*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING. LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: OF HAFNIUM IN 5% HYDROCHLORIC ACID. MATL TO
    AVOID: HYDROCHLORIC ACID COMES INTO CONTACT W/MOST METALS IT
    CORRODES THEM SEVERELY & FORMS FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. CONTACT
    W/ANY  ALKALI OR ACTIVE METAL MAY DEVELOP ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE FIRE
    IN ADJACENT COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:SUSHA RAMANE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Fraction by Wt: 2-5%
OSHA PEL:5 PPM, C
ACGIH TLV:5 PPM, C
Ingred Name:HAFNIUM CHLORIDE OXIDE OCTAHYDRATE; (HFOCL*2-8H*2O)  % WT:
Fraction by Wt: <2.3%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:WATER
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: MEMBS, SKIN & UPPER RESP TRACT. WHEN
    CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID IS IN CONTACT W/EYES, IT (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4: PRDCES SEVERE BURNS WHICH MAY RSLT IN PRLNGD/PERM
    VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, INCLUDING TOTAL LOSS OF VISION. ON (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5: SKIN, CONCENTRATED LIQ OR VAP WILL CAUSE REDNESS,
    PAIN & SEVERE BURNS. RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO DILUTE SOLNS (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: MAY CAUSE DERM. EROSION OF TEETH MAY OCCUR W/PRLNGD
    EXPOS TO CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID. INGEST OF (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: LIQ CAUSES SEVERE BURNS OF MUC MEMBS OF MOUTH,
    ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH CAUSING PAIN, NAUS, VOMIT. INHAL OF (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8: CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID MAY BE FATAL CAUSING
Ingred Name:ING 9: EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI & CHEM PNEUMIT. SYMPS
    EDEMA MAY OCCUR.
Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SYMPS & HLTH HAZS FOR DILUTE
    HYDROCHLORIC ACID ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEV THAN EXPOS TO
    CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID. HOWEVER, SINCE HYDROCHLORIC ACID IS
    HYDROCHLORIC ACIDARE GIVEN. THIS SOLN MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED,
    INGESTED OR (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONTACTED W/SKIN OR EYES. THERE IS
    LIMITED INFO AVAIL ON HAFNIUM CMPDS. INHAL MAY BE IRRIT TO LUNG.
    INGEST MAY BE HARMFUL. CNTCT W/SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRIT.
    CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACI D MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED, INGESTED
    OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. HYDROCHLORIC ACID VAP/MIST IS IRRITANT OF
    EYES, MUC (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHING, THEN
    BEFORE REUSE.  INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. GET IMMED MEDICAL HELP. IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE
    LARGE QTYS OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MEDICAL
    ATTN IMMED.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
    ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
    DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICKUP IS
    APPRVD RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:HYDROCHLORIC ACID WILL ATTACK MOST
    METALS & SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM
    TEMPERATURE. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:IRRITANT AND CORROSIVE. AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION
    AND CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:APPROX 1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, AMINES, ALKALI METALS, COPPER, COPPER ALLOYS, ALUMINUM & HCL
    CORRODES STEEL. WHEN CONCENTRATED (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORM STOR & USE. ELEVATED
    TEMPS MAY CAUSE CNTNRS TO BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF HYDROGEN
    CHLORIDE GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN
    CHLORIDE GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
