Product ID:COBALTOUS CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:03/15/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0409
MSDS Number: BDKPL

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-379-1400

Preparer: GASTON L. PILLORI

Cage: 94480

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 94480

COBALT CHLORIDE

CAS: 7791-13-1

RTECS: GG0200000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 (CO)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (CO)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION- DEATH, RHINITIS,
IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, TRACHEITIS. EYES- IRRITATION.
SKIN-IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. INGESTION- ABDOMINAL DISTRESS, NERVE
DEAFNESS, DEATH. CHRONIC: ASTHMA, PNEUMONITIS, DERMATITIS. DAMAGE
TO LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: HEADACH, WEAKNESS, WHEEZING,
SNEEZING. EYES: BURNING SENSATION, STINGING. SKIN: REDNESS,
ITCHING, RASH. INGESTION: STOMACH PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SKIN
RASH, TINNITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED.

First Aid:INHALATION: GET TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NEEDED. SKIN:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR 20
MINUTES. EYE: WASH FOR 20 MINUTES. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2
TO 4 GL ASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
FOR ALL THE ABOVE CONDITIONS.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE IF IT CAN BE DONE
AT NO RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: WHEN NOT INVOLVED IN FIRE,
DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE SEWERS AND WATER SOURCES.
ABSORB MATERIAL IN INERT ABSORBANT AND PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
AREA.
Other Precautions:IMMEDIATELY DEADLY TO LIFE AND HEALTH (IDLH)
CONDITIONS = 20 MG/M3 (CO). POISONING MAY AFFECT LIVER, KIDNEYS,
BLOOD, RESPIRATORY, CARDIOVASCULAR, ENDOCRINE, GATROINTESTINAL, AND
NERVOUS SYSTEMS. SKIN SENSITIZER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST AND
MISTS.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED
CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGENE AFTER USE. DO NOT
EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE UNTIL HANDS ARE WASHED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN USING.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1920F,1049C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:189F,87C
Spec Gravity:1.9
pH:4.2
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:PINK TO RED,SLIGHTLY DELIQUESCENT,PRISMATIC CRYSTL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, POTASSIUM, AND SODIUM. STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF COBALT AND CORROSIVE
FUMES OF CLORINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER. DIPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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