Product ID:OROTEMP 24 GOLD PLATING SOLUTION
MSDS Date:09/23/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N028584
MSDS Number: BPCWZ

Emergency Phone: 401-781-6100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 401-781-6100

Preparer: WILLIAM A. WILSON

Cage: 20816

Telephone: 401-781-6100

Cage: 20816

POTASSIUM AUROCYANIDE (KAU(CN)2)

CAS: 13967-50-5

Fraction By Weight: 6.87%

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:LOC IRRIT THAT CAUSES READILY
REVERSIBLE CHANGES WHICH DISAPPEAR AFTER END OF EXPOS. SYSTEMIC:
INGEST/ INHAL MAY CAUSE DEATH/PERM INJURY AFTER VERY SHORT EXPOS TO
SMALL QTYS. CHRONIC: LOC:IRRIT THAT MAY CAUSE BOTH REVERSIBLE &
IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES; BUT NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE DEATH/PERM
INJURY.(EFTS OF OVEREXP
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SYSTEM:INGEST/INHAL CAN CAUSE READILY
REVERSIBLE CHANGES WHICH DISAPPEAR AFTER END OF EXPOSURE. INHAL:
WEAKNESS, DIZZ, HDCH, VOMIT, UNCON, DEATH. SKIN/EYES: "CYANIDE
RASH"- ITCHING, MACULAR, PAPULAR AND VESICULAR ERUPTIONS. THERE
ARE OFTEN SECONDARY INFECTIONS. SKIN ABSORB: SAME AS INHAL & SKIN
CNTCT.(SUPP DAT
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP & WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN.
INHALED: TREAT 5 TIMES AT 15 SECOND INTEVALS WITH AMYL NITRITE
BROKEN IN CLOTH. ARTIFICAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. CALL
PHYSICIAN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE EMETIC (1 TABLESPOON SALT TO
A GLASS OF WARM WATER). REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT FLUID IS CLEAR. CALL
PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:DOES NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:DOES NOT BURN, USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT LET ACIDIC MATERIAL FROM FIRE
FIGHTING COME INTO CONTACT, MAY LIBERATE POISONOUS AND FLAMMABLE
HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HCN) GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND SEND TO TECHNIC, INC. FOR
REFINING- CONTAINS GOLD. TREAT AS A COMPLEXED CYANIDE. FOR EMPLOYEE
PROTECTION SEE SPECIAL HANDLING INFORMATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
STRONG ACIDS AND FOOD PRODUCTS. TEMPERATURE = 55-85F.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:OPTIONAL. (NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR)
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON (OPTIONAL)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING AND SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 5.50-6.50. EFTS OF OVEREXP: INGESTION: MAY CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT
INJURY FROM SMALL QUANTITIES. (IF DETECTED EARLY, VOMITING OR
UNCONSCIOUSNES).

HCC:C3
Spec Gravity:1.09
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR SOLUTION, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, ACID FUMES, STEAM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT MIX WITH STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CYANIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.

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