MATERIAL
SAFETY DATA SHEET
IDENTITY: INDICATING DRIERITE DATE PREPARED: 2-12-2010
DESCRIPTION: 1/16” TO ¼” BLUE GRANULES
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MANUFACTURERS NAME: W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE CO., LTD.
ADDRESS: P.O.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: 937-376-2927
INFORMATION PHONE NUMBER: 937-376-2927
www.drierite.comSECTION II
INGREDIENTS
CHEMICAL IDENTITY % OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
UNITS C.A.S. # TSCA #
CALCIUM SULFATE, >98 15 10 mg//M3 7778-18-9 A739-8876
COBALT CHLORIDE <2 0.05* 0.05* mg/M3 7646-79-9 A451-6434
*(AS COBALT METAL)
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS (HMIS)
HEALTH FLAMMABILITY REACTIVITY PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
1 0 1 E
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PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: (H20-1): 1.87
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 0.25 GRAMS PER LITER
MELTING POINT: 1450 C DECOMPOSES
APPEARANCE: BLUE GRANULES; NO ODOR
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FIRE AND
EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT: NONE
EXTINGUISHER MEDIA: NOT COMBUSTABLE
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NONE
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE
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REACTIVITY
DATA
STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLE (MATERIALS TO AVOID): STRONG ACIDS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION BYPRODUCTS: SO3 @ 1450 C Cl2 @318 C
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
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HEALTH HAZARD
DATA
EYES: PARTICLES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
SKIN: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT TOXIC. MAY DRY OR IRRITATE SKIN
INHALATION: MAY
CAUSE AN IRRITATION OR RESPIRATORY ORGANS OF SENSITIVE PERSONS RESULTING IN THE
OBSTRUCTION OF
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND SENSATION OF WARMTH.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVER EXPOSURE: EYES, NOSE, THROAT, OR RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION
CARCINOGENICITY OF
INGREDIENTS:
MATERIAL IARC NTP OSHA
ALL NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COBALT CHLORIDE YES* NO NO
*(COBALT & COBALT COMPOUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AS GROUP 2B)
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
PRE-EXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY AND LUNG DISEASE SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA & ASTHMA
EMERGENCY AND FIRST
AID PROCEDURES:
EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION
DUST INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR
SKIN: WASH WITH WATER
INGESTION: IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
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SPILL OR
LEAKAGE PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN
CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
SWEEP OR VACUUM MATERIAL INTO APPROPRIATE WASTE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID DUSTING CONDITIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: THIS MATERIAL CAN BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ACCEPTABLE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE
TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING: KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN COOL
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CONTROL
MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: MASK NIOSH/OSHA APPROVED FOR DUST
VENTILATION: TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS
EYES: SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: GLOVES OR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT USUALLY
NECESSARY BUT MAY BE DESIRABLE IN SPECIFIC WORK SITUATIONS.
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REFERENCES
ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATION SET FORTH HEREIN ARE PRESENTED IN GOOD FAITH AND BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, THE W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE CO.,LTD. MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY THEREOF. INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED UPON THE CONDITION THAT THE PERSON RECEIVING IT WILL MAKE THEIR OWN DETERMINATION AS TO ITS SUITABILITY FOR THEIR PURPOSE PRIOR TO USE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE CO., LTD. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION HEREIN SUPPLIED. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF OR ANY OTHER NATURE MADE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION OR THE PRODUCT TO WHICH INFORMATION REFERS.