*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED EQUIP WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOSURE
    IS EXCESSIVE.CONSULT RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE
    APPROPRIATE TYPE EQUIPMENT FOR GIVEN APPLIC.OBSERVE RESP USE
Ventilation:PROVIDE VENTILATION TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE.USE LOCAL EXHAUST
    VENT AT SOURCES OF AIR CONTAM SUCH AS OPEN PROCESS EQUIPMENT.
Other Protective Equipment:MINIMIZE SKIN CONTAMINATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AND CONTAMINATED SKIN AFTER
    HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE.OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE
    FRACTION.ACGIH TLV CONTAINS NO ASBESTOS & <1% CRYSTALLINE SILICA.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
    OVEREXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION.  OCCUPATIONAL
    EXPOSURE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE HEALTH
    EFFECTS.ON THE BASIS OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION,EXPOSURE TO SODIUM
    HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE IS  NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE
    HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS WHEN RECOMMENDED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE
    FOLLOWED.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    HANDS AND CONTAMINATED SKIN AFTER HANDLING.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE BULK MATERIAL IN CONTAINER
    AND REMOVE TO A LANDFILL.FLUSH SMALL SPILLS TO SEWER WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER.FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.CONSULT ATTORNEY OR APPROPRIATE
    REGULATORY OFFICIALS  FOR INFORMATION.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:PRODUCT IS VERY HYGROSCOPIC AND SHOULD
    BE STORED IN A DRY AREA IN POLY OR VAPOR BARRIER BAGS TO PREVENT
    MOISTURE PICKUP AND CAKING.
Other Precautions:HANDLE IAW GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY
    PRACTICES.THESE PRACTICES INCLUDE AVOIDING UNNECESARY EXPOSURE AND
    REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM EYES,SKIN & CLOTHING.AVOID EYE
    CONTACT.MINIMIZE SKIN CONTAMINA TION.AVOID BREATHING DUST.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:SEE SUPP DATA
pH:SUP DA
Solubility in Water:INFINITE-BUT SLOWLY
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS,WHITE POWDER,GRANULES OR GLASS PLATES.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:DOES NOT OCCUR.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IAW FEDERAL,STATE,& LOCAL
    REGS.COORDINATE WITH SUPPORTING INSTALLATION/MACOM ENVIRONMENTAL
    OFFICE PRIOR TO DISPOSAL .DISPOSE OF IN LANDFILL.CONSULT ATTORNEY
    OR APPROPRIATE REGUL ATORY OFFICIALS FOR INFORMATION.
