MALLINCKRODT INC -- SODIUM HYDROSULFITE  -- 6810-00N092238
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM HYDROSULFITE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N092238
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:MALIN
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Phone:314-982-5000
CAGE:MALIN

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM HYDROSULFITE
CAS:7775-14-6
RTECS #:JP2100000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUST
    MAY CAUSE MODERATE TO SEVERE IRRITATION TO NOSE, THROAT, AND UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT, COUGHING, AND
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTI ON: MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, COLIC AND DIARRHEA, CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCES, CENTRAL
    NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, IRRITABILITY, RESTLESSNESS, CONVULSIONS,
    CYANOSIS, RESPIRATORY AND CARD IOVASCULAR COLLAPSE, AND DEATH.
    ESTIMATED LETHAL DOSE 30 GRAMS. SKIN: PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE
    MILD IRRITATION AND REDNESS. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS,
    AND PAIN. CHRONIC: EXPOSURE MAY INDU CE ALLERGIC REACTION.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN. 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.
    CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
    WASH SKIN WITH SOAP OR  MILD DETERGENT AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. EYES: WASH WITH PLENTY
    OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL  ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE SOLID. HEATS SPONTANEOUSLY IN
    CONTACT WITH MOISTURE AND AIR. MAY IGNITE IN THE PRESENCE OF
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SPILLS: PICK UP AND PLACE IN A
    SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION O R DISPOSAL IN A METHOD THAT
    DOES NOT GENERATE DUST.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGLTY CLOSED CONTAINER.
    PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA
    AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES. KEEP AWAY
    FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. KEEP FR OM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING & OTHER
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:WARNING: FLAMMABLE! MAY IGINITE WITH MOISTURE AND
    AIR. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES IRRITATION.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE
    DUSTS IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED, DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE
    WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSAR Y.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES THE CONTAMINANT AT
    ITS SOURCE IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF THE CONTAMINANT
    INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 174.10. CHEMICAL FORMULA: NA*2S*2O*4. NO HAZARDOUS
    INGREDIENTS. NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH=3; FLAMMABILITY=1; REACTIVITY=2.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:=130.C, 266.F
M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:2.19
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO GRAYISH-WHITE GRANULAR POWDER; DISTINCT
    SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AND SODIUM CHLORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE WHEN STORED IN CLOSED CONTAINERS AT
    ROOM TEMPERATURE. HEATS SPONTANEOUSLY IN CONTACT WITH MOISTURE AND
    AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC SULFUR OXIDES AND SODIUM
    OXIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TOXICITY DATA (RTECS, 1982): NO LD50/LC50
    INFORMATION FOUND RELATING TO NORMAL ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL
    EXPOSURE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. DO NOT
    CONTACT WITH WATER. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR SULFU R OXIDES. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: FLAMMABLE SOLID.

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