Product ID:PURPLE K POTASSIUM BICARBONATE BASE DRY CHEMICAL
MSDS Date:11/01/1986
FSC:4210
NIIN:00-275-0127
MSDS Number: BKHLW

Emergency Phone: (304) 725-9721

Info Phone: (304) 725-9721

Cage: KO440

Telephone: 304-725-9721

Cage: 05646

MICA - SILICATES (< 1% CRYSTALLINE SILICA)

CAS: 12001-26-2

RTECS: VV8760000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 20 MPPCF

ACGIH TLV: 3 MG/M3 RDUST; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: TRANSIENT COUGH,
IRRITATION OF AIRWAYS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, & PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: TRANSIENT COUGH, IRRITATION OF
AIRWAYS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, & PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SKIN/EYES:
IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, OR OTHER
RESPIRATORY DISEASES

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT
AS A MINERAL DUST. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:THIS MATERIAL IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP. STORE IN COVERED CONTAINERS. DON'T
REUSE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN ORIGINAL COVERED CONTAINER OR
IN SEALED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. DON'T MIX W/DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRY
CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENTS. DON'T REUSE.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION OF DUST.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA (TC-21C) APPROVED DUST
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL: RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED FOR SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS W/SOAP & WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:FINE LIGHT PURPLE POWDER W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OTHER DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR AN INERT NON-METALLIC POWDER.

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