Wet Chemical Health And Safety Information

PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET:

Wet Chemical

ISSUE NO:

1

AUTHORISED:

DATE:

November 1998

• IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND OF THE COMPANY UNDERTAKING

Product Name:    

Wet Chemical

Application:

Cooking Oil and Fat, Fire Suppressant

• COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON THE INGREDIENTS

Ingredients

CAS Number

% EINECS Number

Symbol

Risk Phrases

Citrate in Water

N/A

N/A

• HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Important Hazards

No known acute health hazards.
On continuous/repeated exposure/contact: mild irritation to sensitive skin.
Harmful by ingestion

• FIRST AID MEASURES

Contact with Eyes

May cause irritation.  Wash out of eyes with water for at least 15 minutes; seek medical advice as a precaution

Contact with the skin

Remove contaminated clothing and wash skin thoroughly with water.

Inhalation

Remove from source into fresh air and treat symptomatically

Ingestion

Non toxic, but should not be ingested, may lead to temporary nausea and sickness.  Give water to drink.  Do not induce vomiting.  Medical advice should be sought

• FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

N/A, this product is for fire fighting purposes

• ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

Personal precautions

Safety goggles, gloves and splash proof clothing

Spillages

Absorb onto earth, ash, sawdust or other absorbent material.  Scoop the absorbed substance into sealable containers.  Clean with an excess of water

Handling

General good housekeeping procedures.

Methods for cleaning up on water

Store in a cool dry area in the original sealed containers or approved system

• HANDLING AND STORAGE

• EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION

Occupational Exposure Limits.
Ensure storage location is ventilated.
Eye protection - Safety goggles
Skin protection - Gloves and splash proof clothing

• PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Physical State at 20C     

Liquid

Odour

Mild & pleasant

Colour

Colourless

pH

6.0/8.0

Boiling Point

100C

Melting Point

-20C

Specific Gravity

1.3

Bulk Density

Nil

Vapour Pressure

Nil

Flashpoint

N/A

Auto-ignition Temperature

N/A

Solubility

Readily soluble in water

• STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Stability

Product is stable – no action required

Reactivity

No harmful decomposition products known of

• TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

No data available at present

• ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Chemical Oxygen demand

194mg O2/g

Biological Oxygen demand

139mg O2/g

• DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Suitable for landfill.

• TRANSPORT INFORMATION

UN No.

N/A

Classification

N/A

Packaging Group

N/A

• REGULATORY INFORMATION

Hazchem

Non-hazardous

• OTHER INFORMATION

This Safety Date Sheet provides Health and Safety information.  Individuals handling this product must be informed of the recommended safety precautions and should have access to this information.

This product information on this sheet is, to the best of the company’s knowledge, correct at the date of publication.  The user must be satisfied that the product is entirely suitable for the purpose for which it is being used.

The company accepts no liability for any loss or damage, (other than that causing death or personal injury caused by negligence if proved), resulting from reliance on this information