Product ID:10251 NICKEL PELLETS
MSDS Date:04/12/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F034372
MSDS Number: BTNLK

Emergency Phone: 508-777-1970/508-521-6300

Info Phone: 508-777-1970/508-521-6300

Cage: 0JVJ1

Telephone: 978-521-6300

Cage: 0JVJ1

NICKEL (SOLUBLE) (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, NTP.

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM IC

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION:
HEMOLYSIS/HEMATURIA/JAUNDICE/ANORIA. SKIN: SENSITIZATION/NICHEL
ITCH/ENYTHEMA/ECZEMA. EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION/PULMONARY SENSITIZATION. STUDIES SHOW AN INCREASED
INCIDENCE O F CANCER OF THE NASAL CAVITY/LUNG & LARYNX IN NICKEL
REFINERY WORKERS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:VOMITING/WATERY/BLOODY
DIARRHEA/CONVULSIONS/COLLAPSE/ITCHING/BURNING/IRRITATION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE

First Aid:SKIN: FLOOD W/PLENTY OF WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15
MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DON'T USE WATER/CO2. USE DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING
AGENTS/DRY SAND/DRY GROUND DOLOMITE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA/FLAME & CHEMICAL
RESISTANT CLOTHING/HATS/BOOTS & GLOVES. REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE
AREA W/OUT RISK.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COVER W/DRY
SAND/VERMICULITE. MIX WELL & CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A CONTAINER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN A COOL/DRY/WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:HAVE EYEWASH CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLUSHING/SAFETY
DRENCH SHOWER & HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.

Respiratory Protection:HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICLE
Ventilation:LABORATORY FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT/APRON/FLAME & CHEMICAL RESISTANT
COVERALLS, EYEWASH, SAFETY DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID CON'T: ALUMINUM
TRICHLORIDE/P-DIOXANE/HYDROGEN/METHANOL/COMBUSTIBLE
SUBSTANCES/SELENIUM/PHOSPHORUS/FLUORINE/PERFORMIC ACID.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4946F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2647.4F
Vapor Pres: 0
Spec Gravity:8.908
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METALLIC ELEMENT W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS/OXIDIZING AGENTS/SULFUR/TITANIUM/AMMONIUM NITRATE/POTASSIUM
PERCHLORATE/HYDRAZOIC ACID/ALUMINUM (SEE SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT W/ACIDS: HYDROGEN

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

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