Product ID:SPS 5600, SELECTRON NICKEL ACID
MSDS Date:04/29/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-064-1686
MSDS Number: BPKPW

SELECTRONS LTD

137 MATTATUCK HEIGHTS ROAD
WATERBURY, CT 06725-0115
US

Emergency Phone: 203-755-9900

Info Phone: 203-755-9900

Cage: 13929

SELECTRONS LTD

115 WATERBURY, CT 06725-0115 US

Telephone: 203-755-9900

Cage: 13929

NICKEL SULFATE (SARA III)

CAS: 7786-81-4

RTECS: QR9350000

Fraction By Weight: <30%

OSHA PEL 1 MG NI/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG NI/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

FORMIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 64-18-6

RTECS: LQ4900000

Fraction By Weight: <9%

OSHA PEL 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM/10 STEL; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

BALANCE-NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT AND/OR WATER.

Fraction By Weight: <61%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IMMEDIATE IRRITATION TO EYES,
NOSE & THROAT. CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. AN ALLERGIC
REACTION AND/OR SENSITIZATION MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC: RESPIRATORY
DISEASE AND TISSUE DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS IN
PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY FINCTION. PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING
SKIN DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE THAN OTHERS.

First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. SKIN-FLUSH WITH COLD
WATER. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS &/OR PERSISTS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
EYES-FLUSH WITH COLD WATER FOR 15 MIN. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
SWALLOWED-GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO DILUTE THEACID. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL
FACE PIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. NEUTRALIZED SPILL WITH SODA
ASH OR ABSORBED WITH AN INERT MATERIAL. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER OR
DRAIN.
Neutralizing Agent:SOAD ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SAFETY SHOWERS & EYE WASH STATIONS
SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR EMERGENCY USE. STORE AWAY FROM HEAT.
Other Precautions:IF CLOTHING SHOULD BECOME SPLASHED OR CONTAMINATED
WITH THIS PRODUCT, IT SHOULD BE DRENCHED WITH WATER AND NOT WORN
AGAIN UNTIL LAUNDERED.

Respiratory Protection:DUST, MIST AND FUME RESPIRATOR, 3M# 9920, NIOSH
APPROVED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:ANY OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SO AS NOT TO
SPLASH ON SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE THIS MATERIAL SHOULD WASH
THEIR HANDS & FACES THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR USING REST
ROOM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WORK PRACTICES: EATING AND SMOKING SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN AREAS
WHERE THIS MATERIAL IS HANDLED. PROPER TRAINING SHOULD BE GIVEN TO
PERSONNEL HANDLING THIS MATERIAL.

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.308
pH:2.1
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE WITH WATER.
Appearance and Odor:GREEN SOLUTION, WITH NO DISCERNABLE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS (CHROMIC ACID, NITRIC ACID, SODIUM PEROXIDE).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE CAN BE RELEASED IN A
FIRE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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