Product ID:502335 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:04/01/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F031493
MSDS Number: BSNNK

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3400

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Cage: DO735

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7447-40-7

RTECS: TS8050000

Fraction By Weight: 74.55%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 3020 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITATION.
INHALATION: NASAL, LUNG IRRITATION. INGESTION: GASTROINTEST
INAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: WEAKNESS, VOMITING, CIRCULATORY
PROBLEMS. EYES: REDNESS, TEARING, ABRASION SKIN: RASH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IMPAIRED KIDNEYS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. INGESTION: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO
DRINK. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 M INUTES. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEANS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED THE
PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE MODE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL.
COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL,
CONTAINER & SENT TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL DRY VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED FOR CONDITIONS WHERE EXPOSURE TO
DUST IS APPARENT, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY COVERING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN,
QUICK DRENCH FACILITIES
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT SUBLINES AT 1500C. DENSITY:1.987

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1422F
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS W/NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, SULFURIC ACID
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CONTAINED METAL & HALOGEN,
FREE IONIC HALOGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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