*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:PERCHLORATE & TITANIUM. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:GROUP 2B. NTP
    CARCINOGEN.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NICKEL  (SARA III)
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
*  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:SKIN CONTACT WITH NICKEL MAY
    CAUSE "NICKEL ITCH." THIS IS A DERMATITIS RESULTING FROM
    SENSITIZATION TO NICKEL CHARACTERIZED BY SKIN ERUPTION & MAY BE
    FOLLOWED BY SUPERFICIAL ULCERS WHICH DISCHAR GE & BECOME CRUSTED.
    ECZEMA MAY ALSO OCCUR FORMING PIGMENTED/ DEPIGMENTED PLAQUES.
    RECOVERY OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION
    (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DERMATITIS MAY TAKE FROM SEVEN DAYS TO
    SEVERAL WEEKS. INHALATION MAY RESULT IN PNEUMONITIS. CHRONIC:
    CANCER OF THE PARANASAL SINUSES & LUNGS CAN OCCUR FROM CHRONIC
    EXPOSURE TO NICKEL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH
    LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING THOROUGHLY BEFORE REUSE. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS WHEN
    HANDLING.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AND VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP UP AND
    PLACE IN BAG. HOLD FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA, IN A
    TIGHTLY SEALED CONTAINER. HANDLE WITH NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:8.9
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METAL
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, & SULFUR. VIOLENT RXN WILL OCCUR W/CNTCT
    W/AMMONIUM NITRATE, HYDRAZOIC ACID, POTASSIUM (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS . CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL
    WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS.
