SIRCHIE FINGER PRINT LABORATORIES INC -- HI-FI VOLCANO LATENT PRINT POWDER, SILK BLACK -- 7510-00-893-2839 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HI-FI VOLCANO LATENT PRINT POWDER, SILK BLACK
MSDS Date:03/25/1999
FSC:7510
NIIN:00-893-2839
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SIRCHIE FINGER PRINT LABORATORIES INC
Address:100 HUNTER PLACE
City:YOUNGSVILLE
State:NC
ZIP:27596
Country:US
Info Phone Num:919-554-2244
Emergency Phone Num:919-554-2244
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:101L
CAGE:94514
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SIRCHIE FINGER PRINT LABORATORIES INC
Address:100 HUNTER PLACE
Box:City:YOUNGSVILLE
State:NC
ZIP:27596
Country:US
Phone:919-554-2244
CAGE:94514

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

Ingred Name:LYCOPODIUM
> Wt:24.

Ingred Name:CARBON BLACK
CAS:1333-86-4
RTECS #:FF5800000
< Wt:76.
Other REC Limits:500 F
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:3.5 MG/M3

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE DANGEROUS IF INGESTED.
    RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITANT. TOXIC TO LUNGS. SKIN IRRITANT. SEVERE
    EYE IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARBON BLACK: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON
    EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISK OF CHEMICALS TO MAN, VOL 65, PG
    149, 1996: GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: INFLAMMATION, REDNESS, WATERING, ITCHING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN, EYE, RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG BECOMES DFCLT, GIVE OXYG
    (TO BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS ONLY!) IF BRTHG STOPS,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. SEEK MED ATTN. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS &
    ALERT, G IVE LG QTYS OF WATER TO INDUCE VOMIT. (NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
    BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERS!) LOWER HEAD SO THAT VOMIT WILL NOT
    RE-ENTER MOUTH & THROAT. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
    IF IRRIT O CCURS, SEEK MED ATTN. EYES:RINSE W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
    AT LST 15 MINS & SEEK MEDATTN. DO NOT USE EYE OINTMENT. CONVLS:DO
    NOT RESTRAIN VICTIM, BUT DO REMOVE OBJECTS W/WHICH THEY MIGHT
    INJURE THEMSELVES ; OR, ORIENT VICTIM TO PREVENT (SUPDAT)

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

Lower Limits:N/E
Upper Limits:N/E
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG OR SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . COOL CONTAINING VESSELS WITH WATER JET IN ORDER TO
    PREVENT PRESSURE BUILD-UP, AUTOIGNITION OR EXPLOSION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY NOT APPEAR TO BE BURNING UNLESS
    MATERIAL IS STIRRED AND SPARKS ARE EVIDENT. CAN POSE DUST EXPLOSION
    HAZARD IF DISPERSED IN AIR. THIN LAYERS OF DUST WILL AUTOIGNITE
    AROUND 500F. NFPA RATING: HEALTH  - 2; FIRE - 1; REACTIVITY - 1.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. WEAR NIOSH
    APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR, SAFETY GOGGLES & RUBBER GLOVES. REMOVE
    ALL IGNITION SOURCES (HEAT, OPEN FLAME, SPARK). STOP LEAK, IF
    WITHOUT RISK. DIKE IF NECESSARY . SWEEP UP & PLACE IN BAG OR VACUUM
    UP WITH PROPER FILTER EQUIPPED INSTRUMENT. AVOID CREATING DUST.
    DISPOSE ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. KEEP
    COOL AND DRY. AVOID ALL IGNITION SOURCES (HEAT, OPEN FLAME, SPARK).
    AVOID INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
    GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT CONTAIN ING MATERIAL. AVOID DUST GENERATION
    ANDACCUMULATION.
Other Precautions:DO NOT INGEST OR INHALE. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
    USING THIS PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL, PROPERLY INSTRUCTED PROCEDURES
    SHOULD NOT BE HAZARDOUS. SEE MSDS FOR CARBON BLACK FOR MORE
    INFORMATION ON CARBON BLAC K.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: THEM FROM STRIKING FIXED HEAVY OBJECTS. IF CONVULSIONS
    CEASE, TURN VICTIM ON THEIR SIDE OR FACE DOWN, SO THAT ANY FLUID IN
    THE MOUTH CAN DRAIN.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:=3500.C, ######F
Vapor Pres:NIL (MM HG)
Vapor Density:N/E
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID MIXTURE - BLACK, ODORLESS POWDER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IGNITION SOURCES (HEAT, OPEN FLAME,
    SPARK).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    SULFUR OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:DOES NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:CARCINOGENICITY: IARC HAS RECENTLY REVIEWED
    CARBON BLACK AND PUBLISHED A MONOGRAPH CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION
    FROM CATEGORY 3 (INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION) TO
    CATEGORY 2B (POSSIBLE  HUMAN CARCINOGEN).

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:PREVENT FROM ENTERING SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. MAY BE TOXIC TO
    SOME AQUATIC LIFE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO 40 CFR PART 261 OF THE RESOURCE
    CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).

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

Transport Information:LYCOPODIUM: U.S. DOT: SHIPPING NAME: FLAMMABLE
    SOLID, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (LYCOPODIUM). HAZARD CLASS: 4.1. UN NO: UN
    1325. PACKING GROUP: III.

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

SARA Title III Information:HAZARD CATEGORY: ACUTE: YES; CHRONIC: YES;
    FIRE: NO; PRESSURE: NO; REACTIVE: NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:LYCOPODIUM IS HAZARDOUS BY DEFINITION OF
    OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200).

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