Product ID:GENERAL "QUICK-AID" DRY CHEMICAL
MSDS Date:10/01/1990
FSC:4210
NIIN:00-912-9429
MSDS Number: BRTBJ

Emergency Phone: 708-272-7500

Info Phone: 708-272-7500

Preparer: WILLIAM R. WARNOCK

Cage: 99539

Telephone: (708) 847-272-7500; 847-272-7500

Cage: 99539

SODIUM BICARBONATE

CAS: 144-55-8

RTECS: VZ0950000

COMPRESSED GAS PROPELLANT - TYPE UNKNOWN.

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:"N/A" HMIS:PRIMARILY SODIUM
CARBONATE. MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. IS PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC
EXCEPT IN MASSIVE DOSES. MAY IRRITATE RESPIRATORY TRACT IF DUST IS
BREATHED.

First Aid:MFR: WASH FROM EYES WITH WARM WATER. HMIS:IF DUST IS
INHALED, REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, RESTORE OR SUPPORT BREATHING.

Extinguishing Media:"N/A"-FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT
Fire Fighting Procedures:"N/A" HMIS: USE NORMAL ACCEPTED FIRE FIGHTING
PROCEDURES.

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP IN NORMAL MANNER. USE VACUUM TO AVOID
CREATING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Other Precautions:MANUFACTURER LEFT THIS FIELD BLANK.

Respiratory Protection:USE PARTICLE MASK, 3M 8500 NON-TOXIC, WHEN
HANDLING.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO REMOVE DUST
Protective Gloves:NOT NEEDED
Eye Protection:NOT NEEDED
Other Protective Equipment:NOTNEEDED
Work Hygienic Practices:AFTER HANDLING, WASH EXPOSED SKIN WITH WARM
WATER AND SOAP.
Supplemental Safety and Health
KEY2:KT MSDS SUPPLIED BY GENERAL FIRE WAS VERY POOR, TELLING THE
READER ALMOST NOTHING. MSDS DESCRIBES ONLY THE DRY POWDER OF THE
FIRE EXTINGUISHER, NOT THE COMPRESSED GAS (PROBABLY NITROGEN) USED
T O EXPELL THE POWDER FROM THE EXTINGUISHER.

HCC:G3
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Spec Gravity:2.16
Solubility in Water:WATER REPELLANT; 98%
Appearance and Odor:FINE, WHITE POWDER IN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Corrosion Rate:UNKNOWNN

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
DO NOT MIX WITRH AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE BASE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MANUFACTURER LEFT THIS FIELD BLANK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES TO SODIUM CARBONATE, CARBON
DIOXIDE AND WATER AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN NORMAL MANNER. USED CLOSED CONTAINER
TO PREVENT DUST. HMIS: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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