*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    CONSULT RESP SUPPLIER FOR LIMITATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY, A NIOSH/MSHA
    APPRVD SUPP-AIR FULL FACE PIECE RESP/AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/GEN EXHAUST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIM. LOC EXHAUST VENT IS GEN (ING 6)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. EMERGENCY
    EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
    SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: FAILURE. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT & ITCH. EYES: MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT/BURNS. CONT MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. ULCERATION/CLOUDING OF
    CORNEA. CHRONIC: PRLNG/RPTD SKIN EXPOS MAY CAUSE DERM. PRLNG/ RPTD
    EXPOS TO DUSTS OF COPPER SALTS MAYCAUSE DISCOLORATION OF SKIN/HAIR,
    ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF NASAL (ING 4)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:CUPRIC SULFATE, C.S.
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:COPPER (II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE (1:1:5); (CUPRIC SULFATE
Fraction by Wt: 6%
OSHA PEL:1 MG (CU)/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG (CU)/M3
Ingred Name:COPPER (II) SULFATE (1:1); (TSCA CAS #, ANHYDROUS) (SARA
OSHA PEL:1 MG (CU)/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG (CU)/M3
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:C 5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:C 5 PPM
Ingred Name:SUP DAT: SEPTUM, RUNNY NOSE, METALLIC TASTE, & ATROPHIC
    CHANGES & IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
    LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
Ingred Name:VENT: PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL THE EMISSIONS OF THE
    CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE
    ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: RECOMMENDED PRACTICES", MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR
    DETAILS.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: VAPS MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO
    UPPER RESP TRACT. SYMP MAY INCL COUGHING, SORE THROAT, & SHORTNESS
    OF BREATH. MAY ALSO CAUSE SYMP SIMILAR TO COMMON COLD, INCL CHILLS
    & STUFFINESS OF HEAD. INGEST : TOX! MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN
    MOUTH,ESOPHAGUS, & STOMACH. HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS, NAUS, VOMIT,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ABDOM PAIN, METALLIC TASTE, & DIARR
    MAY OCCUR. IF VOMIT DOES NOT OCCUR IMMED, SYSTEMIC COPPER POIS MAY
    OCCUR. SYMP MAY INCL CAPILLARY DMG, HDCH, COLD SWEAT, WEAK PULSE,
    KIDNEY & LIVER DMG, C NS EXCITATION FOLLOWED BY DEPRESS, JAUNDICE,
    CONVULSIONS, PARALYSIS & COMA. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM SHOCK/RENAL
    (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY, OR PULMONARY FUNCTION OR
    PREEXISTING WILSON'S DISEASE MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS
    OF THIS MATERIAL.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY
    GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK IF AVAIL & STICKING FINGER DOWN
    THROAT.  CALL MD IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS.
    SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAM CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    (ING 5)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
    SEALED CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DURING FIRE CONDITIONS FROM PRESSURE
    WATER VAPOR RELEASE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CONTAIN AND RECOVER LIQUID
    WHEN POSSIBLE. LARGER SPILLS: ABSORB W/VERMICULITE, DRY SAND,
    EARTH/SIMILAR MATL FOR DISP AS  HAZ WASTE IN RCRA APPRVD FACILITY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN A DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
    ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN
    AND CLOTHING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR BLUE LIQUID, ODORLESS
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SOLUTIONS ARE ACIDIC AND CAN REACT WITH MAGNESIUM TO EVOLVE FLAMMABLE
    HYDROGEN GAS.
    THE ANHYDROUS SALT WILL IGNITE HYDROXYLAMINE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION CUPRIC
    OXIDE AND SULFUR OXIDE MAY FORM.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER. REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ)
    WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
