Product ID:INDICATING DRIERITE
MSDS Date:07/01/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLGQV

W.A.HAMMOND DRIERITE CO.

138 DAYTON AVE.
XENIA, OH 45385-2830
US

Emergency Phone: 937-376-2927

Info Phone: 937-376-2927

Cage: 70000

W.A.HAMMOND DRIERITE CO.

460 XENIA, OH 45385-2830 US

Telephone: 937-376-2927

Cage: 70000

COBALT CHLORIDE

CAS: 7646-79-9

RTECS: GF9800000

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3

CALCIUM SULFATE

CAS: 7778-18-9

RTECS: WS6920000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS COBALT
CHLORIDE WHICH IS LISTED AS A LUNG CARCINOGEN. EYES: PARTICLES MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT TOXIC. MAY DRY OR
IRRITATE SKIN. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE AN IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
ORGANS ON SENSITIVE PERSONS RESULTING IN THE OBSTRUCTION OF AIRWAYS
WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
AND SENSATION OF WARMTH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT CHLORIDE: IARC GROUP 2B (COBALT
AND COBALT COMPOUNDS), VOLUME 52, PAGE 363, 1991.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, NOSE, THROAT, OR RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER, IF IRRITATION CONTINUES OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH WATER. INHALATION
(DUST): RMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS,
INDUCE VOMITI NG, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NOT
COMBUSTIBLE (MFR).
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM MATERIAL INTO APPROPRIATE
WASTE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID DUSTING CONDITIONS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINERS. AVOID
GENERATING DUST. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, AND CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . MASK NIOSH/OSHA APPROVED FOR DUST.
Ventilation:TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . GLOVES OR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ARE NOT USUALLY NECESSARY
BUT MAY BE DESIRABLE IN SPECIFIC WORK SITUATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
TO MINIMIZE DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CHEMICAL NAME/FAMILY: 1/16" TO 1/4" BLUE GRANULES.

Spec Gravity:1.87 (H20=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/A (H2O=1)
Solubility in Water:0.25 G/100ML
Appearance and Odor:BLUE GRANULES, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CL 2 @318C: S03 @ 1450C.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS MATERIAL MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PROCEDURES ACCEPTABLE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: N/A.

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