*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST/MIST
    IF THERE IS NO OR POOR VENTILATION.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:APRON,BOOTS, AND FACE & HEAD PROTECTION IF
    WORKING W/SOLNS.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES;DO NOT BREATHE
    DUST OR TAKE INTERNALLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:BORIC ACID
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:BORIC ACID
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: BORIC ACID IS A SKIN AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANE IRRITANT, A NEPHROTOXIN, AND A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
    DEPRESSANT. POISONING MAY AFFECT THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND
    CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. RENAL FAILURE  MAY ALSO OCCUR. CHRONIC:
    DERMATITIS. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. POISONING.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: NON-IRRITATING. SKIN: IRRITATION. DEATH
    HAVE OCCURRED BY SKIN ABSORPTION IF SKIN IS DAMAGED. INHALATION:
    SORE THROAT, COUGH, VISUAL DISTURBANCES, CONVULSION, DEPRESSION,
    SHOCK, DEATH. INGESTION:  NAUSEA, BLOODY DIARRHEA, STOMACH
    PAIN,VISUAL DISTURBANCES, CONVULSION, DEPRESSION, SHOCK, DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS MAY WORSEN.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    DOCTOR. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER WHILE REMOVING
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.SEE DOCTOR. INHALATION:REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR.IF  NOT BREATHING,GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.IF
    BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,GIVE OXYGEN.SEE DOCTOR. INGESTION:INDUCE
    VOMITING WITH IPECAC, FOLLOWED BY CHARCOAL.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMCAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
    STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR/SCBA IN AN
    ENCLOSED AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE HAZARDS
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE FIBERBOARD
    CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
pH:6.1@.1
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, ODORLESS, CRYSTALLINE SOLID.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE,POTASSIUM AND IRON
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METABORIC ACID, PYROBORIC ACID, BORIC
    ANHYDRIDE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:USE COMMRCIAL CHEMICAL DUMP./DISPOSE OF IAW
    LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
