Product ID:THERMOMETER-INDUSTRIAL 5,7,9 OR 12" CASE
MSDS Date:10/26/1990
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-242-2136
MSDS Number: BJPRP

WEISS INSTRUMENTS INC

85 BELL ST
WEST BABYLON, NY 11704-1086
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 CHEMTREC

Info Phone: 516-752-1655

Cage: 14449

WEISS INSTRUMENTS INC

HOLTSVILLE, NY 11742 US

Telephone: 631-207-0900

Cage: 14449

MERCURY (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL S, C, 0.1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN:IRRITATION. ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. EYE:IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY OR
BURNS. INGESTION:IMMEDIATE NECROSIS IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS &
STOMACH. DEATH MAY OCCUR. INHALATION:D YSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER, NAUSEA
& VOMITING,DIARRHEA, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION & METALLIC TASTE.
CHRONIC: CNS DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MERCURY IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR
OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:TREMORS, CONVULSIONS & OTHER CNS DISTURBANCES,
PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAINS, DYSPNEA, COUGHING, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS
AND LOOSENING OF TEETH, SALIVATION, LOSS OF MEMORY, METALLIC TASTE,
DIZZINESS, CLUMSI NESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN & NUMBNESS
IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND
INSOMNIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
ALCOHOLISM, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR KNOWN ALLERGY TO MERCURY MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE. PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH SHOULD
BE EXCLUDED FROM MERCURY WORK AREA.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASHSKIN WITH
PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION
AT ONCE.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDINGS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY. CONTAIN RUNOFF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS. MERCURY IS NOT
COMBUSTIBLE, BUT WILL VAPORIZE READILY - TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: PICK UP WITH VACUUM EQUIPMENT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR MERCURY PICK UP OR USE MERCURY SPILL KIT.
LARGE SPILL: EVACUATE AND VENTILATE AREA. IF POSSIBLE, STOP LEAK.
DIKE TO RETAIN. VACUUM UP FREE LIQUID. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN SEALED UNBREAKABLE
POLYETHYLENE CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY
FROM HEAT. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:THIS CHEMICAL IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313
REPORTING. PROVIDE PREPLACEMENT AND PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMS FOR
THOSE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO MERCURY, WITH EMPHASIS ON CNS, SKIN,
LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS AND G. I. TRACT.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS
PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
NIOSH-RESPIRATOR DECISION LOGIC-PUBL ICATION NUMBER 87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURES BELOW OSHA'S PEL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SEPARATE WORK AND STREET CLOTHING. STORE
WORK CLOTHING IN SPECIAL LOCKERS. SHOWER BEFORE CHANGING TO STREET
CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS.
INSPECT THERMOMETER FOR DAMAGE BEFORE HANDLING OR STORAGE. MATERIAL
IS A PROBLEM ONLY IF THERMOMETER IS BROKEN AND MERCURY RELEASED.

HCC:Z2
Boiling Pt:=357.8C, 676.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-38.9C, -38.F
Vapor Pres:0.0019
Vapor Density:7.0
Spec Gravity:13.54
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER WHITE LIQUID METAL IN GLASS, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GOLD AND SILVER (MERCURY FORMS AMALGAMS WITH THESE METALS), ACETYLENE,
AMMONIA, CLO2, AZIDES,CARBIDES,ACTIVE METALS,CU.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES BEYOND
MEASURING RANGE OF THERMOMETER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS AND POSSIBLE MERCURIC OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT INCINERATE - RETURN TO RECLAMATION
CENTER. MATERIAL IS A LAND-BANNED HAZARDOUS WASTE (CODE U151).

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