FREY SCIENTIFIC -- SULFUR:ROLL,SUBLIMED PWD.,PRECIPITATED,79182 -- 6810-00-264-6577
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:SULFUR:ROLL,SUBLIMED PWD.,PRECIPITATED,79182 MSDS Date:12/09/1994 FSC:6810 NIIN:00-264-6577 === Responsible Party === Company Name:FREY SCIENTIFIC Address:905 HICKORY LANE City:MANSFIELD State:OH ZIP:44905 Country:US Info Phone Num:419-589-9905/716-226-6177/334-4222 Emergency Phone Num:419-589-1900/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA CAGE:6U218 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:FREY SCIENTIFIC Address:100 PARAGON PARKWAY Box:City:MANSFIELD State:OH ZIP:44905 Country:US Phone:419-589-1900 CAGE:6U218 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:SULFUR CAS:7704-34-9 RTECS #:WS4250000 Fraction by Wt: 100% Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) IS NOT KNOWN. Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS:EYE AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. ACUTE- SULFUR IS ESSENTIALLY NON-TOXIC EITHER THROUGH INGESTION, INHALATION OR SKIN CONTACT. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE ALLERGIC. SULFUR I S AN EYE IRRITANT. DUST MAY IRRITATE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC- UNKNOWN. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH SENSITIVITY TO SULFUR ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:GET MEDICAL HELP IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATE R FOLLOWED BY WASHING SKIN WITH SOAP & WATER. ORAL:IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK TWO TO THREE GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point Method:CC Flash Point:405F,207C Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:450F Lower Limits:35 G/M3 Upper Limits:1400 G/M3 Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG. FOR SMALL FIRE USE SAND OR ADDITIONAL SULFUR. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS. Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. AVOID STRAIGHT STREAM OF WATER WHICH WILL SCATTER MOLTEN SULFUR AND DUST. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST OR VAPOR FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR. IT EMITS TOXIC GASES OF SULFUR OXIDES. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENTS. VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. AVOID GENERATING DUST. POWDERED SULFUR SHOULD NOT BE SCATTERED NOR ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE ON SURFACES FROMSPILLS. Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED PLACE AWAY FROM FIRE, SPARK, INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ALL ELECTRIC MOTORS IN THE AREA SHOULD BE OF EXPLOSIVE PROOF TYPE. Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUSTS. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST OR FUMES. Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. Protective Gloves:RUBBER Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES/SAFETY GLASSES Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS NEEDED TO PREVENT PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT, EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING, DRINKING/SMOKING. Supplemental Safety and Health ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:F8 NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:832F,444C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:233F - 246F Vapor Pres:<.0001@68F Spec Gravity:1.92 - 2.07 Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT RELEVANT Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE Appearance and Odor:YELLOW POWDER, CRYSTALS OR ROLLS - CHARACTERISTIC SULFUR ODOR Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS NITRATES AND CHLORATES, STRONG BASES Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IN A SANITARY LANDFILL AFTER MIXING 3 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF CALCIUM CARBONATE TO NEUTRALIZE THE SLOW GENERATION OF SULFU RIC ACID. 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