*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT. ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH FOUNTAIN /
    DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:V. SIVAKUMAR
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID; (HNO*3) (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 5%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM/4 STEL
Ingred Name:NICKEL; (NI) (SARA III)
Fraction by Wt: 5%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
    CAVATIES.
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:THRU SKIN. CONC NITRIC ACID VAP/MIST IS
    IRRITANT OF EYES, MUC MEMB & SKIN. IN CONT W/EYES, (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5:IT PRODUCES SEV BURNS WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM DMG &
    VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN, LIQ/CONC VAP PRODUCES IMMED,(ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:SEV & PENETRATING BURNS; CONC SOLNS CAUSE DEEP ULCERS
    & STAIN SKIN BRIGHT YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:VAP & MIST MAY ERODE EXPOS TEETH W/PRLNGD EXPOS.
    INGEST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF MOUTH, (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:ESOPHAGUS & GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL CAUSING
Ingred Name:ING 9:& PULM EDEMA. SYMP INCL; BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:THIS SOLN MAY CAUSE IRRIT IF
    INHAL, INGEST/ABSORB THRU SKIN. IT WILL CAUSE IRRIT IF IT COMES
    INTO CONT W/EYES. NICKEL CMPDS AS DUST/FUME CAUSE SENSIT DERM &
    PROBABLY PRODUCE CANCER OF PARANASAL  SINUSES & LUNG. IN HIGH CONC
    IT IS RESPIRRITANT. "NICKEL ITCH" IS DERM RESLTG FROM SENSIT TO
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICK CMPDS:IARC MONO ON EVAL OF CARCIN
    RPT ON(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:NICKEL. FIRST SYMP IS ITCHING, WHICH
    OCCURS UP TO 7 DAYS BEFORE SKIN ERUPTION. THIS MAY FOLLOW BY
    ULCERS, ECZEMA, PIGMENTED/DEPIGMENTED PLAQUES W/LUNG, ASTHMA, ALSO
    DECREASED PULM FUNCTION, D YSPNEA & POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING
    HYPERSENS PNEUM. CONC NITRIC ACID MAY BE FATAL IF TOO MUCH IS
    INHAL/ABSORB (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG, THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR
    GET  MED ATTN IMMED. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT. GET MED HELP IMMED. ONLY IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG
    QTYS OF WATER OR MILK.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMM:CONC HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS
    STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF REACTION W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUST
    MAY CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELEASE (SUPDAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT
    W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR
    PROPER DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS
    COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONC NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME
    FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM TEMP. KEEP
    TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:HAVE IMMED AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH IN CASE OF
    EMERGENCY. LABELING:IRRITANT, OXIDIZER, CORROSIVE, AND CARCINOGEN.
EXPLO HAZ:FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. CONC HNO*3 REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST
    ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE,
    METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. MATLS TO AVOID:WOOD,
    TURPENTINE,  METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. CONT W/STRONG
    BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT SPLATTERING. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:CARCIN(ING
    4)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:D4
Spec Gravity:APPROX. 1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST
    ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMP MAY CAUSE CNTNRS TO BURST &
    LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
    FUMES & VAPORS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS .
