*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF THE EXPOSURE LIMIT IS EXCEEDED,  A FULL-FACE
    LIMIT. FOR EMERGENCIES OR INSTANCES WHERE EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE NOT
    KNOWN, USE A FULL-FACEP IECE POSITIVE-PRESSURE, AIR-SUPPLIED
    RESPIRATOR. WARNING ! AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT
    WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND/OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP
    EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES BELOW LIMITS.LOCAL EXHAUST IS GENERALLY
    PREFERRED.
    DUSTING AND SPLASHING.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS,
    QUICK DRENCH FACILITIES AND EYE WASH FOUNTAIN IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:SHOWER, DISPOSE OF OUTER CLOTHING, CHANGE TO
    CLEAN GARMENTS AT THE END OF THE DAY. AVOID CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF
    STREET CLOTHES. WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING, DO NOT DRINK, EAT OR
    SMOKE IN WORKPLACE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    DIHYDRATE; CHROMIC ACID; DISODIUM SALT, DIHYDRATE; SODIUM
    DICHROMATE,  DIHYDRATE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM DICHROMATE (SEE SUPPL)
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM DICHROMATE
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-2
*  Hazards Identification  *
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CORROSIVE ! EXTREMELY
    DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. MAY CAUSE ULCERATION AND PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM.
    INGESTION: CORROSIVE ! SWALLOWING CAN CA USE SEVERE BURNS OF MOUTH,
    THROAT, AND STOMACH, LEADING TO DEATH.CAN CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE, ACUTE
    RENAL FAILURE. SKIN CONTACT: CORROSIVE ! DUSTS AND STRONG SOLUTIONS
    MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION. CONTACT  WITH BROKEN SKIN MAY CAUSE
    ULCERS (CHROME SORES) AND ABSORPTION, WHICH MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC
    POISONING, AFFECTING KIDNEYS AND LIVER FUNCTIONS. MAY CAUSE SKIN
    SENSITIZATION. EYE CONTACT: CORROSIVE ! MAY C AUSE CORNEAL INJURY
    OR BLINDNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT KNOWN TO BE A CARCINOGEN. SODIUM
    ("THE AGENT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS". DEGREE OF EVIDENCE:
    "INADEQUATE EVIDENCE").
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, LABORED BREATHING, PULMONARY SENSITIZATION OR ALLERGIC
    ASTHMA, PULMONARY EDEMA. INGESTION: BURNS OF MOUTH, THROAT,
    STOMACH, SORE THROAT, VOMITIN G, DIARRHEA, VIOLENT GASTROENTERITIS,
    PERIPHERAL VASCULAR COLLAPSE, DIZZINESS, INTENSE THIRST, MUSCLE
    CRAMPS, SHOCK COMA, ABNORMAL BLEEDING, FEVER,  SKIN: REDNESS, PAIN,
    SEVERE BURN, IRRITATION, ULCER S (CHROME SORES) AND ABSORPTION,
    SYSTEMIC POISONING, AFFECTING KIDNEY AND LIVER FUNCTIONS, SKIN
    SENSITIZATION. EYE CONTACT: BLURRED VISION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND
    SEVERE TISSUE BURNS. MAY CAUSE CORNEAL IN JURY OR BLINDNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS, ASTHMA, ALLERGIES OR KNOWN SENSITIZATION TO CHROMIC ACID
    OR CHRAMATES MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS
    MATERIAL.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE
    QUANTITIESOF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: FLUSH 
    SHOES. GET MEDICAL ATTE NTION. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
    THOROUGHLY CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER
    MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING
    FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
    FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE. PRODUCT IS  NOT COMBUSTIBLE, IS A STRONG OXIDIZER.
