Product ID:FLAMELESS RATION HEATER (FRH) (EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO 10FEB92).
MSDS Date:07/25/1991
FSC:8970
NIIN:01-321-9153
MSDS Number: BKQYD

TRUETECH INC

680 ELTON AVE
RIVERHEAD, NY 11901-2555
US

Emergency Phone: 516-727-8600

Info Phone: 516-727-8600

Cage: 06421

TRUETECH INC

RIVERHEAD, NY 11901-2555 US

Telephone: 516-727-8600

Cage: 06421

MAGNESIUM

CAS: 7439-95-4

RTECS: OM2100000

Fraction By Weight: 27%

OTHER NON-HAZARDOUS FILLERS, BINDERS AND ADDITIVES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

Fraction By Weight: 73%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(PER MANUFACTURER) INDIVIDUAL FRH'S
ARE PACKAGED WITH LABELS WARNING THAT "HEATER AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS
ARE NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION."
Effects of Overexposure:NONE PER MANUFACTURER
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:NONE PER MANUFACTURER.

Extinguishing Media:IF DETECTED EARLY, LARGE QUANTITIES OF CONVENTIONAL
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA INTENDED FOR CLASS A FIRES MAY BE USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF A CASE OF FRH'S IS IGNITED, PAPERBOARD AND
POLYETHYLENE PACKAGING INITIALLY BURN AS A CLASS A FIRE. IF ALLOWED
TO BURN, WILL SUSTAIN & BECOME A CLASS D FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF THE MAGNESIUM POWDER IGNITES, THE
MATERIAL WILL SPARK AND FLARE-UP IF SPRAYED WITH WATER. EVEN IF
FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED BY WATER, BURNED FRH'S PRODUCE H2 GAS

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT SPILLED FRH'S AND INSPECT POLYETHYLENE
BAGS FOR ABILITY TO PREVENT WATER PENETRATION. IF BAG INTEGRITY IS
BREACHED(SUCH AS BY CRACKS, PUNCTURES OR PINHOLES), DRY AND DISPOSE
OF AS A WASTE. IF BAG INTEGRITY IS NOT BREACHED, DRY AND
REPACKAGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE OF
CASES, SOURCES OF IGNITION AND WATER IN ANY FORM. INSURE PROPER
VENTILATION IN CASE OF HYDROGEN GAS FORMATION.
Other Precautions:NONE

Ventilation:NECESSARY FOR STORAGE AND HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:R2
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1202F,650C
Appearance and Odor:FLAT, GREYISH METAL IMBEDDED PLASTIC PAD, COVERED
BY PAPERBOATD AND SEALED.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON, AND ORGANIC VAPORS. POSSIBLY HYDROGEN GAS IS PACKAGING IS
PENETRATED.

Waste Disposal Methods:REACTED FRH'S MAY BE DISPOSED OF AS ORDINARY
WASTE. UNREACTED FRH'S MAY: (A) BE OPENED AND REACTED WITH WATER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS, THEN DISPOSED OF AS ORDINARY WASTE OR
(B) INCINERATED IN AN APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.

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