Product ID:HARNESS DRESSING COLORLESS
MSDS Date:02/01/1991
FSC:7930
NIIN:00N044369
MSDS Number: BSBZC

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 414-271-5011

Cage: 98857

Telephone: 414-271-5011

Cage: 98857

SODIUM BORATE, DECAHYDRATE; (SODIUM TETRABORATE,

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: <2.5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. HARMFUL
IF SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THRU DAMAGED SKIN. EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYES, ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA,
VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:KIDNEY AND LVIER DISEASE AND NERVE
DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL.

First Aid:INGEST: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INHAL: REMOVE
TO FRESH AI R. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) .

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL BY WATER
SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING. ABSORB WITH APPROPRIATE INERT MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP FROM FREEZING. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP SEPARATE FROM ACIDS IN A COOL, WELL
VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:KEEP FROM CHILDREN'S REACH. AVOID BREATHING MISTS
WHEN SPRAYING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED NORMALLY. OTHERWISE USE A
NIOSH/MSHA APROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: NOT REQUIRED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL):
ADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:APRON, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES ARE IMPORTANT. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.08(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:DILUTABLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK COLORED LIQUID, MILD AMMONIACAL ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS AND ZIRCONIUM, MERCURY, COPPER,
SILVER, ZINC AND THEIR ALLOYS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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