*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FOR CYANIDE OR SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS BOTTS, APRON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
    EYE FOUNTAIN, SAFETY SHOWER, WASHING FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:NAUS, RASH, IRRIT OF UPPER RESP TRACT & EYES. MAY CAUSE
    SENSIT LEADING TO ASTHMA, ALLERGIC DERM. FIRST AID PROC:STOP, IF
    O2. EYE:HOLDING EYELIDS APART, IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:WERNER A EHRENSCHNEIDER
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM CYANIDE
Fraction by Wt: 5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (CN)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (CN),S
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:OPTHALMOLOGIST. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
Ingred Name:ING 2:& SHOES. CALL MD. CHRONIC OVEREXP ANTIDOTE:REMOVE
    FROM FURTHER EXPOS. ALWAYS HAVE ON HAND CYANIDE FIRST(SEE ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:AID KIT. BREAK AN AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN CLOTH & HOLD
Ingred Name:ING 5:OF SODIUM NITRITE AT RATE NOT GREATER THAN 2.5-5  ML
Ingred Name:ING 6:SODIUM THIOSULFATE AT SAME RATE BY SAME ROUTE. KEEP
    UNDER OBSERVATION/ IF SIGNS OF POISONING PERSIST (SEE ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:OR REAPPEAR, REPEAT NITRITE AND THIOSULFATE
    INJECTIONS 1 HOUR LATER IN ONE-HALF THE ORIGINAL DOSES.
Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:COMMERCIAL GOLD REFINER. WASH AREA WITH ALKALINE
Ingred Name:ING 9:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HIGHLY TOXIC LIQUID, VAPOR, GAS.
    CORROSIVE LIQUID, MIST. CAUSES BURNS. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN
    REACTION. MAY LIBERATE FLAMMABLE GAS. ACUTE:INGEST/INHAL/SKIN
    CAUSE DIZZ, RAPID (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:RESP, VOMIT, FLUSHING, HDCH, DROWNS,
    DROP IN BLOOD PRESS, RAPID PULSE, UNCON, CONVL, (DEATH WITHIN 4
    HOURS POSS). EYE/SKIN:SEVERETY OF ALKALINE CORROSIVE EFT OF TISS
    DEPENDS OF DURATION OF CO NTACT. CHRONIC:DIZZ, WEAKNESS, LOSS OF
    APPETITIE, WEIGHT LOSS, MENTAL DETERIATION, THYROID
    INSUFFICIENCY,(SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:CALL MD IMMED. ACUTE:INGEST:IMMED INDUCE VOMIT BY STICKING
    FINGER DOWN THROAT. DO NOT GIVE EMETICS. GIVE AMYL NITRITE INHAL 1
    AMPULE (0.2 ML) EVERY 5 MINS. STOP, IF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESS GOES
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION DUE TO DANGER OF POISONING.
    INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE AMYL NITRITE INHAL 1 AMPULE
    (0.2) EVERY 5 MINS.(SUPP DATA)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, ALKALINE DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE
    CO2, WATER, WATER FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQIUPMENT . TOXIC TO MARINE LIFE. DO NOT FLUST INTO
    SEWER OR STREAM.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE CNTNRS TO BURST.
    THERMAL DECOMPOSITION, ACIDIC WATER, STEAM MAY LIBERATE HIGHLY
    TOXIC AND FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PRESCRIBED PERSONAL PROT EQUIP. ABSORB
    SMALL SPILL ON PAPER TOWELS, PLACE IN DISH IN FUME HOOD, EVAPORATE
    & BURN. CAREFULLY MOP UP OR VACUUM LARGER SPILL & RINSE WATER INTO
    SUITABLE PLASTIC CNTNR . SHIP TO TREATMENT/DISP FACILITY OR (SEE
    ING 9 )
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
    CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST, MIST, GAS. USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT.
Other Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD IN UPRIGHT POSITION. KEEP
    AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND FLAME. PROTECT AGAINST SPILLAGE AND
    PHYSICAL INJURY. FLUSH CONTAINER CLEAN BEFORE DISCARDING. PUT
    NOTHING ELSE IN THIS CON TAINER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER (ETHYL ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID, ODOR OF BITTER
    ALMONDS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ACID FUMES, OXIDIZERS, NITRATES, FLUORIDES, PEROXIDES,
    MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH CO2 IN AIR GENERATE HCN-GAS.
    HEAT, STEAM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION, ACIDIC WATER,
    STEAM MAY LIBERATE HIGHLY TOXIC AND FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:COLLECT IN TIGHTLY CLOSED PLASTIC CONTAINER.
    SHIP TO LOCAL TREATMENT/DISPOSAL FACILITY OR COMMERCIAL GOLD
    REFINER. DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.
