Product ID:POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE, SATURATED SOLUTION
MSDS Date:07/16/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N050005
MSDS Number: BVJGD

RED BIRD SERVICE

205 WESTERN AVE
OSGOOD, IN 47037
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-428-3502

Cage: 0H0Z7

RED BIRD SERVICE

OSGOOD, IN 47037 US

Telephone: 812-689-4040;800-428-3502

Cage: 0H0Z7

CONTRS FOR DISP. CAREFULLY SWEEP/VACUUM UP SM

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MAINTAIN CYANIDE FIRST AID KITS THAT MUST BE

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BELOW OSHA PEL STD. LOC EXHST VENT SHOULD BE PRIMARY

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AREA IS ELIMINATED. LOC EXHST HOODS MUST HAVE A

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AREAS OF USE AND HNDLG. INSTALL &

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TO CONT LENSES & CAUSE CORNEAL INJURY. DO NOT

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CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE WEARING IT AGAIN; CLEAN MATL

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ALWAYS WASH THORO AFTER USING MATL. KEEP MATL OFF

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TO MOUTH WHILE EAT, DRINK/SMOKING. DO NOT SMOKE,

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HOLDING AREA FOR POTASSIUM/IRON REMOVAL. SCOOP

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FERRATE(4-), HEXACYANO-, TETRAPOTASSIUM; (POTASSIUM

CAS: 13943-58-3

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Fraction By Weight: 24-29%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

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Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE/ANY CYANIDE SALT

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INVOLVED W/CYANIDES MUST RECEIVE DETAILED TRAINING IN

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AVAIL CYANIDE ANTIDOTE KITS. GET MED HELP (IN PLANT,

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MED ASSIST FOR FURTHER TRTMT, OBSERVATION, AND

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE AND SKIN IRRIT, NAUS, &
VOMIT. CHRONIC: DERM & SKIN ULCERS. RISK SUMMARY: CYANIDE ANIONS
(CN-) INHIBIT OXYGEN USE BY BODY CELLS BY CAUSING METABOLIC ASPHY.
PRLNGD ANOXIA (REDUCED LEVEL OF O XYGEN IN BLOOD) CAUSES CNS DAM.
EARLY SYMPS OF EXPOS TO MATL ARE TYPICAL CNS EFTS LIKE WEAK, HDCH,
& (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONFUSN. CONTINUED EXPOS CAUSES A
WEAK & IRREG HEARTBEAT, UNCON, CONVULS, COMA, & DEATH. CYANIDES ARE
FAST ACTING & HIGHLY POISONOUS BY INGEST. AS LITTLE AS A FEW
BREATHS OF HCN VAP MAY STO P RESP & CAUSE COLLAPSE. TARGET
ORGANS:CARDIOVASCULAR SYS, CNS, LIVER, KIDNEYS, SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DISEASES OF KIDNEYS, HEART, LUNGS,
AND CNS.

First Aid:EYE: IMMED FLUSH, INCL UNDER LIDS, GENTLY BUT THORO W/PLENTY
OF RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. SKIN: IMMED WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP & WATER BECAUSE OF INCR EXPOS HAZ FROM ABSORP. INHAL: REMOVE
TO FR ESH AIR; RESTORE &/OR SUPPORT HIS BRTHGAS NEEDED. INGEST:
CALL A POIS CTL CTR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCON/CONVULSING PERSON. PREPARATION FOR EMER FIRST AID TRTMT
INVOLVING (ING 3)

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE EXTINGUISHERS; THIS CAN
LIBERATE HCN BY ACTION OF DISSOLVED CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. USE
WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRES IN AREAS WHERE MATL IS STORED. COOL
FIRE-EXPOSED CONTRS W/LG AMTS OF WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYANIDE SALTS LIKE POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE
ARE NOT COMBUST; HOWEVER, CONT W/ACIDS WILL LIBERATE HIGHLY TOX,
FLAMM HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HCN) GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS. PROVIDE ADEQ VENT.
SCRUPULOUSLY AVOID ADDN OF ANY ACID TO SPILL/LEAK AREA. CLEANUP
PERS NEED PROT AGAINST CONT & INHAL. DECONTAM TRACE CYANIDE IN
SPILL AREA W/A STRONG SODIUM/CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLN & FLUSH
WASTE TO A (ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE IN A
COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AIRTIGHT AREA AWAY FROM CUPRIC NITRATE,
OXIDIZING MATLS, & ACIDS. PROTECT MATL FROM LIGHT.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTRS FROM PHYSICAL DAM.ALL HNDLG & STOR
FACILITIES MUST BE DESIGNED TO PVNT ACCIDENTAL CONT W/ACIDS. PVNT
MATLS CONT W/SKIN & EYES. DO NOT TASTE POTASSIUM
FERROCYANIDE/BREATHE ITS DUST/SOLN MIST. REGULARLY INSPECT & (ING
9)

Respiratory Protection:NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL LAB
CNDTNS. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE
OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:INSTALL & OPERATE GEN & LOC EXHST VENT SYS OF SUFF POWER TO
MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEVELS OF POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE (ING 10)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM SFTY GOGGS & FULL FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, APRONS, GAUNTLETS, ETC.
MAKE EYEWASH STATIONS, WASHING FACILITIES, & SFTY SHWERS AVAIL IN
(ING 12)
Work Hygienic Practices:CONT LENSES POSE A SPECIAL HAZ; SOFT LENSES MAY
ABSORB IRRITANTS, & ALL LENSES CONC THEM. PARTICLES MAY CLING (ING
13)
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.85@68F(H*2O=1). CNDTNS(STAB): AQUEOUS SOLN OF POTASSIUM
FERROCYANIDE MAY SLOWLY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOS TO LIGHT. TOX CONC OF
HCN MAY FORM BY RXN W/CO*2 & MOISTURE WHEN MATL IS IN PRLNGD CONT
W/AIR IN A CLSD SYS. MATL TO AVOID: LIBERATES EXTREMELY TOX & FLAMM
HCN GAS.

Vapor Pres:14=WATER
Vapor Density:0.7=WATER
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1(BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:A DEEP BROWN LIQUID WITH NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:CA75

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WARNING:VIOLENT RXN CAN OCCUR W/MATL & CUPRIC NITRATE/STRONG OXIDIZING
AGENTS LIKE NITRIC ACID. CONT W/ACIDS (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOS TO EXCESS HEAT, MOISTURE, CHEM
INCOMPAT, & ESP TO ANY ACIDS. BY ANALOGY W/ITS CRYSTALLINE FORM,
(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CYANIDE SUCH AS HCN AND
NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSIDER RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, OR DESTRUCTION
RATHER THAN DISPOSAL IN A LANDFILL. CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER OR A
LICENSED CONTRACTOR FOR DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS. FOLLOW FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULA TIONS.

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