Product ID:ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID
MSDS Date:07/15/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F031091
MSDS Number: BSMPM

Emergency Phone: 310-516-8000

Info Phone: 310-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (ASPIRIN), SALICYLIC ACID, ACETATE

CAS: 50-78-2

RTECS: VO0700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TDLO (HUMAN) ORAL: 669 MG/KG (11 DAYS)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRIMARY
IRRITANT/SENSITIZER/TOXIC/POISONING. INGESTION: EFFECTS TO
CNS/KIDNEYS. MAY CROSS PLACENTA/EXCRETING IN BREAST MILK.
DEVELOPMENTAL/CARDIOVASCULAR/GI EFFECTS. INHALATION: ALLERGIC
REACTIONS. SK IN: ABSORPTION/ALLERGIC REACTION. EYE:
CONJUNCTIVITIS. SEE ORIGINAL MSDS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: BURNS. INGESTION: CONSTIPATION. SEE
ORIGINAL MSDS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ACTIVE ULCERS/RHEUMATIC
FEVER/ALCOHOLISM/CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE/VITAMIN K
DEFICIENCY/ASTHMA/MILD DIABETES/ANEMIA/NASAL POLYPS/RENAL OR
HEPATIC INSUFFICIENCY/GOUT/SEE ORIGINAL MSDS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NECESSARY, GIVE CPR. KEEP
WARM & QUIET. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT/WATER . EYES: FLUSH W/WATER OR NORMAL SALINE.INGESTION:
PROVIDE EMESIS/GASTRIC LAVAGE IF NECESSARY. KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO
PREVENT ASPIRATION. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER OR REGULAR FOAM. LARGER
FIRES: USE WATER SPRAY, FOG, OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER SAFELY. DON'T SCATTER
W/HIGH-PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND. USE SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OR FLAME. DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE. OXIDIZERS: FIRE
& EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH SPILLED
MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.

Respiratory Protection:TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE W/FULL
FACEPIECE/HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRES SURE-DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO MEET
PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT, FACESHIELD,
EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. MSDS CONTAINS TOO MUCH HEALTH HAZARDS INFORMATION,
REFER TO ORIGINAL MSDS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:270-277F
Spec Gravity:1.4
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHTIE CRYSTALS OR WHITE, CRYSTALLINE
POWDER W/SLIGHT BITTER TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT OR FLAME, SPARKS, MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SALICYLIC ACID & ACETIC ACID, TOXIC
OXIDES OF CARBON

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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