Control Measures 
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Contractor Summary 
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Ingredients 
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OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (MFR)
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% Wt: <8
ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: MAY CAUSE MECH SKIN & EYE IRRIT. RPTD &
  PRLNG EXPOS TO IRON OXIDE DUST MAY CAUSE BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS CALLED
  SIDEROSIS. CHRONIC: PRLNG INHAL OF IRON OXIDE DUST IS KNOWN TO PRDCE A CNDTN
  KNOWN  AS SIDEROSIS. ON X-RAYS IT APPEARS TO BE A BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS &
  IS NOT ASSOC W/PULM FIBROSIS OR (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: DISABILITY UNLESS THERE IS
  CONCURRENT EXPOS TO OTHER FIBROSIS-PRODUCING MATLS SUCH AS SILICA. TLV IS SET
  TO PROTECT AGAINST SIDEROSIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
  CALL MD IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER.
  INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CALL MD. INGESTION: IF CONSCIO US, GIVE
  LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: VACCUM OR USE WET CLEAN-UP TECHNIQUES AND PLACE WASTE
  MATERIAL IN CLOSED CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
  CURRENTLY IN EFFECT, DISCARDED IRON OXIDE WOULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS 
  HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Handling And Storage Precautions: FOR TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCIES, CALL
Other Precautions: AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD PRODUCTS. KEEP
  CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. USE WITH ADEQUATE, LOCALIZED VENTILATION.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Text: NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media: NOT FLAMMABLE. USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR THE
  COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL INVOLVED IN THE FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
  EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE.
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Respiratory Protection: USE OF NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATORS IS RECOMMENDED
  WHEN EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY BE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO COLLECTOR OR CONTAINMENT RECOMMENDED
  TO CONTROL DUST TO BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Other Protective Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
  DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygienic Practices: I/A/W GOOD INDUS HYGIENE PRACT, AVOID CONT W/SKIN,
  EYES/CLTHG. WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG & BEFORE EATING, (SUP DAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health: HYGIENE PRACT: DRINKING/USING TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: RED POWDER, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE.
Materials To Avoid: IT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH HYDRAZINE, CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE,
  PERFORMIC ACID, AND BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information 
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Ecological Information 
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Regulatory Information 
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Other Information 
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HAZCOM Label 
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Assigned IND: Y
Company Name: HARCROS PIGMENTS INC
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: C
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: CAUTION
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Slight
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION.
  REPEATED AND PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO IRON OXIDE DUST MAY CAUSE BENIGN
  PNEUMOCONIOSIS CALLED SIDEROSIS. CHRONIC: PROLONGED INHALATION OF IRON OXIDE
  DU ST IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE A CONDITION KNOWN AS SIDEROSIS. ON X-RAYS IT
  APPEARS TO BE A BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY
  FIBROSIS OR DISABILITY UNLESS THERE IS CONCURRENT EXPOSUR E TO OTHER
  FIBROSIS-PRODUCING MATERIALS SUCH AS SILICA. THE TLV IS SET TO PROTECT
  AGAINST SIDEROSIS.
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