SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. LC LABCHEM PERFORMANCE THROUGH CHEMISTRY POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE SAFETY DATA SHEET ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGISTER / VOL. 77, NO. 58 / MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 / RULES AND REGULATIONS DATE OF ISSUE: 06/13/2014 REVISION DATE: 02/14/2018 SUPERSEDES: 02/14/2018 VERSION: 1.1
1.1. IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT FORM: SUBSTANCE SUBSTANCE NAME: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE CAS-NO.: 333-20-0 PRODUCT CODE: LC20120 FORMULA: KSCN 1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: USE OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE: FOR LABORATORY AND MANUFACTURING USE ONLY. RECOMMENDED USE: LABORATORY CHEMICALS RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NOT FOR FOOD, DRUG OR HOUSEHOLD USE 1.3. SUPPLIER: LABCHEM INC JACKSON'S POINTE COMMERCE PARK BUILDING 1000 1010 JACKSON'S POINTE COURT ZELIENOPLE, PA 16063 USA T: 412-826-5230 F: 724-473-0647 INFO@LABCHEM.COM - WWW.LABCHEM.COM 1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: EMERGENCY NUMBER: CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 OR 011-703-527-3887
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: GHS-US CLASSIFICATION: ACUTE TOXICITY (ORAL) CATEGORY 4: H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION CATEGORY 2: H315: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION CATEGORY 2A: H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION HAZARDOUS TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT - ACUTE HAZARD CATEGORY 3: H402: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE FULL TEXT OF H STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16 2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: GHS-US LABELING: HAZARD PICTOGRAMS (GHS-US): GHS07: EXCLAMATION MARK SIGNAL WORD (GHS-US): WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS (GHS-US): H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED H315: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION H402: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS (GHS-US): P264: WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. P270: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. P273: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. P280: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION. P301+P312: IF SWALLOWED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. P302+P352: IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING P330: IF SWALLOWED, RINSE MOUTH P332+P313: IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. P337+P313: IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. P362: TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. P501: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS 2.3. OTHER HAZARDS WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN CLASSIFICATION: OTHER HAZARDS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLASSIFICATION: NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. 2.4. UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY (GHS US): NOT APPLICABLE
3.1. SUBSTANCES: SUBSTANCE TYPE: MONO-CONSTITUENT NAME PRODUCT IDENTIFIER % GHS-US CLASSIFICATION POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (CAS-NO.) 333-20-0 100 ACUTE TOX. 4 (ORAL), H302 (MAIN CONSTITUENT) SKIN IRRIT. 2, H315 EYE IRRIT. 2A, H319 AQUATIC ACUTE 3, H402 FULL TEXT OF HAZARD CLASSES AND H-STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16 3.2. MIXTURES: NOT APPLICABLE
4.1. DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES: FIRST-AID MEASURES GENERAL: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE). FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INHALATION: ALLOW VICTIM TO BREATHE FRESH AIR. ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST. FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER EYE CONTACT: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION. CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. 4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS (ACUTE AND DELAYED): SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INGESTION: SWALLOWING A SMALL QUANTITY OF THIS MATERIAL WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD. 4.3. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT, IF NECESSARY: OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
5.1. SUITABLE (AND UNSUITABLE) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOAM. DRY POWDER. CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER SPRAY. SAND. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT USE A HEAVY WATER STREAM. 5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE 5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG FOR COOLING EXPOSED CONTAINERS. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN FIGHTING ANY CHEMICAL FIRE. PREVENT FIRE-FIGHTING WATER FROM ENTERING ENVIRONMENT. PROTECTION DURING FIREFIGHTING: DO NOT ENTER FIRE AREA WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: 6.1.1. FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: SAFETY GLASSES. GLOVES. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: EVACUATE UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL. 6.1.2. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EQUIP CLEANUP CREW WITH PROPER PROTECTION. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: VENTILATE AREA. 6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: PREVENT ENTRY TO SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATERS. NOTIFY AUTHORITIES IF LIQUID ENTERS SEWERS OR PUBLIC WATERS. AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. 6.3. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: METHODS FOR CLEANING UP: ON LAND, SWEEP OR SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS. MINIMIZE GENERATION OF DUST. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER MATERIALS. 6.4. REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS: SEE HEADING 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION.
