FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SODIUM PERIODATE  -- 6810-00N042649
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM PERIODATE
MSDS Date:04/19/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N042649
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT
    EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP & MUST BE APPRVD BY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:NIOSH. ANY DUST & MIST RESP. ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP
    W/HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWDER (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:FILTER. ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN
    THE PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESS/CONTINUOUS-FLOW (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:MODE. ANY SCBA. FOR FIREFIGHTING & OTHER IMMED
    DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HEALTH CONDITIONS:ANY SCBA THAT HAS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:A FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN A
    PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP
    (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:THAT HAS A FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN PRESS
    DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:SCBA OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER
    POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN
    CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SODIUM PERIODATE
CAS:7790-28-5
RTECS #:SD4550000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:EVACUATE TO A RADIUS OF 2500 FEET FOR UNCONTROLLABLE
    FIRES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, IMMED
    GIVE 2 TO 4 GLASSES OF WATER, AND INDUCE VOMITING BY (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IMMEDATELY. ANTIDOTE:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY
    PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: DUSTS MAY CAUSE MUCOUS
    MEMBRANE IRRITATION. SKIN: CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS
    AND PAIN. EYE: DUSTS MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, AND IRRITATION.
    CHRONIC: SKIN: REPEATED OR PROLONGED  CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
    EYE: REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE
    CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLTHG  & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX
    15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF
    H*2O/NORMAL (ING 3)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
    HALON. FOR LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING
    H*2O TO SIDE OF CNTNRS EXPOSED TO (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZER:OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD
    OXYGEN/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR THE BURNING (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUST (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY FROM
    SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS,
    W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER; MOVE
    CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. FOR  SMALL LIQ SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF
    SPILL (ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE FOLLOWING RESP ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND
    IN PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN
    ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. THE SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE
    BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS  FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, (ING 8)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP (ING 16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE
    IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLES; IF THIS IS
    IMPOSSIBLE, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. FLOOD WITH WAT ER.
    COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF H*2OFROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSS.
    AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS. (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:512F,267C
Spec Gravity:3.865
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE TETRAGONAL, EFLORESCENT
    CRYSTALS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SODIUM PERIODATE: COMBUSTIBLES: MAY CAUSE FIRE. ORGANIC MATTER:
    IGNITION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CNTCT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER,
    FUEL, OILS, ETC); IGNIT/EXPLOSION MAY RESULT. AVOID CONTAM OF WATER
    SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS FUMES OF HYDROGEN IODIDE AND SUDIUM OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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