Product ID:TEMPERING A
MSDS Date:10/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N025453
MSDS Number: BMBMQ

HEATBATH CORP

107 FRONT ST
INDIAN ORCHARD, MA 01151
US

Emergency Phone: 313-644-5626

Info Phone: 413-543-3381

Preparer: THOMAS A. NADEAU

Cage: 27904

HEATBATH CORP

2978 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01101 US

Telephone: 413-543-3381

Cage: 27904

POTASSIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7757-79-1

RTECS: TT3700000

Fraction By Weight: 40-50%

SODIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7631-99-4

RTECS: WC5600000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

NITROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM NITRITE)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: 40-50%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONTAINS OXIDIZER. CONTACT W/OTHER
MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED. AVOID CONTACT
W/EYES, SKIN OR CLOTHING. AVOID BREA THING OF DUST. MAY REACT
W/SECONDARY AMINES TO FORM NITROSAMINES A POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. IF
INGESTED, MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, CYANOSIS, HEADACHE & LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN.

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP.
IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE O*2. GET MD. EYES:HOLD EYELIDS APART &
FLUSH W/RUNNING H*2O FOR @ LST 15 MIN. GET MD. SKIN:WASH AFFECTED
AREA W/SO AP & H*2O. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, SEE
MD. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF H*2O. INDUCE VOMIT. GET MD.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . IF SALT IS MOLTEN, USE DRY SAND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES RAPIDLY WHEN HEATED >1100F.
OXIDIZER INCR FLAMM OF ORGS, COMBUST & EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS.
CNTCT OF HOT SALT W/COMBUST MAY CAUSE FIRE. HAZ (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP MATERIAL INTO CHEMICAL WASTE
CONTAINER. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQ VENT. STORE IN COOL, DRY
PLACE AWAY FROM COMBUST. WEAR PROPER PROT CLTHG WHEN USING PROD.
Other Precautions:EMPTIED CNTNRS OF PROD MAY CONTAIN HAZ VAPS &
RESIDUE. CLEAN THORO BEFORE REUSING OR DISCARDING. DO NOT USE
WELDING TORCH TO CUT CNTNR. DO NOT USE FOR WATER OR FOOD STORAGE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF DUST,
FUMES OR VAPORS ARE EXCESSIVE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GOOD AIR DILUTION. MECHANICAL EXHAUST OR LOCAL
EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:HEAT-RESISTANT TYPE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LENGTH FCSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:APRON, BOOTS, FULL COVER WORK CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING, LAUNDER
CLOTHES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:FUMES MAY BE RELEASED UNDER THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:280F,138C
Spec Gravity:2.15
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, PINK POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIUM SALTS, CYANIDES, REDUCING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES >1100F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NO*X UNDER THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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