Product ID:NICKEL (ACID STRIKE) PLATING SOLUTION, CODE
MSDS Date:05/15/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-054-6721
MSDS Number: BMWKS

Emergency Phone: 216-881-8600

Info Phone: 216-524-0099

Cage: DO645

Telephone: 216-524-0099

Cage: DO645

TRADE SECRET COMPONENT

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. MAY BE
FATAL IF SWALLOWED, HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY CAUSE PERMANENET EYE
INJURY. MAY CAUSE PERMANENT EYE INJURY. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN
REACTION. CHRONIC: EROSION OF TEETH, JAW NECROSIS, BRONCHIAL
IRRITATION, CHRONIC COUGH, BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA, ASTHMA. NICKEL MAY
INCREASE RISK OF LUNG CANCER
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:IARC LISTS NICKEL AS A SUSPECTED
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY
CAUSE TEARING, VOMITING, PAIN, COUGHING, CHOKING, HEADACHE,
DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, TIGHTNESS IN CHEST, AIR HUNGER, FROTHY SPUTUM,
AND CYANOSIS. INGESTION MA Y BE FOLLOWED BY ASPHYXIA, DELAYED
ESOPHAGEAL OR GASTRIC PERFORATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, KIDNEYS,
LIVER, ALLERGIES, OR SENSITIZATION TO NICKEL OR ITS COMPOUNDS MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF
WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY W ASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. REMOVECONTAMINATED
CLOTHING/SHOES. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY
MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GIVE PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:ALL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FACE SHIELD/GOGGLES, IMPERVIOUS GLOVES,
BOOTS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION AS REQUIRED. DIKE RUNOFF FROM FIRE CONTROL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS TO
BURST. CONTACT WITH MWTALS MAY LIBERATE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT RELEASE INTO SOIL, SEWER, STREAM, POND
OR SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER. CAREFULLY MOP UP OR VACUUM SPILL &
RINSE WATER INTO A SUITABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER. SHIP TO APPROVED
TREATMENT/DISPOSAL FACILIT Y. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH PLENTY OF
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT 50-90F AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND UPRIGHT WHEN NOT IN
USE. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT
BREATHE VAPOR, MIST OR GAS. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. FLUSH CONTAINER CLEAN BEFORE DISCARDING.
DO NOT REUSE THI S CONTAINER FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS PER
CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH-RESPIRATOR
DECISION LOGIC-PUBLICATION NUMBER 87.108.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, OR VINYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY CHEMICAL GOGGLES & FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, APRON, AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS REQUIRED BY JOB
CONDITIONS.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR
MISTS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. TRADE SECRET INFORMATION
WILL BE DISCLOSED ONLY UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CRITERIA LISTED IN
OSHA STANDARD "HAZARD COMMUNICATION", 29 CFR 1910.1200

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<32F,<0C
Spec Gravity:1.265-1.285
pH:1-1.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER (ETHYL ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:DARK-GREEN LIQUID. PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, STRONG ACIDS, BASES, OXIDIZERS, NITRATES, PEROXIDES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF SULFUR,
NICKEL, HYDROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:SEND TO APPROVED TREATMENT/DISPOSAL FACILITY.
DISPOSE ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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