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: WASH HANDS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING AND WHEN LEAVING WORK. PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION IN PROCESS AREA TO PREVENT FORMATION OF VAPOR. HYGIENE MEASURES: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. 7.2. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP ONLY IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED PLACE AWAY FROM: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. AIR SENSITIVE. LIGHT SENSITIVE. PROTECT FROM MOISTURE. INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: STRONG BASES. STRONG ACIDS. STRONG OXIDIZERS. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: SOURCES OF IGNITION. DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
8.1. CONTROL PARAMETERS: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): IDLH: US IDLH (MG/M3): 25 MG/M3 8.2. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAINS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF ANY POTENTIAL EXPOSURE. 8.3. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: GLOVES. SAFETY GLASSES. HAND PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES. EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NOT REQUIRED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS OTHER INFORMATION: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE DURING USE.
9.1. INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID APPEARANCE: WHITE SOLID. COLOR: COLORLESS ODOR: NONE. ODOR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE PH: NO DATA AVAILABLE PH SOLUTION: 5 (5.3 - 8.7) % MELTING POINT: 170 - 179 DEG. C FREEZING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE BOILING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE FLASH POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE RELATIVE EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): NO DATA AVAILABLE FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NON FLAMMABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY AT 20 DEG. C: NO DATA AVAILABLE RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.886 MOLECULAR MASS: 97.18 G/MOL SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN WATER. LOG POW: NO DATA AVAILABLE AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 500 DEG. C VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE EXPLOSION LIMITS: NO DATA AVAILABLE EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE 9.2. OTHER INFORMATION: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
10.1. REACTIVITY: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE 10.2. CHEMICAL STABILITY: UNSTABLE ON EXPOSURE TO AIR. UNSTABLE ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT. UNSTABLE ON EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE. 10.3. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES VERY TOXIC GAS. 10.4. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: DIRECT SUNLIGHT. EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES. AIR CONTACT. MOISTURE. 10.5. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS. STRONG BASES. STRONG OXIDIZERS. 10.6. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CYANIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON DIOXIDE. NITROGEN OXIDES. SULFUR COMPOUNDS.
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: SKIN AND EYE CONTACT; INHALATION ACUTE TOXICITY: ORAL: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): LD50 ORAL RAT: 854 MG/KG ATE US (ORAL): 854 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT CLASSIFIED GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED CARCINOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT CLASSIFIED POTENTIAL ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS: BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INGESTION: SWALLOWING A SMALL QUANTITY OF THIS MATERIAL WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD.
12.1. TOXICITY: ECOLOGY - WATER: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): LC50 FISH 1: >100 MG/L EC50 DAPHNIA 1: 11 MG/L 12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED. 12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT ESTABLISHED. 12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE 12.5. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: OTHER INFORMATION: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
13.1. DISPOSAL METHODS: WASTE DISPOSAL RECOMMENDATIONS: DISPOSE IN A SAFE MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. ECOLOGY - WASTE MATERIALS: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT): IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOT: NOT REGULATED
15.1. US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): LISTED ON THE UNITED STATES TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT) INVENTORY SARA SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CLASSES: IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED, OR EXCLUDED FROM LISTING, ON THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY 15.2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: CANADA: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): LISTED ON THE CANADIAN DSL (DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST) EU-REGULATIONS: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE NATIONAL REGULATIONS: POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE (333-20-0): NOT LISTED ON THE CANADIAN IDL (INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST) 15.3. US STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 - THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM
REVISION DATE: 02/14/2018 OTHER INFORMATION: NONE. FULL TEXT OF H-PHRASES: SEE SECTION 16: H302: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED H315: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION H402: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE NFPA HEALTH HAZARD 2 - MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY INCAPACITATION OR RESIDUAL INJURY. NFPA FIRE HAZARD 0 - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN UNDER TYPICAL DIRE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING INTRINSICALLY NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CONCRETE, STONE, AND SAND. NFPA REACTIVITY 1 - MATERIALS THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE NORMALLY STABLE BUT CAN BECOME UNSTABLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. HAZARD RATING: HEALTH 2 MODERATE HAZARD - TEMPORARY OR MINOR INJURY MAY OCCUR FLAMMABILITY 0 MINIMAL HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN PHYSICAL 1 SLIGHT HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT ARE NORMALLY STABLE BUT CAN BECOME UNSTABLE (SELF-REACT) AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. MATERIALS MAY REACT NON-VIOLENTLY WITH WATER OR UNDERGO HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION IN THE ABSENCE OF INHIBITORS. PERSONAL PROTECTION E E - SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES, DUST RESPIRATOR SDS US LABCHEM INFORMATION IN THIS SDS IS FROM AVAILABLE PUBLISHED SOURCES AND IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND LABCHEM INC ASSUMES NO LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SDS. THE USER MUST DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR HIS APPLICATION. EN (ENGLISH US) |