| Common Name: | ABC DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHANT |
| Manufacturer: | AMEREX |
| SDS Revision Date: | 12/1/2010 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 13J002, 13J003, 13J004, 13J005, 13J006, 13J007, 2W086, 2W088, 2W327, 2W357, 3YWE1, 3YWF4, 3YWF7, 3YWG1, 3YWJ1, 3YWL7, 3YWN1, 3YWN4, 3YWN7, 3YWP1, 41256330, 8GER7, 8RY81 |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME: ABC DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHANT
SYNONYM: MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL (CH550, CH555)
MANUFACTURER: AMEREX CORPORATION
INTERNET ADDRESS: WWW.AMEREX-FIRE.COM
ADDRESS:
7595 GADSDEN HIGHWAY
P.O. BOX 81
TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173-0081
TELEPHONE: (205) 655-3271
EMERGENCY CONTACTS:
CHEMTREC: 1 (800) 424-9300 OR (703) 527-3887
REVISED: DECEMBER, 2010
| SECTION 2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY OVERVIEW | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: LIGHT YELLOW, FINE SOLID POWDER, ODORLESS.
ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS:
IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES AND SKIN. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE
COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND IRRITATION OF THE LUNGS, EYES, AND SKIN.
INGESTION, ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY, MAY CAUSE CRAMPS, NAUSEA AND DIARRHEA.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
INGREDIENTS OSHA PEL**** ACGIH TLV DFG MAK *
MONO-AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PNOC** PNOC PNOC
TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST,
15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 4 MG/M3
RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE
FRACTION, FRACTION, FRACTION,
5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3 1.5 MG/M3
AMMONIUM SULPHATE PNOC PNOC PNOC
TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST,
15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 4 MG/M3
RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE
FRACTION, FRACTION, FRACTION,
5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3 1.5 MG/M3
MICA 6 MG/M3 3 MG/M3 NR
FULLERS EARTH PNOC PNOC PNOC
TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST,
15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 4 MG/M3
RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE
FRACTION, FRACTION, FRACTION,
5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3 1.5 MG/M3
SILICONE OIL NR*** NR NR
CALCIUM CARBONATE PNOC PNOC
TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST,
15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3
RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE
FRACTION, FRACTION,
5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3
AMORPHOUS SILICA 143 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 4 MG/M3
80 MG/M3/
OR % SiO2
YELLOW 14 PIGMENT NR NR NR
*GERMAN REGULATORY LIMITS:
**PNOC = PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (ACGIH) ALSO KNOWN AS
PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED (OSHA)
*** NR = NOT REGULATED.
ALL VALUES ARE 8 HOUR TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS.
****TOTAL DUST PEL FOR WASHINGTON STATE = 10 MG/M3 FOR PNOC
HAZARD SYMBOLS:
WHMIS (CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM)
D2B: PRODUCT MAY IRRITATE EYES, SKIN, OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES
| SECTION 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
NAME/COMPOUND WEIGHT % CAS #
MONO-AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE AND >94 7722-76-1
AMMONIUM SULPHATE 7783-20-2
FULLERS EARTH <3 8031-18-3
MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE-
MICA 1-2 12001-26-2
POTASSIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE
SILICONE OIL <1 63148-57-2
METHYL HYDROGEN POLYSILOXANE
CALCIUM CARBONATE <1 1317-65-3
AMORPHOUS SILICA <1 112926-00-8
PRECIPITATED SYNTHETIC ZEOLITE
YELLOW 14 PIGMENT - DI-AZO DYE <1 5468-75-7
| SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE EXPOSURE:
IRRIGATE EYES WITH WATER AND REPEAT UNTIL PAIN FREE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR IF VISION CHANGES OCCUR.
SKIN EXPOSURE:
IN CASE OF CONTACT, WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.
INHALATION:
IF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION OR DISTRESS OCCURS REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INGESTION:
IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, GIVE 2-3 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK AND DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM
UNATTENDED. TO PREVENT ASPIRATION OF SWALLOWED PRODUCT, LAY VICTIM ON SIDE
WITH HEAD LOWER THAN WAIST. IF VOMITING OCCURS AND THE VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS,
GIVE WATER TO FURTHER DILUTE THE CHEMICAL.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
INHALATION OF PRODUCT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, OR BRONCHITIS. SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE
EXISTING SKIN DISEASE. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS
("DUSTY LUNG" DISEASE).
| SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
NON COMBUSTIBLE AND NON FLAMMABLE - PRODUCT IS AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
UNUSUAL FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
IN A FIRE THIS MATERIAL MAY DECOMPOSE, RELEASING OXIDES OF SULFUR AND CARBON
(SEE SECTION 10).
INSENSITIVE TO MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE.
HMIS HAZARD RANKING:
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 1/2 MASK APR W/HEPA CARTRIDGES
(SEE SECTION 8).
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
CLEAN UP RELEASED MATERIAL USING VACUUM OR WET SWEEP AND SHOVEL TO MINIMIZE
GENERATION OF DUST. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. BAG AND DRUM
FOR DISPOSAL. IF PRODUCT IS USED AND/OR CONTAMINATED, USE PPE AND
CONTAINMENT APPROPRIATE TO THE NATURE OF THE MIXTURE. PREVENT MATERIAL FROM
ENTERING WATERWAYS.
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
AVOID SKIN, EYE, OR RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE. USE APPROPRIATE PPE WHEN HANDLING
OR MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT, AND WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
(SEE SECTION 8). KEEP PRODUCT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER OR EXTINGUISHER.
