OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC -- CALCIUM SULFATE, ANHYDROUS  -- 6810-00F032006
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CALCIUM SULFATE, ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:10/31/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F032006
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:450 7TH AVE SUITE 2407
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10123
Country:US
Info Phone Num:212-967-1100/615-292-1180
Emergency Phone Num:800-445-MSDS/212-967-3973
Preparer's Name:JOHN S BRANSFORD JR
CAGE:0G772
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Address:450 7TH AVE SUITE 2407
Box:City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10123
Country:US
Phone:212-967-1100/800-445-MSDS
CAGE:0G772

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

Ingred Name:CALCIUM SULFATE
CAS:7778-18-9
RTECS #:WS6920000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:5 MG/CUM (DUST)
OSHA PEL:15 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/CUM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE SUPP
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALE: DEPOSITS IN NASAL
    PASSAGE/RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION/CHRONIC
    RHINITIS/LARYNGITIS/PHARYNGITIS/IMPAIRED SENSE OF
    SMELL/TASTE/EPISTAXIS/TRACHEAL REACTIONS/BRONCHIAL MEMBRANES. SKIN:
    DEPOSITS ON  SKIN, DERMATITIS. EYES: REDUCED
    VISIBILITY/CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGEST: PYLORUS OBSTRUCTION, GASTRIC
    IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGH. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC
    ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

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

First Aid:INHALE: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. KEEP
    WARM/QUIET. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING/SHOES. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT/LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WAT ER FOR 15 MINUTES. EYES: WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. INGEST: GIVE GLYCERIN/GELATIN SOLUTIONS/LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER TO DELAY SETTING PROGESS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:SUITABLE AGENTS FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA. AVOID BREATHING
    VAPORS OR DUST. KEEP UPWIND

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

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR. AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
    W/HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. POWERED AIR PURIFYING
    RESPIRATOR W/DUST/MIST FILTER & HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
    SCBA. TYPE C SUPPLIED RES PIRATOR OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, GENERAL
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED
Eye Protection:AS REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EQUIPMENT: SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER
    POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL
    FACEPIECE/OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
    MODE.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2642F
Spec Gravity:2.964
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS WHITE W/BLUE/GRAY/RED TINGE OR BRICK RED
    CRYSTALS/POWDER

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMNIUM, DIAZOMETHANE, PHOSPHORUS (RED)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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