Product ID:Z12500 ZINC METAL SHOT
MSDS Date:05/16/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F045109
MSDS Number: BYLDG

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

ZINC

CAS: 7440-66-6

RTECS: ZG8600000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. SKIN: MECHANICAL IRRITATION & MILD DERMATITIS, BURNS.
EYES: MECHANICAL IRRITATION/CORNEAL INJURY & BURNS. INGESTION:
POISONING MAY EFFECT THE GI TRACT, LUNGS, CNS, HEMATOPOIETIC
SYSTEM, BONES,IMMUNE SYSTEM EFFECTS & DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION/DIFFICULTY
BREATHING/SNEEZING/IRRITABILITY/UPPER EXTREMITY
TREMOR/INCOORDINATION/ATAXIA/METAL FUME FEVER/THIRST/SWEET
METALIC/FOUL TASTE IN MOUTH/COUGHING/DRYNESS/LASSITUDE/FEELING OF
MALAI SE/FEVER/CHILLS/MUSCULAR PAIN/MILD TO SEVERE
HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMITING/EXAGGERATED MENTAL
ACTIVITY/SWEATING/DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/SKIN DISORDERS/IMPAIRED
RESPIRATORY FUNCTION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GIVE CPR IF
NECESSARY. MAINTAIN AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESSURE & RESPIRATION. KEEP WARM
& AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DET ERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES: WASH
IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MINS.
INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO HELP
PREVENT ASPIRATION.(SUPP

Extinguishing Media:DRY SAND, DOLOMITE, GRAPHITE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODA
ASH/APPROPRIATE METAL-EXTINGUISHING POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T APPLY WATER TO BURNING MATERIAL. W/O
RISK MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF
CONTAINERS UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. (SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD IN BULK FORM;
DUST, POWDER/FUMES ARE FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAMES.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING FUMES FROM BURNING MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS. EQUIPMENT: EXPLOSION
PROOF IF CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST, VAPOR/FUMES ARE PRESENT.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF/RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, PROTECTIVE IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE CONT'D: STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE, USE
UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLES. WITHDRAW & LET FIRE BURN.
WEAR SCBA W/A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN A PRESSURE-DEMAND/POSITIVE
PRE SSURE MODE. FIRST AID: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
SYMPTOMATCALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1664F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:787F
Vapor Pres:1
Spec Gravity:7.1
Solubility in Water:REACTS
Appearance and Odor:BLUISH-GRAY SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, CHLORATES, HALOGENS, HALOCARBONS, METAL/METAL OXIDES,
NITRATES, INTERHALOGENS, LEAD AZIDE, HALIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NORMAL TEMPS & PRESSURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES, ZINC OXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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