Product ID:FLUORIC ACID, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE SOLUTION, H
MSDS Date:10/29/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N035995
MSDS Number: BQLPC

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HYDROFLUORIC ACID

CAS: 7664-39-3

RTECS: MW7875000

Fraction By Weight: 40-60%

OSHA PEL 3 PPM (AS F)

ACGIH TLV: 3 PPM, C (AS F)

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 60-40%

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:TOX BY INGEST, INHAL & SKIN ABSORP. ON
CONT W/ANY BODY TISSUE, CAUSES SEV BURNS WHICH MAY NOT BE IMMED
PAINFUL/VISIBLE. WILL PENETRATE SKIN & ATTACK UNDERLYING TISSUE &
BONE. INHAL CAUSES PULM EDEMA, DEATH. CONT W/EYE CAN CAUSE IMMED
BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DATA NOT AVAILABLE.

First Aid:GET IMMED MED ASSISTANCE ESP FOR INGEST. EYES: IMMED FLUSH
THORO W/WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; GIVE
ARTF RESP IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH THORO W/LG AMTS
OF WATER; SOAK IN/APPLY COLD SOLN OF
BENZALKONIUMCHLORIDE/MAGNESIUM SULFATE UNTIL MED ATTN IS OBTAINED.
INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT; IF CONSCIOUS GIVE LG QTY OF MILK, MILK
OF MAGNESIA/EGGS BEATEN W/WATER.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:ANY SUITABLE FOR ADJACENT MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRESSURE BUILDUP MAY MAKE CLOSED
CONTAINERS EXPLODE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNEC PERS. WEAR SUITABLE
PROT EQUIP LISTED. ELIM ANY IGNIT SOURCES UNTIL AREA IS DETERMINED
TO BE FREE FROM EXPLO/FIRE HAZ. CNTN REL & ELIM ITS SOURCE, IF THIS
CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPERDISP.
Neutralizing Agent:SPILL X NEUTRALIZER: SAX0861 ACID SPILL TREATMENT
KIT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTRS TIGHTLY CLSD; STORE IN A
COOL, WELL-VENTD AREA. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. DO NOT
BREATHE VAP.
Other Precautions:RETAINED RESIDUE MAY MAKE EMPTY CONTAINERS HAZ; USE
CAUTION!

Respiratory Protection:IF WORKPLACE EXPOS LIM(S) OF PROD/ANY COMPONENT
IS EXCEEDED (SEE TLV/PEL), A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESP IS
ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CTL. OSHA REGS ALSO
PERMIT OTHER NIOSH/MS HA APPRVD RESP(NEGATIVE (SUPP DATA)
Ventilation:MATL MUST BE HNDLD/TRANSFERRED IN AN APPRVD FUME HOOD OR
W/EQUIVALENT VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBB, NEOPRENE, (SUPP DATA)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NATURAL RUBB, NEOPRENE, NITRILE/EQUIVALENT
PROT CLTHG MUST BE WORN WHEN HNDLG MATL. EYE WASH & SFTY EQUIP
(SUPP DATA)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
STAB (CNDTNS): PROPIOLACTONE, PROPYLENE OXIDE, VINYL ACETATE,
SILICATES, P*2O*5, AS*2O*3. RESP PROT: PRESS TYPE) UNDER SPECIFIED
CNDTNS (SEE YOUR SFTY EQUIP SUPPLIER). ENGINEERING &/OR
ADMINISTRATIVE CTLS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOS. PROT
GLOVES: NITRILE/EQUIVALENT. OTHER PROT EQUIP:SHOULD BE READILY
AVAIL.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:226F,108C
Vapor Pres:10@20C
Vapor Density:0.7
Spec Gravity:0.98(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, FUMING LIQUID, PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:>99

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS VIOLENTLY W/ACETIC ANHYDRIDE,
ETHANOLAMINE, AMMONIA, CAO, ETHYLENEDIAMINE, ETHYLENEIMINE, (SUPP
DATA)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN, FLUORINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/FED, ST & LOC REGS ON REPORTING REL.
REFER TO REGULATORY INFO FOR REPORTABLE QTY AND OTHER REGULATORY
DATA. MFR RECOM SPILL-X NEUT & ABSORB AGENTS. EPA HAZ WASTE #'S:
U134, D002.

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