ABC Powder Health And Safety Information
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PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET: |
Centrimax ABC Powder (All grades) |
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AUTHORISED: |
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DATE: |
January 2000 |
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Product Name: |
Croda Kerr’s Centrimax ABC Powders (All grades) |
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Application: |
Fire Extinguishing Agent |
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Ingredients |
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CAS Number |
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Mono Ammonium Phosphate |
7722-76-1 |
231-764-5 |
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Ammonium Sulphate |
7783-20-2 |
231-984-1 |
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No known acute health effects |
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Contact with the eyes |
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Irrigate with water for at least 10 minutes holding eyelids apart. |
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Contact with the skin |
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Wash off with plenty of water |
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Inhalation |
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Move to fresh air. |
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Ingestion |
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Rinse mouth with water and give plenty of water to drink. If other symptoms persist seek medical advice and treat symptomatically. |
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No special measures required, as this product is a fire extinguishing medium |
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Clear up spillage and transfer to a container for recovery or disposal. Vacuum cleaning is recommended to minimise dust formation. |
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Handling |
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When handling this product use suitable containment methods to avoid generation of dust and local exhaust ventilation to limit personal exposure |
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Storage |
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Keep cool and dry in the absence of vibration. Maintain good housekeeping practice. |
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Occupational exposure standards |
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United Kingdom OES |
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10mg/m3 total dust: 5mg/m3 respirable dust 8 hour time weighted averages. (Ref: EH40/96) |
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Personal Protection |
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Wear suitable respiration protection, e.g. dust mask/respirator to resource personal exposure to below OES. Overalls, gloves and eye protection recommended for regular handling and the normal hygiene measures adopted when using chemicals |
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Appearance |
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Fine, pink powder |
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Odour |
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Odourless |
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pH |
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4.5 of 5% solution in water |
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Density |
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Settled apparent density 1000 - 1300 kg/m3; loose density 1.8g/m3 |
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Solubility |
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Soluble in water but silicon additive delays dissolution |
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Flammability |
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Non-flammable |
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Decomposition |
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at 190C in flame zone |
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Reacts with alkalis to liberate ammonia.If powder becomes damp or hard it is not suitable for fire fighting purposes. |
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Data on acute toxicity |
Oral, rat, LD50 |
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Skin irritation |
Not irritant |
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Ammonium Sulphate |
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3000mg/kg |
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Mono Ammonium Phosphate |
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3000mg/kg |
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Ingestion |
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Practically non-harmful |
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Skin contact |
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Mild Irritant |
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Inhalation |
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Long term inhalation of dust may impair lung function |
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Eye contact |
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Dust may cause discomfort or irritation |
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Other Data |
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None |
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Because product is soluble in water it could lower the pH if washed into watercourses. In the event of large spillage, advise appropriate authority. Note: ammonium salts and phosphates act as plant nutrients. |
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Dispose of surplus product or contaminated packaging according to local and national legislation. Do not dispose with alkalis |
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Not classified as hazardous for transport |
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Not classified under Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 as hazardous. Refer to Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Work Regulations. This material safety data does not constitute the user’s own assessment of workplace risk as required by the above regulations. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations may be applicable to certain pack sizes of this product. |
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The information in this safety data sheet is based on the present state of knowledge and current national legislation. It provides guidance on safety health and environment aspects of the product and should not be construed as any guarantee of performance. |
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