*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
    APPARENT, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
    RECOM TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLTHG. EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
    & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHLD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    W/THIS MATL. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: SEVERE CONTACT CAN CAUSE DESTRUCT OF TISSUE. CHRONIC
    EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. FIRST AID PROC: EYE: WASH W/PLENTY
    CCAS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM SULFIDE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
OSHA PEL:SEE INGREDIENT NAME
ACGIH TLV:SEE INGREDIENT NAME
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
    IN AIR) HYDROGEN SULFIDE WHICH MAY ACCUM IN CONFINED SPACES DUE TO
    DECOMP OF SODIUM SULFIDE OR FROM ITS RXN W/ACIDS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
    PAINFUL CONJ/HDACH/NAUS/DIZZ /COUGHING &, IN EXTREME CASES, PULM
    EDEMA & POSS DEATH. INGEST: CORROSIVE, TOXIC. SODIUM SULFIDE IS A
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: STRONG BASE & CAN CAUSE SEV BURNS ON
    MUC MEMB. HYDROLYSIS BY GASTRIC FLUIDS RELS TOX HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
    SYMPS/EFTS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE UNDER INHAL. SKIN: IRRITANT. CONT
    CAN PRDCE SERIOUS CAU STIC BURNS W/PAINFUL INFLAMM & POSS DESTRUCT
    OF TISS. EYES: IRRITANT. INFLAMM/TEARING/PAIN MAY BE EXPECTED.(SUPP
    DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
    FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE O*2. CALL MD. INGEST:GIVE SEV GLASSES OF
    WATER/MILK, IF AVAIL, TO DRINK. VOMIT MAY OCCUR SPONT, BUT DO NOT
    INDUCE! NEVE R GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET MED ATTN
    REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES & WASH BEFORE REUSE. CALL MD IMMED.
    (SUPP DATA)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARD.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERS
    REQUIRE PROT CLTHG & RESP PROT FROM DUST. SPILLS: PICK UP & PLACE
    IN A SUITABLE CONTR FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL IN A METHOD THAT
    DOES NOT GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTR.
    PROTECT CONTR FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN AN EXPLOSION-PROOF
    REFRIGERATOR. ISOLATE FROM ACIDS AND ALKALIES.
Other Precautions:DANGER! MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED/INHALED. CORROSIVE.
    CAUSES BURNS. DO NOT GET IN EYES. AVOID BRTHG GAS. AVOID CONTACT
    W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE ONLY W/ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:C2
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS WITH SULFIDE ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DARKENS ON EXPOSURE TO AIR OR LIGHT.
    SODIUM HYDROXIDE FORMS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN SULFIDE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE,
    OXIDES OF SULFUR AND SODIUM UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPRVD HAZ WASTE FACILITY. DO NOT CONTACT
    W/ACIDS. DO NOT HANDLE W/BARE HANDS. ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL,
    STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIO NS.
