Product ID:D-MICROCROWNS
MSDS Date:10/07/1993
FSC:9650
NIIN:00N049084
MSDS Number: BTZCC

FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED

COMMERCE COURT WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA

Emergency Phone: 705-693-2761

Info Phone: 705-693-2761

Cage: IO743

INDUSMIN DIVISION FALCONBRIDGE LTD.

TORONTO, ON CA

Telephone: (705) 877-2210

Cage: 38385

NICKEL (SARA III); (99.9% NI METAL)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

I.A.R.C.(JUNE 1989) HAS RECLASSIFIED NICKEL AS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

GROUP 1 CARCIN. GROUP 1 CARCIN -

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TO HUMANS. THIS CLASSIFICATION IS USED WHEN THERE IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ANIMALS. FINALLY, ACGIH STATES THAT ONLY DUST & FUMES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ONLY RELIABLE, SCIENTIFIC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO RSLT FROM CERTAIN STEPS IN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

OF WORKERS EXPOSED TO VARIOUS FORMS OF NICKEL & ITS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

OSHA CFR 1910.134 ARE RECOMMENDED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

BY USE OF APPROPRIATE VENTILATION.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

AVOID SOLUTION CONTACT BY USE OF ANSI APPROVED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ANTICPATED TO BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)>5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:UNDER NORMAL HNDLG & USE, EXPOS TO
MASSIVE FORMS OF NICKEL PRESENTS FEW HLTH HAZ. IF, HOWEVER, MASSIVE
FORMS ARE CONVERTED TO PARTICULATES THEN BOTH ACUTE & CHRONIC HLTH
HAZ ARE POSS. ACUTE:EYE:PARTIC ULATES MAY CAUSE SLIGHT EYE IRRIT.
SKIN:BOTH MASSIVE FORMS & PARTICULATES MAY CAUSE EITHER CONT DERM
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:IARC MONO ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK
OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GRP 2B. NTP 6TH ANNUAL REPORT
ON (ING 12)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OR SKIN SENSIT IN SENSITIVE
INDIVIDUALS W/RPTD SKIN EXPOS. INGEST:NOT A NORMAL ROUTE OF ENTRY.
INHAL:RARE CASES OF ASTHMA HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED IN
INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO SOME FO RMS OF PARTICULATES CONTAINING
NICKEL, PARTICULARLY NICKEL SULPHATE (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:IRRIGATE WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:WASH OFF
CONT AREAS W/WATER/REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOWER. CONTAMD CLTHG
SHOULD BE WASHED BEFORE REUSE. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD CONT W/SKIN.
INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IF LG AMTS INGESTED. CONSULT PHYS.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IF ACUTE RESP EFFECT. CONSULT PHYS.

Extinguishing Media:MASSIVE FORMS OF NICKEL DO NOT PRESENT A FIRE OR
EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .

Spill Release Procedures:UNDER NORMAL HNDLG AND USE MATL IS NOT DUSTY
AND DOES NOT PRESENT SPILLAGE & LEAKAGE PROBLEMS. NO PROT REQD,
EXCEPT AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD DIRECT SKIN CONTACT IF SENSITIVE TO
NICKEL. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE NEAR MINERAL ACIDS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF SOLID NICKEL FORMS ARE CONVERTED IN MFR
PROCESSES TO PARTICUALTES & VENT IS NOT ADEQ TO MAINTAIN NICKEL
CONCS BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOS LIMS, THEN RESP PROT SHOULD BE USED.
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPS W/ H.E.P.A. FILTER ACCORDING TO (ING 9)
Ventilation:IF SOLID FORMS OF NICKEL ARE CONVERTED TO PARTICULATES
MAINTAIN WORKING ENVIRONMENT BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOS LIMS(ING 10)
Protective Gloves:LEATHER OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:IF NICKEL METAL IS DISSOLVED, (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:PROT COVERALLS AND SAFETY FOOTWEAR ARE
RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CNDTNS (STAB):WILL PRODUCE NICKEL CARBONYL-A HIGHLY TOXIC GAS. EFTS OF
OVEREXPOS:FORM. ACUTE INHAL DOSE L.C. 50 IN RATES IS >10 MG/L.
CHRONIC:ACCORDING TO OSHA CFR 1910.1200(D)(4)(1), NICKEL METAL IS
CONSIDERED A POSS CANCER HAZ BECAUSE NTP HAS CONCLUDED IT MAY BE
REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE A HUMAN CARCIN.(ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4946F,2730C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2647F,1453C
Spec Gravity:8.9 (H*20=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, METALLIC - NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONT W/MINERAL ACIDS WILL RELEASE
HYDROGEN-A DANGEROUS GAS. UNDER SPECIFIC CNDTNS, EXPOS TO CARBON
MONOXIDE (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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