*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED ACID GAS CANISTER, FULL
    ABOVE, WEAR NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE SUPPLIED-AIR
    RESPIRATOR SUCH AS SELF-CONTAINED BR EATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST: SHOULD BE USED AS REQD IN LOCAL HIGH EXPOS
    AREAS. MECHANICAL: ALL WORKING AREAS SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
    RUBBERIZED CLOTHING WHERE EXPOSURE TO LIQUID IS A POSSIBLE HAZARD.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: LOWER ALCOHOLS & LIQ AMMONIA. BROMINE WILL ATTACK SOME
    TYPES OF PLASTICS, RUB & COATINGS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: COUGH,
    NOSEBLEED, RESP DFCLTIES, VERTIGO, HDCH & POSS DELAYED ABDOM PAIN,
    NAUS , DIARR & HOARSENESS. CHRONIC EXPOS BELOW PEL IS NOT KNOWN TO
    CAUSE ADVERSE HLTH EFTS. SPILL PROC: MINIMIZE VAP ATTACK.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:BROMINE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
OSHA PEL:0.1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:O.1 PPM; 0.2 STEL
Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BROMINE IN LIQ/VAP FORM IS IRRIT &
    CORR TO BODY TISS ON CNTCT. IT CAN BE ESP HAZ TO EYES & RESP TRACT.
    RESP IRRIT & WILL NOT BE TOLERA TED VOLUNTARILY, RESP FAILURE MAY
    RSLT.PULM EDEMA & PNEUM MAY BE DELAYED RSLTS OF HEAVY VAP EXPOS.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SKIN EXPOS NOT IMMED REMOVED RSLT IN
    SKIN DESTRUCTION & SLOW TO HEAL ULCERATION. SIGNS & SYMPS OF EXPOS:
    CNTCT CAN RSLT IN EYE & SKIN BURNS THAT ARE SLOW TO HEAL. VAP EXPOS
    CAUSES EYE & RESP  IRRIT. EXPOS TO LOW CONCS ABOVE PEL RSLT IN
    SECRETION OF MUC IN UPPER AIRWAYS, INFLAMM OF EYES, LACRIM OF EYES,
    (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXISTING DERMATITIS OR RESPIRATORY
    SYSTEM PROBLEMS MAY BE AGGRAVATED.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    CASES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE PERSON TO
    FRESH AIR ; GET MED ATTN PROMPTLY. USE ARTIFICIALRESPIRATION IF
    REQD. INGEST: SWALLOW MILK, STARCH, FLOUR OR EGGS; GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY TO COOL CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ALTHOUGH BROMINE WILL NOT BURN, IT IS A
    STRONG OXIDIZER AND CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH MANY MATERIALS
    CREATING FIRE HAZARDS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:OUTDOORS:STAY TO WINDWARD SIDE & REMOVE PEOPLE
    FROM ENCLSD AREAS UNTIL VAPS HAVE DISPERSED. INDOORS:WEAR PROT
    EQUIP. NEUT W/LIME WATER SLURRY, SODA ASH OR HYPO SOLN & FLUSH TO
    SUMP W/COLD WATER. MAINT AIN MILD AMMONIA ATM WHILE CLEANING UP TO
    (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH LIME WATER SLURRY, SODA ASH OR HYPO
    SOLUTION.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA AWAY FROM
    HEAT. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. KEEP WORK AREAS CLEAN.
Other Precautions:HANDLE BROMINE ONLY WITH EQUIPMENT MADE OF KYNAR,
    TEFLON, MONEL, PYREX GLASS OR LEAD-LINED STEEL. DOT: BROMINE, UN
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:DENSE, DARK RED, FUMING, LACHRYMATORY, CORROSIVE
    LIQUID.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE IS A HIGHLY REACTIVE OXIDIZER & IS INCOMPAT W/STRONG REDUCING
    AGENTS, STRONG ALKALIS, MOST METALS, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN BROMIDE, A BY-PROD OF MANY
    BROMINE RXNS, IS ITSELF HIGHLY CORR, ESP IN PRESENCE OF MOISTURE &
    IS TOX, TLV 3PPM.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DILUTE AND NEUTRALIZE BEFORE TRANSFER TO AN
    APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. BE CERTAIN TO OBSERVE ALL
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING AIR AND WATER
    POLLUTION. EPA REPORTABLE QUANTITYIS 1 POUND.
