OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- FERROUS CHLORIDE  -- 6810-00F032000
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FERROUS CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:12/27/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F032000
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:450 7TH AVE SUITE 2407
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10123
Country:US
Info Phone Num:212-967-1100/800-445-MSDS
Emergency Phone Num:615-292-1180/212-967-3973
Preparer's Name:JOHN S BRANSFORD JR
CAGE:0G772
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:450 7TH AVE SUITE 2407
Box:City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10123
Country:US
Phone:212-967-1100/800-445-MSDS
CAGE:0G772

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

Ingred Name:FERROUS CHLORIDE
CAS:7758-94-3
RTECS #:NO5400000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 984 MG/KG  TETRAHYDRATE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. INHALATION: DIFFICULT
    BREATHING & IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SKIN: IRRITATION,
    BURNS; POISONING MAY OCCUR THROUGH ABSORPTION, DERMATITIS. EYES:
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: SEVERE GASTRITIS/ GASTROENTERITIS,
    LEUKOCYTOSIS, CYANOSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE, FATAL,
    LIVER/KIDNEY/PANCREAS DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: INFLAMMATION, LOCAL BROWN DISCOLORATION.
    INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DEHYDRATION, FEVER, RESTLESSNESS,
    LETHARGY, HYPOTONIA, COMA, FAST-WEAK PULSE, HYPOTENSION,
    HYPERVENTILATION, SHOCK, VASOMOTO R INSTABILITY, CONVULSIONS,
    DEATH.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN AS
    NECESSARY. KEEP WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY.
    ADMINISTRATION OF OXYGEN SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED
    PERSONNEL. SKIN: WAS H W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR 20 MINS.
    IF BURNED, USE STERILE DRESSING. EYES: WASH W/WATER FOR 20 MINS.
    INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING W/SYRUP OF IPECAC, THEN GASTRIC LAVAGE.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTN.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY, FOAM, FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
    COOL COTNAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE, WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY
    AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DON'T USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATERIAL. IF
    LARGE AMOUNTS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE INVOLVED, USE WATER
    SPRAY/FOG IN FLOODING AMOUNTS. KEEP UPWIND.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL: DIG PIT TO CONTAIN. WATER: NEUTRALIZE.
    ALLOW TO AERATE. DON'T TOUCH MATERIAL. SMALL SPILL: ABSORB W/SAND &
    PUT IN CONTAINERS. LARGE SPILL: DIKE AREA. EVACUATE AREA.
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 100 LBS.
Neutralizing Agent:AGRICULTURAL LIME, SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED LIMESTONE,
    SODIUM BICARBONATE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS & HOPPER
    CARS. MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL).

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

Respiratory Protection:DUST & MIST, AIR PURIFYING W/HIGH EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE FILTER, AIR SUPPLIED, SCBA. ALL MUST BE USED W/TIGHT
    FITTING FULL FACEPIECE MASK IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, GENERAL DILUTION
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH & DUST PROOF FACE SHIELD/GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH & SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MAY AFFECT CARDIOVASCULAR & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS, LIVER, KIDNEY, AND
    PANCREAS. PH: ACIDIC IN SOLUTION. PRODUCT IS SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL &
    ALCOHOL; SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN BENZEN; PRACTICALLY IN SOLUBLE IN 
    ETHER.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1873F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1238-1245F
Vapor Pres:10
Spec Gravity:3.16
pH:SUPP
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:GREENISH-WHITE-YELLOW DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS: HAZARDOUS REACTION. ETHYLENE OXIDE: EXOTHERMIC
    POLYMERIZATION. POTASSIUM & SODIUM: VIOLENT EXPLOSION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FIRE & OTHER IGNITION SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OZONIDES: EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION.
    TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES OF CHLORIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ETHYLENE OXIDE: MAY CATALYZE
    EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

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