FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- POTASSIUM  -- 6810-00N047436
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N047436
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:FOR SM LIQ SPILL, TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORB
    MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR LGR (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:SPILLS, DIKE SPILL FOR LATER DISP. COVER PWDR SPILLS
    W/PLASTIC SHEET/TARP TO MIN SPREADING. KEEP UNNEC (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:FUME FILTER; ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP
    W/DUST, MIST & FUME FILTER; ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP(ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS
    PRESS MODE OR W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE; ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:GOGGLES & FACESHIELD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:THERE IS POSS THAT EMPLOYEE'S EYES &/OR
    SKIN MAY BE EXPOS TO THIS SUBSTANCE, EMPLOYER SHOULD (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:PROV EYE WSH FNTN & QUICK DRNCH SHWR MTG ANSI DSGN
    STNDS W/IN IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMERG USE .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM
CAS:7440-09-7
RTECS #:TS6460000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:OXIDE, HALOCARBONS, HALOGENS, HYDRAZINE,
    HYDROGEN HALIDES, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, INTERHALOGENS, LEAD (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:OXYCHLORIDE, LEAD PEROXIDE, LEAD SULFATE, MALEIC
    ANHYDRIDE, MERCURY, METAL HALIDES, METAL OXIDES, NITRIC (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:ACID, NITROGEN, NITRYL FLUORIDE, NON-METAL
    HALIDES/OXIDES, ORGANOSULFUR CMPDS, OXALYL DIHALIDES, STRONG (ING
    5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:OXIDIZERS, SELENIUM, SELENIUM OXYCHLORIDE, SILVER
    IODATE, SODIUM IODATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM PEROXIDE, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:SULFUR, SULFURIC ACID, TELLURIUM, THIOPHOSPHORYL
    FLUORIDE, VANADIUM OXYCHLORIDE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15-20
    MINS). IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE DRY(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF
    CHEM REMAINS(AT LST 15-20 MINS). CONTINUE IRRIGATING W/(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:NORM SALINE UNTIL PH HAS RETURNED TO NORM (30-60
    MINS). COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED ATTN IMMED. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:INGEST:DILUTE ALKALI BY GIVING WATER/MILK IMMED &
    ALLOW VOMIT TO OCCUR. AVOID GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMETICS. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:ESOPHAGOSCOPY IS ONLY WAY TO EXCLUDE POSS OF CORR IN
    UPPER GI TRACT. IF CORR IS SUSPECTED, ESOPHAGOSCOPY (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:SHOULD USUALLY BE PERFORMED W/IN 24 HRS. MAINTAIN
    AIRWAY & TREAT SHOCK. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:HIPS TO HELP PVNT ASPIR. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    ANTIDOTE:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  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:INHAL/SKIN/EYE:CORROSIVE. MAY REACT
    W/MOISTURE TO FORM POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, AN ALKALINE CORROSIVE.
    INGEST:CORROSIVE. MAY REACT W/MOISTURE TO FORM POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE,
    AN ALKALINE CORROSIVE. IN PERSONS  W/RENAL DISORDERS, SUFFICIENT
    AMOUNTS MAY BE ABSORBED & CAUSE HYPERKALEMIA, RESULTING IN (EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CARDIOTOXICITY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE
    WEAKNESS OF MUSCLES, INCLUDING THOSE INVOLVED IN RESPIRATION,
    APPREHENSION OR ANESTHESIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING KIDNEY
    DISEASE ARE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN
    OXYGEN IF AVAIL. KEEP AFFECTED PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY &  SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF OXYGEN SHOULD BE
    PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM
    CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT &
    LG AMTS OF WATER (ING 7)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, SODA ASH, LIME OR SAND. FOR LARGER
    FIRES, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    DO NOT USE WATER/FOAM. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT
    W/OUT RISK. EXTING USING AGENT (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMM SOLID. SLIGHT FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS
    TO HEAT/FLAME. MAY IGNITE SPONT IN MOIST AIR. REACTS VIOLENTLY
    W/WATER EVOLVING HYDROGEN WHICH MAY BE IGNITED BY(SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
    MATL. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT GET WATER ON
    SPILLED MATL/INSIDE CNTNR. FOR SM DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE
    MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY C NTNR & COVER. MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL
    AREA.(ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN
    STORING THIS SUBTANCE. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. PROTECT
    AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. AVOID HIGH TEMPS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM WATER/LOCATIONS WHERE WATER MAY BE
    NEEDED FOR FIGHTING FIRES IN OTHER STOR/OTHER BLDGS. STORE UNDER
    NITROGEN/KEROSENE. NEVER STORE UNDER HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS.
    DETACHED FIRE-RESISTIV E BLDG REC FOR QTY STOR.

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST: BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE; BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION; NOT
    EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP; BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD: ANY DUST, MIST &
    FUME RESP; ANY CHEM  CARTRIDGE RESP W/DUST, MIST & (ING 18)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
    VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APVD SPLSH-PRF/DUST RES SFTY(ING 21
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS)
    CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT ANY POSS OF SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE. WHERE
    (ING 22)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:GRAY ON EXPOS TO AIR; ODORLESS. FIRE FIGHT:FOR TYPE OF
    FIRE. AVOID BRTHG FUMES FROM BURNING MATL. EXPLO HAZ:HEAT OF RXN.
    MAY IGNITE SPONT IN MOIST AIR. MATL MAY FORM PEROXIDE COATING ON PR
    LNG STOR, WHICH WILL PRESENT EXPLO HAZ.CNDTNS(STAB):WATER PRDCES
    FLAMM GAS. RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE/EXPLO HAZ.

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

HCC:R1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1400F,760C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:146F,63C
Vapor Pres:102 @ 340F
Spec Gravity:0.862
Solubility in Water:REACTS
Appearance and Odor:SOFT, SILVERY-WHITE METAL W/BODY-CENTERED CUBIC
    STRUCTURE WHICH TURNS (SUPDAT)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETYLENE, ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, AMMONIUM SALTS, BORIC ACID, CARBON, COPPER
    OXYCHLORIDE, DICHLORINE OXIDE, ETHYLENE (ING 2)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY IGNITE ITSELF IF EXPOS TO AIR/IN
    PRESENCE OF MOISTURE. MAY RE-IGNITE AFTER FIRE IS EXTING. VIOLENT
    RXN W/ (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE
    TOXIC &/OR HAZARDOUS GASE(S) WHICH MAY INCREASE FIRE & EXPLOSION
    HAZARD.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF
    HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE NUMBER D001. REPORTABLE
    QTY:100 LBS. OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN DISPOSING OF
    THIS SUBSTANCE.

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