BARIUM & CHEMICALS INC -- POTASSIUM CHLORATE  -- 6810-00N011327
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM CHLORATE
MSDS Date:09/02/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N011327
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BARIUM & CHEMICALS INC
Address:COUNTY RD 44
Box:218
City:STEUBENVILLE
State:OH
ZIP:43952
Country:US
Info Phone Num:740-282-9776
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:DO062
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BARIUM & CHEMICAL
Address:COUNTY RD 44
Box:218
City:STEUBENVILLE
Phone:614-282-9776
CAGE:DO062
Company Name:BARIUM AND CHEMICALS INC
Address:COUNTY RD 44
Box:218
City:STEUBENVILLE
State:OH
ZIP:43952
Country:US
Phone:740-282-9776
CAGE:20865

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM CHLORATE.  LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 1870 MG/KG.
CAS:3811-04-9
RTECS #:FO0350000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE MOD IRRIT. MAY CAUSE
    EYE BURNS. SKIN: CNTCT W/SKIN CAUSES IRRIT & POSS BURNS; ESP IF
    SKIN IS WET/MOIST. INGEST: MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT W/NAUS, VOMIT &
    DIARR. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CY ANOSIS, CONVULSIONS & DEATH.
    METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IS CHARACTERIZED BY DIZZ, DROW, HDCH, BREATH
    SHORTNESS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CYANOSIS W/BLUISH SKIN, RAPID HEART
    RATE & CHOCLATE-BROWN COLORED BLOOD. INHAL: DUST IS IRRITATING TO
    RESP TRACT. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS,
    TACHYCARDIA, DYSPNEA & D EATH. CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT MAY
    CAUSE DERM. MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD,
    KIDNEYS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
    OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN: GET
    MED AID IMMED. FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN WHILE R EMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. INGEST: IF VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET MED AID IMMED. INHAL: GET
    MED AID (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE, USE WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CHEMICAL
    FOAM OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN. STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MAY CAUSE A FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS
    INDICATED. AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO
    WATERWAYS. SWEEP UP OR ABSORB MATERIAL, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE
    CLEAN, DRY CLOSED CON TAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME.
    DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
    PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM REDUCING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &
    WASH BEFORE REUSE. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY
    CLOSED. AVOID CONTACT W/HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. AVOID CONTACT W/CLTHG
    & OTHER COMBUS T MATLS. AVOID INGEST & INHAL. (SUPDAT)

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29 CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    LOW.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: METAL-SULFUR CMPDS; SUGARS; METAL-PHOSPHOROUS CMPDS.
    FIRST AID PROC: IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RRESP. IF BRTHG IS
    DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. NOTES TO MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIV
    ELY. OTHER PRECS: USE W/ADEQ VENT. EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:673F,356C
Spec Gravity:2.52
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIA; COMBUSTIBLE MATLS; STRONG REDUCING AGENTS; FINELY POWDERED
    METALS; ALCOHOLS; STRONG ACIDS; SULFUR & (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE, OXYGEN, OXIDES OF POTASSIUM.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. NOT LISTED AS A MATERIAL BANNED FROM
    LAND DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA.

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