*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR
    SELECTION.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ROOM VENTILATION IS NORMALLY ADEQUATE.
    LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE REQUIRED IF WORK AREA NOT VENTED.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
    INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
    FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
    NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:CHROMIC ACID-FLAKE
Preparer's Name:B. L. GRAHAM
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CHROMIC ACID (CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE)
*  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: INHALING DUST OR MIST MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN CONTACT
    MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. MODERATE IRRITATION OR CONJUNCTIVITIS OF
    THE EYES. INGESTION MAY CAUSE  SEVERE TISSUE DESTRUCTION. CHRONIC:
    ULCERATION AND PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM, KIDNEY FAILURE AND
    DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NTP AND IARC HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE
    IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF HEXAVALENT
    CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
    OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
    RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
    SKIN:REMOVE  CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE.  INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE
    MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:NOT APPLICAE
Upper Limits:NOT APPLICAE
Extinguishing Media:PRODUCT IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE. WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL
    OR CARBON DIOXIDE MAY BE USED IN AREAS WHERE PRODUCT IS STORED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
    SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS, DECOMPOSING
    MATERIAL MAY FORM A HOT VISCOUS FOAM. OXIDIZER. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    ORGANIC MATERIALS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAKS. REMOVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE (E.G.
    VACUUM TRUCK). THEN TREAT THE SPILL AREA WITH A REDUCING AGENT TO
    CONVERT THE HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM TO THE TRIVALENT FORM AND
    NEUTRALIZE WITH A WEAK BASE. SO AK UP AND PROPERLY STORE. DO NOT
    FLUSH TO SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODA ASH OR LIME. REDUCE WITH
    SODIUM BISULFITE, OR OTHERS.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS AWAY FROM
    SOURCES OF HEAT.
Other Precautions:REDUCE WITH SODIUM BISULFITE, SODIUM SULFITE, FERROUS
    SULFATE OR FERROUS CHLORIDE. NEUTRALIZE TO A PH 7.5 WITH SODA ASH,
    CAUSTIC SODA OR LIME TO FORM A PRECIPITATE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:D1
Spec Gravity:2.7
pH:0.2-2
Appearance and Odor:SOLID DARK RED FLAKES OR POWDER; NO ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS, OILS, GREASES, OR ANY EASILY
    OXIDIZABLE MATERIAL. PRODUCT IS HYGROSCOPIC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS, THIS PRODUCT
    IS STABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
    APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF IN
    SOLUTION, MUST BE REDUCED TO TRIVALENT CHROMIUM FIRST AND THEN
    NEUTRALIZED TO FORM PRECIP ITANT.
