Product ID:OROTHERM HT GOLD PLATING SOLUTION
MSDS Date:08/28/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N047870
MSDS Number: BTYHF

TECHNIC INC

1 SPECTACLE STREET
CRANSTON, RI 02910
US

Emergency Phone: 401-781-6100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 401-781-6100

Cage: 20816

TECHNIC INC

CRANSTON, RI 02910 US

Telephone: 401-781-6100

Cage: 20816

POTASSIUM AUROCYANIDE

CAS: 13967-50-5

Fraction By Weight: 4.36%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

NICKEL NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; (NICKEL COMPLEX)

CAS: 34831-03-3

Fraction By Weight: 0.30%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (MFR)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: LOC: IRRITANT THAT CAUSES
READILY REVERSIBLE CHANGES WHICH DISAPPEAR AFTER END OF EXPOS.
SYSTEMIC: INGEST/INHAL MAY CAUSE DEATH/PERM INJURY AFTER A VERY
SHORT EXPOS TO SM QTY. CHRONIC: LOC: IRR ITANT THAT MAY CAUSE BOTH
REVERSIBLE & IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES; BUT NOT SEV ENOUGH TO CAUSE
DEATH/PERM (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL COMPOUNDS: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON
EVAL OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990: GRP 2B.
NTP 6TH(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INJURY. SYSTEMIC: INGEST/INHAL CAN
CAUSE READILY REVERSIBLE CHANGES WHICH DISAPPEAR AFTER END OF
EXPOS. INHAL: WEAK, DIZZ, HDCH, VOMIT, UNCON & DEATH. SKIN/EYES:
"CYANIDE RASH"-ITCH, MACULAR , PAPULAR & VESICULAR ERUPTIONS. THERE
ARE NO SECONDARY INFECTIONS. ABSORBED THRU SKIN: SAME AS INHAL &
SKIN (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST (15 MIN/LONGER). CALL
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH THORO WITH SOAP AND WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN.
INHAL: TREAT 5 TIMES @ 15 SECONDS INTERVALS W/AMYL NITRITE BROKEN
IN CLOTH. AR TF RESP IF NEC. CALL PHYS. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
EMETIC (1 TBSP SALT TO A GLASS OF WARM WATER). REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT
FLUID IS CLEAR. CALL PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND SEND TO TECHNIC, INC FOR
REFINING-CONTAINS GOLD. TREAT AS COMPLEXED CYANIDE. WEAR PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
STRONG ACIDS AND FOOD PRODUCTS. TEMPERATURE=55-85F.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:OPTIONAL-NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD CHEM WORK GOGG .
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON(OPTIONAL).
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING AND SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1991: ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
HUMAN: LUNGS, NASAL CAVITIES. EFTS OF OVEREXP: CONTACT. INGEST: MAY
CAUSE DEATH/PERM INJURY FROM SMALL QTY. (IF DETECTED EARLY; VO
MIT/UNCON).

Spec Gravity:11BAUME'(MIN)
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GREEN SOLUTION; CYANIDE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT MIX WITH STRONG ACIDS, ACID FUMES,
STEAM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CYANIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:SHOULD BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.

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