Product ID:HDP-3 BOOSTERS
MSDS Date:12/23/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N035001
MSDS Number: BQFTC

E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC

1007 MARKET ST
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-7515;302-774-3120

Preparer: PROD MANAGER, EP, F & FP

Cage: B0589

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

OXIDATION OF LUNG TISS INCLS EMPHYSEMA, BRONCH &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OR PULM EDEMA. IN ANIMALS, NITROGEN OXIDE CAUSED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MATL. CONTROL ACCESS TO AREA & REMOVE SOURCES OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HIGH EXPLOSIVES MAGAZINE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PENTAERYTHRITOL, TETRANITRATE

CAS: 78-11-5

RTECS: RZ2620000

TOLUENE, 2,4,6-TRINITRO-; (TRINITROTOLUENE).

CAS: 118-96-7

RTECS: XU0175000

OSHA PEL S, 1.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.5 MG/M3; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 2.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HDP BOOSTERS ARE CLASS A EXPLOS &
DETONATION MAY CAUSE SEV PHYSICAL INJURY, INCL DEATH. PRODS HAVE
NOT BEEN TESTED FOR TOX. BECAUSE OF THEIR PHYSICAL STATE, EXPOS TO
TOX EFTS OF COMPONENTS IS UNLIKELY . ING 1:IN ANIMAL TESTS, INGEST
& DUST INHAL RSLTD IN DROP IN BLOOD PRESS. EXTENDED STUDIES SHOWED
NO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ADVERSE EFT ON GROWTH/BLOOD SYS. ING
2:IN ANIMALS TESTS, INGEST PRDCD SIGNS OF INTOX, GASTRIC,
PANCREATIC & BILE DISTURBS & HEPATIC LESIONS. INHAL CAUSED GASTRIC
CHANGES. WAS ABSORBED THRU SK IN IN TOX QTYS & CHRONIC INTOX CAUSED
CATARACTS. OBSERVED HUMAN HLTH EFTS FROM INGEST, INHAL/SKIN CONT
INCL TOX (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR A
MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH
W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . INHAL:IF DETONATION FU MES
ARE INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,
PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD.
NOTE:GET MED ATTN IMMED IF DETONATION CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY.

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DO NOT FIGHT FIRE. ISOLATE AREA. EVACUATE
PERSONNEL TO A SAFE AREA. GUARD AGAINST INTRUDERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLASS A EXPLO (DOT). WILL DETONATE IF
SUITABLY PRIMED, W/SEV IMPACT, OR BY HEAT/FLAME. HAZ GASES PRDCD IN
FIRE ARE NITROGEN OXIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW FIRE & EXPLO HAZS & SAFETY PRECS BEFORE
PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERSONAL PROT EQUIP DURING CLEAN
UP. REMOVE SOURCE OF HEAT, SPKS, FLAME, IMPACT, FRICTION/ELEC. PICK
UP BY HAND FOR DIS P. DO NOT USE POWER EQUIP. DO NOT USE DMGD (ING
5)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BRTHG FUMED FROM DETONATION. USE
ONLY W/ADEQ VENT. DO NOT MIX W/ACIDS, ALKALIES, OXIDANTS. CONSULT
DO'S & DON'TS ON CASE INSERT SUPPLIED W/PROD.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE/CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR TOBACCO IN AREAS
WHERE THEY MAY BECOME CONTAM W/THIS MATL. STORE IN WELL VENTED
AREA. STORE IN COOL PLACE. DO NOT STORE W/OTHER EXPLOS. STORE I/A/W
NFPA REGS. STORE I/A/W FED REGS. STORE IN APPRVD (ING 6)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE COTTON GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:GASTRITIS, INCR RENAL GLOMERULAR FILTRATION & HYPO- OR
HYPERMENORRHEA IN WOMEN. IT CAN CAUSE SNEEZING, SORE THROAT & SKIN
IRRIT & SEV EXPOS MAY RSLT IN CATARACTS, TOX HEPATITIS & APLAS TIC
ANEMIA. NITROGEN OXIDES GENERATED DURING DETONATION ARE SKIN, EYE &
RESP SYS IRRITS. SYSTEMIC TOX RSLTG FROM (ING 3)

HCC:E1
Appearance and Odor:1-1/2" & 2-5/8" CASE CYLINDRICAL SOLID BLOCKS IN
CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC CASE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
INCOMPATIBLE W/ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNSTABLE W/HEAT, SHOCK, STATIC CHARGES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES W/HEAT. HAZARDOUS GASES
PRODUCED ARE NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT BURN. CONSULT AN EXPLOSIVES MFR FOR RECOM
METHODS OF DESTROYING EXPLOSIVE MATLS. COMPLY W/APPLIC FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGS UNDER AUTHORITY OF RCRA (40 CFR, PARTS 260-271).

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