MALLINCKRODT -- ZINC METAL GRANULAR -- 6810-00N065822
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:ZINC METAL GRANULAR MSDS Date:04/06/1989 FSC:6810 NIIN:00N065822 === Responsible Party === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT Box:M City:PARIS State:KY ZIP:40361 Country:US Info Phone Num:314-982-5000 Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000 CAGE:ZA916 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC Address:2703 WAGNER PLACE Box:M City:MARYLAND HEIGHTS State:MO ZIP:63043 Country:US Phone:314-770-7800 CAGE:ZA916 Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG State:NJ ZIP:08865 Country:US Phone:908-859-2151 CAGE:62910 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:ZINC; (ZINC METAL GRANULAR) (SARA 313) (CERCLA) CAS:7440-66-6 RTECS #:ZG8600000 OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS ===================== 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:INHALATION:WHEN HEATED, THE FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC AND MAY CAUSE FUME FEVER. INGESTION:MAY CAUSE GI DISTURBANCES. SKIN:NOT EXPECTED TO BE A HLTH HAZ. EYES:SMALL PARTICLES MAY CAUSE MECH IRRIT OR INJUR Y TO THE SURFACE OF THE EYE. NOTICEABLEDISCOMFORT, REDDENING & TEARING CAN OCCUR. CHRONIC:NO ADVERSE EFTS EXPECTED. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . INGESTION:IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYES:WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRIT DEVELOPS, GET MED ATTN. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:SMOTHER WITH A SUITABLE DRY POWDER (SODIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE). Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ZINC CAN MELT UNDER EVEN MOD FIRE CNDTNS & WILL BURN IN AIR. BULK DUST IN DAMP STATE MAY HEAT SPONTANEOUSLY & IGNITE ON EXPOS TO AIR. FINE DUST (SUPP DATA) ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO A SUITABLE CLOSED CONTAINER, PREFERABLY METAL, FOR INTERMEDIATE STORAGE BEFORE RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. PROT FORM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENT AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE AND INCOMPATIBILITIES. Other Precautions:AS PART OF GOOD INDUSTRIAL AND PERSONAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PROCEDURE, AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE AND ENSURE PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS APPARENT, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE N ECESSARY. Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT @ ITS SOURCE IS REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR. Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS . Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER . Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health EXPLO HAZS:DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATIONS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD. MATLS TO AVOID:CONDITIONS WHERE THE ZINC IS QUITE HOT OR MOLTE N. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1665F,907C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:786F,419C Vapor Pres:1 @ 909F Spec Gravity:7.14 Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, GRAY-BLUE GRANULAR OR SHINY, IRREGULAR LUMPS. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG ACIDS, ALKALIES & OXIDIZING AGENTS, SULFUR, HALOGENS & SOME CHLORINATED MATLS. HAZ IS GREATEST UNDER (SUPP DATA) Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Hazardous Decomposition Products:MELTED ZINC PRODUCES TOXIC ZINC VAPOR WHICH OXIDIZES AND CONDENSES IN AIR TO FORM ZINC OXIDE FUME. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN A RCRA APPROVED FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever, expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this document should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their particular situation.