*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST AND
    MISTS.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED
    CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGENE AFTER USE. DO NOT
    EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE UNTIL HANDS ARE WASHED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN USING.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:COBALTOUS CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE
Preparer's Name:GASTON L. PILLORI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:COBALT CHLORIDE
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3 (CO)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION- DEATH, RHINITIS,
    IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, TRACHEITIS. EYES- IRRITATION.
    SKIN-IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. INGESTION- ABDOMINAL DISTRESS, NERVE
    DEAFNESS, DEATH. CHRONIC: ASTHMA,  PNEUMONITIS, DERMATITIS. DAMAGE
    TO LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: HEADACH, WEAKNESS, WHEEZING,
    SNEEZING. EYES: BURNING SENSATION, STINGING. SKIN: REDNESS,
    ITCHING, RASH. INGESTION: STOMACH PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SKIN
    RASH, TINNITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
    CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: GET TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NEEDED. SKIN:
    TO 4 GL ASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
    FOR ALL THE ABOVE CONDITIONS.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE IF IT CAN BE DONE
    AT NO RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: WHEN NOT INVOLVED IN FIRE,
    DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE SEWERS AND WATER SOURCES.
    ABSORB MATERIAL IN INERT ABSORBANT AND PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR
    DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
    AREA.
Other Precautions:IMMEDIATELY DEADLY TO LIFE AND HEALTH (IDLH)
    BLOOD, RESPIRATORY, CARDIOVASCULAR, ENDOCRINE, GATROINTESTINAL, AND
    NERVOUS SYSTEMS. SKIN  SENSITIZER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.9
pH:4.2
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:PINK TO RED,SLIGHTLY DELIQUESCENT,PRISMATIC CRYSTL
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, POTASSIUM, AND SODIUM. STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF COBALT AND CORROSIVE
    FUMES OF CLORINE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER. DIPOSE OF
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
