Product ID:5939A
MSDS Date:01/05/1993
FSC:5960
NIIN:00-636-1812
MSDS Number: BQXTL

Emergency Phone: 508-922-6000 EXT.285

Info Phone: 508-922-6000 EXT.285

Preparer: DANIEL J. O'LEARY

Cage: 88236

Telephone: 978-922-6000 EXT.285

Cage: 88236

COBALT (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-48-4

RTECS: GF8750000

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3;AS CO

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3;DUST 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(COBALT 60 AS RADIOACTIVE) SIGNIFICANT
SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN BURNS. RAPID ESTIMATION OF THE AMOUNT OF
INTERNAL CONTAMINATION IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE WHEN ALPHA OR
PURE BETA EMITTERS ARE INVOLV ED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BETA OR GAMMA RAYS.
Effects of Overexposure:NAUSEA AND VOMITING AND DIARRHEA FOR HIGH ACUTE
DOSES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HEALING OF DAMAGED TISSUE MAY BE
PROLONGED.

First Aid:DECONTAMINATE THE EXPOSED INDIVIDUAL. TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL
IF NAUSEA AND VOMITING OCCURS IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS.

Spill Release Procedures:WHEN HANDLING BROKEN TUBES WEAR PROTECTIVE
RUBBER GLOVES AND CLOTHING. AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF RUBBING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ONTO THE SKIN. WASH EXPOSED SKIN AFTER
HANDLING BROKEN TUBES CONTAINING RAD IOACTIVE MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN AREA FOR RADIOACTIVE
MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:NONE

Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS DEVICE IS A RECIEVER PROTECTOR TUBE WHICH CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT
OF COBALT 60. THE TUBE IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEALED SOURCE & NORMAL
HANDLING WILL PRESENT NO RADIATION PROBLEMS. THE HAZARDS OF W
ORKING WITH COBALT METAL/POWDER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CUTTING,
GRINDING, WELDING, ETC. THAT PRODUCE DUST, FUMES & GASES.

HCC:A2
NRC/State Lic Num:20-02237-04
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5252F,2900C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2723F,1495C
Vapor Pres:<10-9 TORR
Spec Gravity:8.9
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER COLOORED METAL, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTROLLED DISPOSAL REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
DOD REGULATIONS AND FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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