*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:ANY DUST & MIST RESPIRATOR. ANY AIR-PURIFYING
    RESPIRATOR WITH HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWDER
    AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WITH A DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Other Protective Equipment:MUST WEAR APPRPIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING &
    EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS
    SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EMERGENCY EYE WASH: WHERE THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY THAT AN EMPLOYEE'S
    EYES MAY BE EXPOSED TO THIS SUBSTANCE, THE EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE
    AN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGEN CY
    USE.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:BORIC ACID
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:BORIC ACID
Other REC Limits:NONE NORMALLY REQUI.
*  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: INHALATION-IRRITATION OF THE
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES & MAY BE ABSORBED TO CAUSE SYSTEMIC POISONING.
    SKIN-RRITATION. EYE-NONIRRITATING. CHRONIC: POISONING,
    HALLUCINATIONS OF VISION, KIDNEY DAMAGE, SKIN  RASH, ALOPECIA,
    CONVULSION & ANEMIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-FEVER, ANURIA. INGESTION-MAY CAUSE
    NAUSEA, EPIGASTRIC PAIN, HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS, BLOODY VOMIT &
    DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS, LETHARGY, HEADACHE, RESTLESSNESS, TREMORS &
    TWITCHING OF FACIAL MUSCLES  AND EXTREMITIES, INTERMITTENT
    CONVULSION, & EVENTUAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR
    IMMEDIATELY. PERFORM CPR IF NEEDED. GET MEDICAL AID. SKIN-REMOVE
    SOILED CLOTHING/SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH WITH SOAP & MILD DETERGENT
    & WATER. GET MEDIC AL AID. EYE-WASH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER/NORMAL SALINE. GET MEDICAL AID. INGESTION-MAINTAIN
    RESPIRATION. REMOVE BY IPECAC EMESIS FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATED
    CHARCOAL, GASTRIC LAVAGE, TREAT ANURIA.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH USING AGENT SUITABLE  FOR TYPR OF
    SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZARDS. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE
    AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NO OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY OSHA,
    ACGIG OR NIOSH.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Vapor Pres:2.6 MMHG
pH:5.1
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS OR WHITE
    GRANULES OR POWDER.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, POTASSIUM, & IRON.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THE SUBSTANCE GRADUALLY LOSES WATER,
    FORMING METABORIC ACID, THEN PYROBORIC ACID & FINALLY BORIC
    ANHYDRIDE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