CONTENTS MAY BE UNDER PRESSURE - INSPECT FOR EXTINGUISHER RUST PERIODICALLY
TO INSURE CONTAINER INTEGRITY. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER EXTINGUISHING AGENTS.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
DURING THE APPLICATION OF THIS PRODUCT AGAINST FIRES, EXHAUST GASES AND THE
PRODUCTS OF INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION (PICS) ARE THE PRINCIPAL RESPIRATORY
HAZARDS. IN THE MANUFACTURE OF EXTINGUISHERS, AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND POINT
SOURCE VENTILATION CONTROLS SUFFICIENTLY MINIMIZE RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE.
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES MUST USE THEIR COLLECTIVE JUDGMENT IN DETERMINING
OCCUPATIONAL SETTINGS WHERE THE USE OF A DUST MASK OR AIR PURIFYING
RESPIRATOR IS PRUDENT. THE NEED FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT LIKELY
FOR SHORT-TERM USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
USE N95 DUST MASK OR AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR) WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS.
EYE PROTECTION: WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
SKIN PROTECTION:
USE NITRILE, LATEX, OR SIMILAR GLOVES AND COVERALLS. GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE
PRACTICES ESSENTIAL, SUCH AS AVOIDING FOOD, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, OR OTHER
HAND-TO-MOUTH CONTACT WHEN HANDLING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: YELLOW POWDER, FINELY DIVIDED ODORLESS SOLID.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: APPROX. .88 IN AERATED CONDITION
SOLUBILITY:
PRODUCT IS COATED-NOT IMMEDIATELY SOLUBLE IN WATER NON-FLAMMABLE
FLASH POINT: NONE
VAPOR PRESSURE: <1 MMHg
pH: APPROXIMATELY 4-5
BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
NO EXPLOSIVE OR OXIDIZING PROPERTIES
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLES:
STRONG ALKALIS (BASES), MAGNESIUM, STRONG OXIDIZERS SUCH AS CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE (POOL CHLORINE) AND ISOCYANURIC ACIDS.
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HEAT OF FIRE MAY RELEASE CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND SULFUR
DIOXIDE.
OXIDES OF PHOSPHOROUS AND AMMONIA REPORTED.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: SLIGHT. SEE INCOMPATIBILITIES ABOVE.
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY:
MONO AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE LD50 (RAT): >1000 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
AMMONIUM SULFATE LD50 (RAT): 2840 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
TARGET ORGANS IN MAN:
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN. THIS PRODUCT IS AN IRRITANT TO EPITHELIAL
TISSUE, AND MAY AGGRAVATE DERMATITIS. NO INFORMATION WAS FOUND INDICATING
THE PRODUCT CAUSES SENSITIZATION.
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
PNEUMOCONIOSIS, OR "DUSTY LUNG" DISEASE, MAY RESULT FROM CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO
ANY DUST.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT'S INGREDIENTS ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE REPRODUCTIVE OR TERATOGENIC
EFFECTS.
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
NEGATIVE EFFECTS UNKNOWN. PROVIDES NUTRIENT NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS TO PLANT
LIFE.
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY: DEGRADES RAPIDLY IN HUMID/WET ENVIRONMENT.
BIOACCUMULATION: EXTENT UNKNOWN.
MOBILITY IN SOIL:
SLOW EVAPORATION RATE; WATER SOLUBLE, MAY LEACH TO GROUNDWATER.
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
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 LAWS OR REGULATIONS. USED PRODUCT MAY BE ALTERED OR
CONTAMINATED, CREATING DIFFERENT DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS.
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (DOT) 49 CFR 172, AND IS NOT REGULATED BY THE DOT OR
TRANSPORT CANADA "TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS" REGULATIONS.
WHEN SHIPPED IN A STORED PRESSURE TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND PRESSURIZED
WITH A NON-FLAMMABLE, NON-TOXIC INERT EXPELLANT GAS, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
IS CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND TRANSPORT CANADA. THE PROPER SHIPPING NAME SHALL BE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
AND THE UN DESIGNATION IS UN 1044. THE DOT HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION IS 2.2.
NON-FLAMMABLE GAS. PACKING GROUP - N/A.
| SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORY STATUS:
ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE FOLLOWING INVENTORIES:
COUNTRY(IES) AGENCY STATUS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TSCA YES
CANADA DSL YES
EUROPE EINECS/ELINCS YES
AUSTRALIA AICS YES
JAPAN MITI YES
SOUTH KOREA KECL YES
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.
COMPONENTS:
MONO AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE:
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.
AMMONIUM SULFATE:
EU CLASSIFICATION: IRRITANT
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:
NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE UNDER SARA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
OR HAVE SARA THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES (TPQS) OR CERCLA REPORTABLE
QUANTITIES (RQS), OR ARE REGULATED UNDER TSCA 8(D).
STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION:
CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE COVERED UNDER SPECIFIC STATE REGULATIONS, AS
DENOTED BELOW:
ALASKA - DESIGNATED TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE
CALIFORNIA - PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS: NONE
FLORIDA - SUBSTANCE LIST: MICA DUST, AMMONIUM SULFATE
ILLINOIS - TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE
KANSAS - SECTION 302/303 LIST: NONE
MASSACHUSETTS - SUBSTANCE LIST: MICA DUST, AMMONIUM SULFATE
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, AMMONIUM SULFATE
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 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
THIS MSDS CONFORMS TO REQUIREMENTS UNDER U.S., U.K., CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN,
AND EU REGULATIONS OR STANDARDS, AND CONFORMS TO THE PROPOSED 2003 ANSI
Z400.1 FORMAT.
THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH BUT NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, IS MADE. UPDATED BY LINDSAY R. HILL, CIH.
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