MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
GRAUER & WEIL (INDIA) LIMITED
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PRODUCT NAME : CYNO DULL COPPER SALT
I. 1. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III. 1. 2. 3. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS METAL CYANIDES ( TS ) PHYSICAL PROPERTIES APPEARANCE SPECIFIC GRAVITY SOLUBILITY IN WATER ODOUR OTHER (pH) : : : : : OFF WHITE POWDER NA SOLUBLE IN WATER NOTHING CHARACTERISTIC NA
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA FLASH POINT C EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES : : : NA WATER FOG OR SPRAY / CARBON DIOXIDE / FOAM WEAR NIOSH APPROVED FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. KEEP CONTAINERS COOL TO PREVENT RUPTURE AND RELEASE OF MATERIAL. NOT FLAMMABLE IN NATURE BUT IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE, IT WILL GENERATE FLAMMABLE AND POISONOUS HYDROGEN CYANIDE FUMES. METAL CYANIDE DISSOLVES READILY IN WATER. RUN OFF SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN ORDER TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL OR SAFETY PROBLEMS.
4.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
IV.
HEALTH HAZARD DATA EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE :
1.
INHALATION
INHALATION OF DUST MAY BE FATAL AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG TISSUE WHICH MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA. CAUSES BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. MAY BE FATAL.
2.
INGESTION
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3.
SKIN
ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS, IRRITATION AND RASH. MAY BE FATAL. CAUSE SEVERE BURNS WITH DAMAGE TO EYES AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. IRRITATION OR DAMAGE TO RESPIRATORY TRACT TISSUE. RASH, BLURRING OF VISION AND INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RESPIRATORY ILLNESS NOT LISTED BY NTP, IARC, OSHA
4.
EYES
5.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
6.
CARCINOGEN REFERENCE
V.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
1.
INHALATION :
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING, RESUSCITATE AND ADMINISTER ANTIDOTE AS PRESCRIBED BY YOUR COMPANY FIRST AID PROCEDURE. IF CONSCIOUS, ADMINISTER OXYGEN AND IF NECESSARY ANTIDOTE AS PRESCRIBED BY YOUR COMPANY FIRST AID PROCEDURE. KEEP VICTIM QUIET AND WARM. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON, OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR. IF SWALLOWED GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK IMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER. HOLDING LIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF ENTIRE SURFACE TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE IRRITATION. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH SKIN TO REMOVE CYANIDE REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, INCLUDING SHOES. DO NOT DELAY. SKIN ABSORPTION CAN OCCUR FROM CYANIDE DUST, SOLUTIONS, OR HCN VAPOUR. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
2.
INGESTION
3.
EYES
4.
SKIN
VI. 1.
PRECAUTION FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE SPILL PROCEDURES : AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (SEE SECTION VII). DO NOT INHALE DUST. CONTAIN SPILL AND SWEEP OR SHOVEL UP INTO PLASTIC-LINED STEEL CONTAINERS AND COVER. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH DILUTE SOLUTION OF SODIUM OR CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE & COLLECT THE WASHINGS IN A SPECIFIED CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
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2.
STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTION
STORE IN COOL & DRY PLACE (PREFERABLY WITHIN 25-350C UNDER CLOSED CONDITION TO AVOID ANY CONTAMINATIONS). KEEP AWAY FROM ACIDS AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. LOOSEN COVER CAUTIOUSLY WHEN OPENING. STORE ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURE.
3. VII. 1. 2.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : CONTROL MEASURES VENTILATION RESPIRATOR : :
LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHENEVER NECESSARY. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS PREFERED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES / FACE SHIELD USE NEOPRENE / NATURAL RUBBER CHEMICALLY RESISTANT COVERALLS, HAT & SHOES OR BOOTS. IF CLOTHING BECOMES CONTAMINATED WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT CONSUME, HANDLE OR STORE FOOD, BEVERAGES OR TOBACCO IN AREAS WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS PRESENT. CYANIDE ANTIDOTES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL REGULATIONS. FOR MAJOR SPILLS CONSULT GRAUER & WEIL (I) LTD., FOR NECESSARY ACTION. WASH THROUGHLY THE EMPTY PACKING MATERIAL / DRUM / CARBOUYS AND COLLECT THE WASHINGS IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS & DISPOSE THE SAME IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ABOVE SPECIFIED TERMS AND CONDITIONS
3. 4. 5.
EYE PROTECTION GLOVES OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHINGS
: : :
6.
WORK HYGENIC PRACTICES
7.
DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
VIII. 1. 2.
REACTIVITY DATA STABILITY CONDITIONS TO AVOID : : STABLE STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. SEE INCOMPATIBILITY INFORMATION. OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS AND ACID SALTS. GENERATE FLAMMABLE AND POISONOUS HYDROGEN CYANIDE FUMES. WILL NOT OCCUR
3.
INCOMPATABILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID) HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
4.
5.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION :
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IX.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NA NI T.S CAS
: : : :
Not Applicable Not Relevant Information Available Trade Secret as per 29 CFR 1910.1200 Chemical Abstract Service
PEL TLV NTP IARC
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OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit ACGIH Threshold Limit Value National Toxicology Programme Intl Agency for research on cancer
DISCLAIMERS : The information in this MSDS was obtained from sources which we believe are reliable. However, the information is provided without any warranty, express or implied, regarding its correctness. The conditions or methods of handling storage, use and disposal are beyond our control and may be beyond our knowledge, for this and other reasons, we do not assume responsibility and expressly disclaim liability for loss, damage or expense out of or in any way connected with the handling storage, use or disposal of the product.
ISSUE NO. :1 REVISION NO. : 2
ISSUE DATE : 2ND APRIL, 1997 REVISION DATE : 1 ST JULY, 2005
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