OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- SODIUM SULFATE  -- 6810-00N072215
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SULFATE
MSDS Date:04/26/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N072215
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 WEST 42ND ST 12TH FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-445-6737
Emergency Phone Num:615-386-2000
CAGE:DO501
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEA & SAFETY,FORD MOTOR CO
Address:900 PARKLANE TOWERS WEST
City:DEARBORNE
State:MI
ZIP:48126
Phone:800-959-3673
CAGE:DO501
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:11 W 42ND ST 12 THE FLOOR
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10036
Country:US
Phone:212-789-3535
CAGE:0G9K0

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFATE (2:1)
CAS:7757-82-6
RTECS #:WE1650000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: DO NOT MAKE UNCONSCIOUS PERSON VOMIT. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED
    WORKING LIMS OF RESP & MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. ANY DUST & (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: MIST RESP. ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP
    W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY TYPE 'C' (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER
    POS PRESS OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN
    CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: NO DATA AVAIL. SKIN: NO
    SPECIFIC DATA AVAIL. SOME SULFATE SALTS MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO HANDS OF
    FOOD HANDLERS W/ATOPIC OR ECZEMATOUS SKIN. EYES: NO DATA AVAIL.
    INGEST: MAY CAUSE PURGING, FLU ID LOSS, BLOOD IN STOOLS,
    HYPOTENSION &HYPERNATREMIA. CHRONIC: INHAL: EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES
    HAVE SHOWN(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EXCESS RISK OF ASTHMATIC ATTACKS IN
    GEN POPULATION TO BE CORRELATED W/ELEVATED LEVELS OF SUSPENDED
    SULFATE PARTICLES IN AIR. HOWEVER, STUDY OF 119 WORKERS EXPOSED TO
    SODIUM SULFATE DUST, SOM E FOR 10 YRS, HAD NO ABNORMS OF PULM FUNC
    OR OTHER ASPECTS OF HLTH. SKIN/EYES:NO DATA AVAIL. INGEST:REPRO
    EFTS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG &
    SHOES IMMED.  WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS
    OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE
    FOR (SUPDAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH USING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . NO
    ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID
    BREATHING VAPORS OR DUST; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOM BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
    FROM MINIMUM TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAM LEVELS  FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE (ING 3)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO (ING
    7)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ANIMALS. FIRST AID PROC: AT
    LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING EYELIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS.
    INGEST: WHEN CHEM SWALLOWED & PERSON CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE LG AMTS
    OF WA TER. AFTER WATER HAS BEEN SWALLOWED, TRY TO GET VICTIM TO
    VOMIT BY HAVING HIM/HER TOUCH BACK OF THROAT W/FINGER. (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1630F,888C
Spec Gravity:2.68
Solubility in Water:42% @ 100C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER WITH A BITTER SALINE
    TASTE; ODORLESS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM: VIOLENT EXPLOSION ON MELTING.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF SULFUR AND SODIUM OXIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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