    ITS HEAT OF REACTION WITH REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE
    IGNITION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDANTS MAY EXPLODE WHEN SHOCKED,
    OR IF EXPOSED TO HEAT, FLAME, OR FRICTION. ALSO MAY REACT AS
    INITIATION SOURCE FOR DUST OR VAPOR EXPLOSIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIIPMENT. SWEEP UP AND
    CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPING
    MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST DISPERSAL.  US REGULATIONS (CERCLA)
    REQUIRE REPORTING SPILLS AND RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER AND AIR IN
    EXCESS OF REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR US COAST
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
    IN DRY LOCATION AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC, 0R OTHER OXIDIZABLE
    MATERIAL. AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD FLOORS. REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ANY
    SPILLED DICHROMATES; DO NOT  RETURN TO ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. WEAR
    SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR MAINTENANCE (CONTD. SEE BELOW)
Other Precautions:(CONTD. FROM ABOVE)  BREAK-IN OR WHERE EXPOSURE MAY
    EXCEED ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LEVELS. WASH HANDS, FACE, FOREARMS AND
    NECK WHEN EXITING RESTRICTED AREAS. SHOWER, DISPOSE OF OUTER
    CLOTHING, CHANGE TO  CLEAN GARMENTS AT END OF DAY. AVOID
    CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF STREET CLOTHES.WASH HANDS BEFORE (CONTD. 
    SEE "OTHER INFO")
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:D2
pH:3.5 (1%SOLN)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Appearance and Odor:ORANGE-RED CRYSTALS OR GRANULES; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDRAZINE, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ETHANOL, TRINITROTOLUENE, HYDROXYLAMINE,
    STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS ESPECIALLY IN PRESENCE OF STRONG
    ACID SOLUTIONS. COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC, OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE
    MATERIAL (PAPER, WOOD,
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, INCOMPATIBLES. STABLE UNDER ORDINARY
    CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CHROME OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:HEALTH: CHRONIC EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE ULCERATION
    AND PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, LIVER AND
    KIDNEY DAMAGE, ULCERATION OF SKIN. ULCERATIONS AT FIRST MAY BE
    PAINLESS, MAY PENETRATE  TO BONE PRODUCING "CHROME HOLES". KNOWN TO
    BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN. J.T. BAKER SAF-T-DATA RATINGS: HEALTH: 4,
    EXTREME (CANCER CAUSING); FLAMMABILITY: 0, NONE; REACTIVITY: 3,
    SEVERE (OXIDIZER); CONTACT:  3, SEVERE (CORROSIVE); LAB PROTECTIVE
    MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: WHEN RELEASED INTO SOIL, PRODUCT MAY
    LEACH INTO GROUNDWATER. WHEN RELEASED INTO WATER, PRODUCT IS NOT
    EXPECTED TO EVAPORATE SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS MATERIAL MAY
    BIOACCUMULATE TO SOME E XTENT. WHEN RELEASED INTO THE AIR, PRODUCT
    MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE ATMOSPHERE TO A MODERATE EXTENT BY WET
    DEPOSITION. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE
    TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:WHAT IS NOT SAVED FOR RECOVERY, RECYCLING,
    HANDLE AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. SEND TO RCRA APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.
    PROCESSING, USE, CONTAMINATION  MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS. STATE AND LOCAL REGULAT IONS MAY DIFFER FROM FEDERAL 
    REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF CONTAINER AND UNUSED CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE
    WI TH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:DOMESTIC (LAND, D.O.T.): PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
    RQ, OXIDIZING SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. (SODIUM DICHROMATE); HAZARD
    SHIPPING NAME: OXIDIZING SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. (SODIUM
    POUNDS.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:FEDERAL, STATE AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS
    CHRONIC: YES; FIRE: YES; PRESSURE: NO; REACTIVITY: NO; (PURE /
    SOLID).
Federal Regulatory Information:CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART1:
    AUSTRALIA: YES. - PART 2: KOREA: YES; CANADA DSL: YES; CANADA NDSL:
    CDTA: NO.
State Regulatory Information:WARNING ! THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL
    KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER.
*  Other Information  *
