Product ID:E-73, GOLD SALTS
MSDS Date:01/20/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N031974
MSDS Number: BPKBT

ENGELHARD SPECIALTY CHEM DIV

1 WEST CENTRAL AVE E
NEWARK, NJ 07029
US

Emergency Phone: 201-268-7844;201-632-6414

Info Phone: 201-268-7844

Cage: HO716

ENGELHARD SPECIALTY CHEM DIV ELECTRONIC GRP

EAST NEWARK, NJ 07029-1812 US

Telephone: 201-268-7844

Cage: HO716

CYANIDES;(CYANIDE COMPOUND)

Fraction By Weight: 92%

MANUAL RESUSCITATOR (MOUTH-TO-MOUTH MAY CAUSE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUSH THOROUGHLY WIHT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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;INHALATION OR INGESTION OF
CYANIDE SALTS MAY BE RAPIDLY FATAL. LARGER DOSES BY INHALATION OR
SWALLOWING MAY CAUSE A PERSON TO RAPIDLY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS, STOP
BREATHING AND DIE. IN SOME CASES TH ERE ARE CONVULSIONS. AT LOWER
LEVELS OFEXPOSURE, THE EARLIER SYMPTOMS INCLUDE, WEAKNESS,
HEADACHE, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CONFUSION, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. THESE
SYMPTOMS MAY BE FOLLOWED BY UNCONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH. OCCASIONALLY
THERE ARE CONVL. MILDER FORMS OF INTOX MAY RSLT IN WEAKNESS, DIZZ,
HDCH, NAUS. THE DUST CYANIDE SALTS IS IRRIT TO EYES. IN PRESENCE
OF TEARS, IT MAY CAUSE SYMPS OF POISONING DESCRIBED ABOVE. DUST OF
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:WHEN PROD IS IN USE, A CYANIDE FIRST AID KIT MUST BE AVAIL AT
ALL TIMES, FOR BEST PROT, AN O2 SUPPLY & MANUAL RESUSCITATOR SHOULD
ALSO BE ON HAND. IF EXPOS OCCURS, CALL POIS CTL CTR IMMED.
INGEST:INDU CE VOMIT ONLY IF CAN BE DONE BY STICKING FINGERS DOWN
THROAT. DO NOT GIVE EMETICS. GIVE O2. BREAK AN AMYL NITRITE PEARL &
HAVE VICTIM INHALE FUMES. REPEAT EVERY 3 MINS UNTIL MD ARRIVES.
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:>212F,>100C
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/SMHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE EXPECTED.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP OR VACUUM UP SPILL. PLACE SPILLED
MATERIAL IN CLOSABLE PLASTIC OR PLASTIC LINED CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND
STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:DO NOT EAT OR SMOKE IN AREA WHERE PRODUCT IS USED OR
STORED.

Respiratory Protection:APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APRPOVED RESPIRATOR IN
POORLY VENTILATED AREAS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:SOLVENT RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMCIAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:APRON OR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AND FACE AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:CYANIDE SALTS MAY PRODUCE IRRITATION OF NOSE/SKIN.
STRONG SOLNS OF CYANIDE SALTS ARE CORROSIVE & MAY PRODUCE ULCERS.
CHRONIC:EFTS FROM CHRONIC EXPOS TO CYANIDE ARE NON-SPECIFIC & RARE.
HOWEVER, ALLERGIC RESPONSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. FIRST AID PROC:IF
NOT BRTHG, ESTABLISH RESPIRATIONS BY (ING 2)

HCC:T3
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH FAINT ALMOND ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS AND ACID SALTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, SMOKE AND POSSIBLY METAL.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS OR SEND TO A REFINERY FOR RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METALS.

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