CODE N511) 15.8. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY, 7/1/1990 15.9. CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST / NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL/NDSL): NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): PRESENT (DSL) WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT (DSL) MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): PRESENT (DSL) 15.10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) LIST: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS SOLUTION ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE MIXTURES (HYDRATES) OF ACTIVE ITEMS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): PRESENT WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): PRESENT 15.11. EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS), EUROPEAN: LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ELINCS), AND NO LONGER POLYMERS (NLP): NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 231-714-2 WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 231-791-2 WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 232-148-9 MERCURIC NITRATE MONOHYDRATE (CAS # 7783-34-8): 233-152-3
16.1. FULL TEXT OF HAZARD STATEMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS. OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING MUST NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE. AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY). IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 16.2. MISCELLANEOUS HAZARD CLASSES: CANADIAN CARCINOGENICITY HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. PHYSICAL HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (PHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE. HEALTH HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE. BIOHAZARDOUS INFECTIOUS MATERIALS HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. 16.3. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RATING: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIAL HAZARD 16.4. DOCUMENT REVISION: LAST REVISION DATE: 2021-10-06 DISCLAIMER: WHEN HANDLED PROPERLY BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED HEREIN DOES NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH OR SAFETY HAZARD. ALTERATION OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS BY CONCENTRATION, EVAPORATION, ADDITION OF OTHER SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER MEANS MAY PRESENT HAZARDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HEREIN AND WHICH MUST BE EVALUATED BY THE USER. THE INFORMATION FURNISHED HEREIN IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AND REPRESENTS THE BEST DATA CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO US. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ITS USE. |