Product ID:293, REAGENT:CALCIUM INDICATOR
MSDS Date:02/16/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N031568
MSDS Number: BNSHH

Emergency Phone: 800-877-1940

Info Phone: 215-355-3300

Cage: 24774

Telephone: 215-355-3300

Cage: 24774

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7447-40-7

RTECS: TS8050000

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:ACUTE:SKIN:SLIGHTLY IRRITATING.
EYE:SEVERE IRRITANT. INHAL:DUSTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC:NO EVIDENCE OF POTENTIAL CHRONIC
EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN &/OR RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. WASH EXPOSED AREA W/LG QTY OF SOAP
SOLN/WATER FOR 15 MINS. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS.
IMMED CONT MD FOR ADDNL TREATMENT. INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM FROM CONTAM
AREA TO FRESH AIR. APPLY APPROP FIRST AID TREATMENT AS NEC.
INGEST:DO NOT FEED ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON/CONVULSIVE VICTIM.
DILUTE CONTENTS OF STOM. INDUCE VOMIT BY ONE OF STD METHS. IMMED
CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM OR WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA, USE SPECIFIED PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA
W/ WATER. WET AREA MAY BE SLIPPERY. SPREAD SAND/GRIT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
KEEP DRY. NORMAL CHEMICAL HANDLING.
Other Precautions:USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT I/A/W 29 CFR SECTION
1910.132- 134.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPS W/IN USE
LIMITATIONS/ ELSE USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR RESP. IF VENT
IS INADEQ/SIGNIFICANT REAGENT EXPOS IS LIKELY, USE NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD RESP W/DUST/MIST FILTERS.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN AIR CONTAMINANTS BELOW
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES. WASH OFF AFTER (SUPDAT)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROT GLOVES:EACH USE. REPLACE AS NECESSARY.

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:RED POWDER; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION (DESTRUCTIVE
FIRES) YIELDS ELEMENTAL OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:WATER CONTAM W/REAGENT MAY BE SENT TO SANITARY
SEWER, I/A/W ANY LOCAL AGREEMENT, TREATMENT FACILITY OR DISCHARGED
UNDER NPDES PERMIT. REAGENT (AS IS):INCIN/BURY IN APPROVED
LANDFILL. DISP MUST BE I/A/ W FED, STATE & LOC REGS .

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