Product ID:SULFUR
MSDS Date:09/28/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-282-9710
MSDS Number: BHCFX

Emergency Phone: 1-800-424-9300

Info Phone: 206-447-5911

Preparer: DOUGLAS EISNER

Cage: 09N91

Telephone: 408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 0AN91

SULFUR

CAS: 7704-34-9

RTECS: WS4250000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CHRONIC: NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION
AVAIL. ACUTE:INHALATION:BREATHING DUST MAY IRRITATE THE NOSE AND
THROAT.AND CAUSE COUGHING AND DISCOMFORT EYES:DUSTS MAY IRRITATE
THE EYES SKIN:NO IRRITATION IS LIKELY AFTER BRIEF CONTACT BUT MAY
BE AFTER PROLONGED CONTACT. INGESTION; LARGE QUANITIES MAY CAUSE
NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED

First Aid:INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NOT BREATHING.GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION EYE
CONTACT:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES W/ RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINS,LIFTING
LOWER AND UPPER LIDS O CCASIONLY.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.SKIN
CONTACT:IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH LOTS OF SOAP AND WATER,REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.WASH BEFORE REUSE,GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF (SEE SUPPL.DATA)(950-5)

Flash Point:188C/338F(C.OC.)
Lower Limits:35
Upper Limits:1400
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, OR ALCOHOL
FOAM. DO NOT USE DIRECT WATER STREAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS
AND STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH
AIR. FIRES MAY REIGNITE IF MATERIAL IS ABOVE 310 DEGREES,

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:RUBBER BOOTS;RUBBER
GLOVES;RUBBER APRON;SCBA APPARATUS;PRESSURE DEMAND MODE OR SUPPLIED
AIR RESPIRATOR,FULL FACEPIECE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
W/PARTICULATE FILTERS. ALWAYS W EAR EYE PROTECTION.EXTINGUISH ALL
IGNITION SOURCES
Neutralizing Agent:.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILSTED
AREA. DO NOT,GRIND,WELD,OR DRILL ON OR NEAR CONTAINER, OBEY HAZARD
WARNING,HANDLE EMPTYS AS IF FULL.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER.DO NOT GET IN EYES,ON SKIN, OR
ON CLOTHING..

Respiratory Protection:FOR DUSTS;USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR
APPROPRIATE FOR EMISSION LEVELS.
Ventilation:LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION CAPABLE OF MAINTAIN AT
THE POINT OF USE BELOW THE PEL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES.NO CONTACT LENSES.
Other Protective Equipment:AN EYEWASH AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE
NEARBY AND READY FOR USE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFAP.CONT: IRRITATION PERSISTS AFTER WASHING SWALLOWED:IF
CONSCIOUS,INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING
FINGER DOWN THROAT. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS OR
CONVULSI NG PERSON.GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

HCC:F8
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:831F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:230 - 246F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:2.87
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW LUMPS OR POWDER; SLIGHT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL SPILLS:SWEEP AND DISPOSE IN DOT-APPROVED
WASTE CONTAINER,LARGE SPILLS;SHOVEL INTO DOT-APPROVED WASTE
CONTAINER,KEEP OUT SEWERS,STORM DRAINS,SURFACE WATER OR SOIL
DISPOSE USING FEDERAL,STATE,LOCA L REGULATION PROCEDURES.

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