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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: INSTANT COLD PACK PRODUCT USE: FOR RELIEF OF PAIN AND SWELLING CAUSED BY SPRAINS, STRAINS CONTUSIONS, MINOR BURNS, TOOTHACHES AND INSECT BITES. MANUFACTURER: SHANGHAI INTCO MEDICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 1036 SOUTH PU DONG RD. SUITE 1703-1704 SHANGHAI P.R. 200120 CHINA
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS % CAS NUMBER AMMONIUM NITRATE 40 - 70 6484-52-2 WATER 30 - 60 7732-18-5
ROUTES OF ENTRY: SKIN CONTACT; SKIN ABSORPTION; EYE CONTACT; INGESTION EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: DANGEROUS IF INGESTED, MAY INTERFERE WITH THE CIRCULATION AND OXYGEN CAPACITY OF THE BLOOD. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: PRODUCT MAY IRRITATE EYES AND SKIN CONTACT BUT IS UNLIKELY TO INJURE TISSUE.
SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. WASH CONTAMINATED SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. COVER IRRITATED SKIN WITH AN EMOLLIENT. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: LIQUID PRODUCT IS DIFFICULT TO INHALE. IF INHALED SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, HAVE THE PERSON DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK AND INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. LOWER HEAD SO THE VOMIT WILL NOT REENTER THE MOUTH AND THROAT. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
FLAMMABILITY: YES MEANS OF EXTINCTION: CONTAINS OXIDIZING MATERIAL, COOL CONTAINING VESSELS WITH WATER JET TO PREVENT PRESSURE BUILD-UP OR EXPLOSION. MATERIALS WILL NOT BURN. FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: USE FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR POSITIVE-PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATH APPARATUS (SCBA) AND FULL FIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES: SMALL SPILL: USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS OR EQUIPMENTS TO CLEAN UP SPILLED LIQUID MATERIAL. SMALL QUANTITIES CAN BE FLUSHED TO SANITARY SEWER. LARGE SPILL: PREVENT ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FROM BEING SPILLED. KEEP FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERCOURSES, WELLS, ETC. PRODUCT WILL PROMOTE ALGAE GROWTH AND MAY DEGRADE WATER QUALITY AND TASTE. NOTIFY DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: USE NO SHARP TOOLS TO HANDLE PACKAGES. DO NOT DROP PACKAGES. USE CARE WHEN OPENING PACKAGES TO NOT DAMAGE INNER CONTAINERS. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AND REDUCING AGENTS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. DO NOT INGEST. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD, DRINK AND ANIMAL FEED. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN A COOL, DRY WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD, DRINK AND ANIMAL FEED. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
EXPOSURE LIMITS: 10 MG/M3 FOR AMMONIUM NITRATE POWDER ACGIH TLV SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS (SUCH AS VENTILATION, ENCLOSED PROCESS): USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT WITH LIQUID PRODUCT. IF SPILLED PRODUCT DRIES OUT AVOID INHALING THE DUST. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: GLOVE; EYE; FOOTWEAR IF CHECKED, SPECIFY TYPE USE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR SAFETY GOGGLES IF THERE IS A RISK OF SPLASH AND SPILLAGE. USE SUITABLE WATERPROOF FOOTWEAR.
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOR AND APPEARANCE: LIQUID ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): ODORLESS SOLUBILITY IN WATER: EASILY SOLUBLE IN WATER.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: YES INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES: YES. HIGHLY REACTIVE WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. REACTIVE WITH REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, METALS. SLIGHTLY REACTIVE WITH ALKALIS. NON-REACTIVE WITH ACIDS. REACTIVITY, AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS?: VERY SLIGHTLY TO SLIGHTLY CORROSIVE ALUMINUM, ZINC AND COOPER. NON-CORROSIVE TO STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL (304 AND 316) HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. THE PRODUCTS DEGRADES TO NITROGEN, HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE: TOXIC TO LIVESTOCK, WILDLIFE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS IF DIRECTLY INGESTED. THE PRODUCT ITSELF AND ITS PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE NOT HARMFUL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF CAREFUL AND RESPONSIBLE USE. EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE: EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, STOMACH PAINS, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. PRODUCES METHEMOGLOBINEMIA WHICH REDUCES OXYGEN SUPPLY TO CIRCULATING BLOOD. ALTHOUGH PREDOMINATELY AFFECTING INFANTS, NITRATE INDUCED METHEMOGLOBINEMIA HAS ALSO BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ADULTS. IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT: CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES MAY BE IRRITATING. SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT EXPECTED RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT EXPECTED CARCINOGENICITY-IARC: DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY RISK OF GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER. CARCINOGENICITY-ACGIH: DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY RISK OF GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: N/A TERATOGENICITY: NOT EXPECTED EMBRYOTOXICITY: N/A MUTAGENICITY: NOT EXPECTED NAME OF SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS/EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN
TOXICITY: LOW TOXICITY FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. MAY BE HARMFUL TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE IF INGESTED. CLEAN UP SPILLED MATERIAL TO PREVENT ANIMAL EXPOSURE. AQUATIC MARINE TOXICITY: WILL RELEASE AMMONIUM IONS. AMMONIA IS A TOXIC HAZARD TO FISH. AVOID SPILLS OR RELEASES TO WATERCOURSES. WILL DISPERSE WITH CURRENT. RELEASE TO WATERCOURSES MAY CAUSE EFFECTS DOWNSTREAM FROM POINT OF RELEASE. THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED AS A MARINE POLLUTANT IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE. BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND: N/A CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND: N/A TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION: THE PRODUCT ITSELF AND IT PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE NOT HARMFUL UNDER NORMAL CONDITION OF USE. AVOID SPILLS OR RELEASES TO WATERCOURSES. SPECIAL REMARKS ON THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION: PRODUCT WILL PROMOTE ALGAE GROWTH AND MAY DEGRADE WATER QUALITY AND TASTE. NOTIFY DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS. NITRATE IN POTABLE DRINKING WATER SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW 10 MG/L. WILL DISPERSE IN WATER.
WASTE DISPOSAL OR RECYCLING: RECYCLE TO PROCESS IN MANUFACTURING IF POSSIBLE. RECOVER AND PLACE MATERIAL IN SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR INTENDED USE OR DISPOSAL. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON DISPOSAL. ENSURE DISPOSAL IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. |