PHOTOCHEM Material Safety Data Sheet

PHOTOCHEM Material Safety Data Sheet
Date of Issue: 01.04.2004
 
 

     Company:  Business Trading name :Photochem (Australia)
     Address:  53 -58 Munster Terrace North Melbourne
     Telephone:  (03) 9915 1900  Fax 03 9915 1905

 

 

Product Name: Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) GPR (potassium ferricyanide)

Other Names: Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) Potassium ferricyanide                         

Manufacturer’s Product Code: 29610

Use: General laboratory reagent.

 

 

 

Appearance: solid, dark red, odourless             Density: (20degC) 1.85 g/cm3

Solubility in water: water (20degC) 464, acetone (20degC) soluble.

 

Chemical Entity:                                    CAS No.                     Proportion (wgt%)

Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) 13746-66-2 100%

(Potassium Ferricyanide)

 

Health Effects:

 

Swallowed: Toxic after hydrolysis: The following applies to cyanogen compounds/ nitriles in general: utmost caution. Release of hydrocyanic acid is possible - blockade of cellular respiration. Cardiovascular disorders, dyspnoea, unconsciousness. Death. After inhalation of dust: dizziness, dyspnoea, vomiting, cyanosis, cardiovascular disorders, and coma.

 

Eye: Irritations.

 

Skin: Irritations.

 

First Aid

If swallowed: Drink plenty of water. Better still, physiological saline solution.

 

Eye: rinse out with plenty of water with eyelid held wide open.

 

Skin: wash off with plenty of water. Remove contaminated clothing and wash before re-use

Inhalation: fresh air. Consult a doctor if feeling unwell

Advice to doctor: Induce vomiting. Immediately summon doctor. Gastric lavage. If breathing stops, immediately apply mechanical ventilation, if necessary also oxygen.

 

 

 

Exposure Standards: TWA STEL

PPM mg/m3 PPM mg/m3

- 5

Engineering Controls: Procedures for cleaning/absorption: Take up dry. Forward for disposal. Clean up affected area.

 

Personal Protection: required when dusts are generated. Ensure respirator is clean, well fitting and in good working order. All respirators should comply with Australian Standard AS 1716 and be used in accordance with AS 1715.

Gloves and eye protection are required.

Flammability: Non-combustible. Development of hazardous vapours possible in the event of fire. Hazardous decomposition products: Hydrogen Cyanide

Wash hands and face after use.

 

 

 

Storage and Transport:

Tightly closed. Dry. At room temperature (recommendation +15 to +25degC). Protected from light.

 

Spills & Disposal

Wear appropriate protective clothing. If local regulations permit, mop up with plenty of water and run to waste, diluting greatly with running water. Otherwise transfer to container and arrange removal by Disposal Company. Wash site of spillage thoroughly with detergent and water. For large spillages liquids should be contained with sand or earth and both liquids and solids transferred to salvage containers. Any residues should be treated as for small spillages. Do not allow to enter drinking water supplies , waste water or soil. The dfollowing applies to cyanogen compounds in general: cyanide ions: biological effects: fish: 60h. LC50: 0.08 mg/l;lethal from 0.05 mg/l up; for lower organisms lethal from 0.1 mg/l up. . Chemical residues are generally classified as special waste, and as such are covered by regulations that vary according to location. Contact your local waste disposal authority for advice, or pass to a chemical disposal company. Rinse out empty containers thoroughly before returning for recycling.

Product: There are no uniform Australian Regulations for the disposal of chemicals or residues. Chemical residues generally count as special waste. The disposal of the latter is regulated in Australia through Commonwealth, State, Territory or Local government laws and regulations. We recommend that you contact either the authorities in charge or licensed waste disposal companies that will advise you on how to dispose of special waste. Packaging: Disposal in compliance with official regulations, Handle contaminated packaging in the same way as the substance itself. If not officially specified differently, non-contaminated packaging may be treated like household waste or recycled.

 

Fire/Explosion Hazard

Non-combustible. Development of hazardous vapours possible in the event of fire.

 

 

 

Photochem Customer Technical Services: (03) 9827-0877

Additional Information: This material Safety Data sheet summarises our best knowledge of the health and safety hazard information of the product in the workplace. Each user should read this MSDS and consider the information in the context of how the product will be handled and used in the workplace. The use should be considered also in conjunction with other products. If clarification or further information is needed to ensure that an appropriate risk assessment can be made, the user should contact this company. Our responsibility for products sold is subject to our standard terms and conditions – a copy of which is sent to our customers, and is also available upon request.