*  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 . LAB
    COAT. WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: OF NICKEL IN 2% NITRIC ACID. EXPLO HAZ:
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:SUSHA RAMONE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SYMPS & HLTH HAZS FOR DILUTE NITRIC
    ACID ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEVERE THAN EXPOS TO CONCENTRATED
    PPM) OR GREATER, HLTH HAZS FOR CO NCENTRATED NITRIC ACID ARE GIVEN.
    THIS SOLN MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED, INGESTED OR CONTACTED W/SKIN
    OR (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
    CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EYES. NICKEL SALTS ARE CONSIDERED
    CARCIN ACCORDING TO OSHA, NTP & IARC. NICKEL SALTS AS DUST/FUME
    CAUSE SENTIZ DERM & PROBABLY PRDCE CANCER OF PARANSAL SINUSES &
    LUNG. IN HIGH CONCS IT IS RE SP IRRITANT. "NICKEL ITCH" IS DERM
    RSLTG FROM SENSIT TO NICKEL. FIRST SYMP IS ITCHING WHICH OCCURS UP
    TO 7 DAYS (ING 6)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,
    THOROUGHLY BEFORE  REUSE. INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMED MED HELP. IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE
    LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MED
    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:CONCENTRATED HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST BUT IS
    STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OR RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY
    CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELS FLAM (SUPDAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
    ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
    DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
    SOME FORMS OF PASTICS, RUBBER AND COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM
    TEMPERATURE. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:WARNING: IRRITANT. CORROSIVE. CARCINOGEN. HAVE
    IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. AVOID
    INHALATION, INGESTION AND CONTACT W/EYES AND SKIN. WASH CAREFULLY
    AFTER USE.
    HYDROGEN GAS. CONCENTRATED HNO*3 REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUST
    ORGANIC OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS ALCOHOL, WOOD,
    TURPENTINE, M ETAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.
*  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
CONCENTRATED HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLO
    W/COMBUST ORGANIC OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS (ING 4)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORM STORAGE & USE. ELEVATED
    TEMPS MAY CAUSE CNTNRS TO BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF
    NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
    FUMES AND VAPORS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
