Product ID:Z12500 ZINC METAL SHOT
MSDS Date:05/16/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F049181
MSDS Number: BZVNK

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:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION, NEUROLOGICAL &
PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMOLOGY, UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SKIN:
MECHANICAL IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, BURNS. EYES: BURNS, IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITABILTY, UPPER EXTREMITY COARSE INTENTION
TREMOR, INCOORDINATION, ATAXIA, SWEET, METALLIC/FOUL TASTE IN
MOUTH, COUGH, DRYNESS, FEVER, CHILLS, MUSCULAR PAIN, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, SWEATING, E XCESSIVE URINATION, DIARRHEA, GI
DISTURBANCES, HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA, DISCOMFORT, REDDENING, TEARING,
BURNS (SEE SUPP)

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. MAINTAIN
AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESSURE & RESPIRATION. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
WATER. EYES: WASH W/WATER. INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP
HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE.

Extinguishing Media:DRY SAND, DOLOMITE, GRAPHITE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODA
ASH/APPROPRIATE METAL-EXTINGUISHING POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T APPLY WATER TO BURNING MATERIAL. MOVE
CONTAINERS W/O RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDE OF CONTAINERS.
AVOID END OF TANKS. (SEE SUPP)

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

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

Respiratory Protection:THE RESPIRATOR MUST BE BASED ON CONTAMINATION
LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE & JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED SHOES & CLOTHING
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRES CONT'D: FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA: USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLES. WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. SYMPTOMS CONT'D: STOMACH CRAMPS,
DEHYDRATION, ELE CTROLYTE IMBALANCE, ABDOMINAL PAIN, HEMATEMESIS,
LETHARGY, DIZZINESS, SHOCK, COLLAPSE, RENAL FAILURE, DEATH.

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, ALKALIES, ALUMINUM, AMMONIUM NITRATE, AMMONIUM SULFIDE, ARSENIC,
BROMOMETHANE, CADMIUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: ZINC OXIDE.

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

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