Product ID:OROSTRIKE GOLD SALTS
MSDS Date:05/28/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N032518
MSDS Number: BPLQS

Emergency Phone: 401-781-6100

Info Phone: 401-781-6100

Preparer: WILLIAM A. WILSON

Cage: 20816

Telephone: 401-781-6100

Cage: 20816

POTASSIUM AUROCYANIDE; (POTASSIUM CYANOAURATE)

CAS: 13967-50-5

Fraction By Weight: 59.24%

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:INHAL: WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE,
VOMITING, UNCONS & DEATH. SKIN/EYES: "CYANIDE RASH" ITCHING,
MACULAR, PAPULAR & VESICULAR ERUPTIONS. THERE ARE OFTEN SECONDARY
INFECTIONS. ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN: SAME AS INHAL & SKIN CONTACT.
INGEST: MAY CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT INJURY FROM SMALL QUANTITIES
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE:HLTH HAZ:(IF DETECTED EARLY: VOMITING OR
UNCON). ACUTE: LOCAL: IRRIT THAT CAUSES READILY REVERSIBLE CHANGES
WHICH DISAPPEAR AFTER END OF EXPOSURE. SYSTEMIC:
INGESTION/INHALATION MAY CAUSE DEATH/ PERMANENT INJURY AFTER VERY
SHORT EXPOSURE TO SMALL QUANTITIES. CHRONIC: LOCAL IRRITANT THAT
MAY CAUSE BOTH (SUPP DATA)
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 AND WATER. CALL
PHYSICIAN. INHAL: TREAT 5 TIMES AT 15 SECOND INTERVALS WITH AMYL
NITRITE BROKEN CLOTH, A RTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. CALL A
PHYSICIAN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE EMETIC (1 TABLESPOON SALT TO
A GLASS OF WARM WATER) REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT FLUID IS CLEAR. CALL
PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND SEND TO TECHNIC, INC. FOR
REFINING-CONTAINS GOLD. TREAT AS COMPLEXED CYANIDE-FOR EMPLOYEE
PROTECTION SEE PERSONAL PROTECTION SECTION.
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 IS OPTIONAL. EMERG EYE WASH AND
DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:REVERSIBLE & IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES; BUT NOT SEVERE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE DEATH/PERMANENT INJURY. SYSTEMIC:
INGESTION/INHALATION CAN CAUSE READILY REVERSIBLE CHANGES WHICH
DISAPPEAR AFTER END OF EXPOSURE.

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SALT; CYANIDE ODOR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ALL WASTES IN ACCORDNCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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