RUGER CHEMICAL CO./AMEND DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. -- SODIUM SALICYLATE -- 6505-00N091290 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SALICYLATE
MSDS Date:03/22/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N091290
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:RUGER CHEMICAL CO./AMEND DRUG & CHEMICAL CO.
Address:83 CORDIER STREET
City:IRVINGTON
State:NJ
ZIP:07111
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-926-0331
Emergency Phone Num:201-926-0331
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:64220
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AMEND DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO
Address:83 CORDIER ST
Box:City:HILLSIDE
State:NJ
ZIP:07205
Country:US
Phone:201-926-0333
CAGE:20979
Company Name:RUGER CHEMICAL CO. INC
Address:83 CORDIER STREET
Box:City:IRVINGTON
State:NJ
ZIP:07111
Country:US
Phone:973-926-0331
CAGE:64220

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SALICYLIC ACID SODIUM SALT
CAS:54-21-7
RTECS #:VO5075000
= Wt:100.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BREATHING, CONFUSION AND EVEN
    CONVULSIONS MAY DEVELOP. KIDNEYS AND
PANCREAS CAN BE AFFECTED BY PROLONGED INGESTION OF SALICYLATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED KIDNEY FUNCTION
MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL PHYSICIAN. INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING
    IMMED BY GIVING 2
GLASSES OF WATER, OR MILK I F AVAILABLE & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT.
    CALL PHYSICIAN
IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN: REMOVE
    ANY
CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR AT L ST
    15 MINS. GET
MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    LST 15 MINS.
CALL PHYSICIAN.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE. AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED
    TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
    CONCENTRATIONS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNTION SOURCE IS A
    POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL MAY REQ RESPIRATORY PROT FROM
DUST. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.
    VACUUMING OR
WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID DU ST DISPERSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:WARNING! MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
    CAUSES IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES & RESP TRACT. AVOID
CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG. KEEP IN A
    TIGHTLY CLOSED
CONTAINER. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL D AMAGE.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
    SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE AND
INCOMPATIBILITIES. STORE IN THE DARK.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
    IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT @ ITS SOURCE IS
    REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS,
    LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
    SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEARANCE/ODOR: CHARACTERISTIC ODOR. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 111 G/100 G
    WATER @ 15C(59F).

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS OR HAVING PALE PINK OR
    VIOLET TINGE. (SUPDAT)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FERRIC SALTS, LIME WATER, SPIRIT NITROUS ETHER, MINERAL ACIDS, LEAD
    ACETATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE POWDER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS
    ACRID SMOKE AND SODIUM OXIDE FUMES.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:(RTECS, 1986). ORAL RAT LD50: 1600 MG/KG.
    MUTATION EFFECTS REFERENCES CITED. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS REFERENCES
    CITED.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA SECTION 302 EHS RQ: REPORTABLE QUANTITY
    OF EXTREMELY HAZ SUBSTANCE, LISTED @ 40 CFR 355: NO. SARA SECTION
    302 EHS TPQ: THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY OF EXTREMELY HAZ SUBSTANCE. AN
    ASTERISK (*) FOLLOWING  THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY SIGNIFIES THAT IF
    MATL IS SOLID & HAS PARTICLE SIZE EQUAL TO/LGR THAN 100
    MICROMETERS, THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY = 10,000 LBS: NO. SARA SECTION
    313 CHEMS: TOXIC SUBSTANCES SUBJECT  TO ANNUAL RELEASE RPTG
    REQUIREMENTS LISTED @ 40 CFR 372.65: NAME LIST: NO. CHEMICAL
    CATEGORY: NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA SEC. 103: COMPREHENSIVE
    ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT
    (SUPERFUND):NO. RELEASES TO AIR, LAND OR WATER OF THESE HAZ
    SUBSTANCES WHICH EXCEED REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) MUST BE  RPTD TO
    NATIONAL REPSONSE CENTER. (800-424-8802); LISTED AT 49 CFR 302.4,
    RCRA: RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECLAMATION ACT. COMMERCIAL CHEM PROD
    WASTES DESIGNATED AS ACUTE HAZARDS & TOXIC UNDER 40 CFR 2 61.33:
    NO.

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