Product ID:COBALT CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:03/26/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0409
MSDS Number: BQWKN

W.A.HAMMOND DRIERITE CO.

138 DAYTON AVE.
XENIA, OH 45385-2830
US

Emergency Phone: 513-376-2927

Info Phone: 513-376-2927

Cage: 70000

W.A.HAMMOND DRIERITE CO.

460 XENIA, OH 45385-2830 US

Telephone: 937-376-2927

Cage: 70000

CALCIUM SULFATE

CAS: 7778-18-9

RTECS: WS6920000

Fraction By Weight: 97%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

COBALT CHLORIDE

CAS: 7646-79-9

RTECS: GF9800000

Fraction By Weight: 3%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV: NOT INDICATED.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 3% COBALT
CHLORIDE WHICH CAUSES EYE IRRITATION AND MAY CAUSE SKIN AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. OVEREXPOSURE TO COBALT COMPOUNDS MAY
CAUSE NOSE & THROAT IRRITATION AND AN ALLERGIC SKIN RASH.
EXCESSIVE INHALATION AND/OR INGESTION OF COBALT SALTS MAY EFFECT
THE KIDNEYS, LUNGS AND THYROID.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED AS CANCER
CAUSING AGENT.
Effects of Overexposure:THEY ARE MILDLY IRRITATING TO THE EYES AND IF
INGESTED, MAY CAUSE VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND A SENSATION OF HOTNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND
SKIN DISEASE.

First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, PREFERABLY MOUTH TO MOUTH. IF BREATHING
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN, CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION-GIVE TWO
GLASSES OF WA TER AND INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY, CALL A
PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
CONTAT-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. COLLECT MATERIAL INTO
APPROPIATE CONTAINERS FOR REUSE OR DISPOSAL. MATERIAL MAY ALSO BE
FLUSHED WITH WATER TO A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINERS. AVOID
GENERATING DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/OSHA APPROVED FOR DUST.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN OSHA PEL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SIDE SHIELD SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYEWASHES. GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED TO MINIMIZE DUST.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.87
Solubility in Water:0.3G/100ML
Appearance and Odor:BLUE GRANULES, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE
CHLORINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS, AT AN APPROVED
LANDFILL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
MATERIAL MAY ALSO BE FLUSHED WITH WATER TO A WASTEWATER TREATMENT
SYSTEM.

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