ANSUL INC -- PURPLE-K DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENT  -- 4210-00-889-2221
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PURPLE-K DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENT
MSDS Date:05/01/2000
FSC:4210
NIIN:00-889-2221
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ANSUL INC
Address:ONE STANTON STREET
City:MARINETTE
State:WI
ZIP:54143-2542
Country:US
Info Phone Num:715-735-7411
Emergency Phone Num:800 424-9300 OR 703-527-3887
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:03670
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ANSUL INC
Address:ONE STANTON STREET
Box:City:MARINETTE
State:WI
ZIP:54143-2542
Country:US
Phone:715-735-7411
CAGE:03670

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

Ingred Name:MUSCOVITE MICA (MICA)
CAS:12001-26-2
RTECS #:VV8760000
&lt; Wt:5.
ACGIH TLV:3 MG/M3

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE  (FULLER'S EARTH, ATTAPULGITE
    CLAY)
CAS:8031-18-3
&lt; Wt:5.
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:298-14-6
Minumum % Wt:90.
Maxumum % Wt:93.

Ingred Name:METHYL HYDROGEN POLYSILOXANE
CAS:63148-57-2
&lt; Wt:1.

Ingred Name:PURPLE PIGMENT
Fraction by Wt: <0.005%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MILDLY IRRITATING FOR A SHORT PERIOD
    OF TIME. SKIN CONTACT: MAY BE MILDLY IRRITATING. INHALATION: TREAT
    AS A MINERAL DUST. IRRITANT TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION:
    NOT AN EXPECTED ROUTE OF ENTRY.  CHRONIC: FIBROSIS OF OF THE LUNG.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:OSHA NUISANCE DUST LIMIT OF 15 MG/M3 OR
    ACGIH NUISANCE DUST VALUE OF 10 MG/M3 FOR THE EIGHT HOUR
    TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE: TRANSIENT COUGH, SHORTNESS
    OF BREATH. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE: CHRONIC FIBROSIS OF THE LUNG.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:REACTIVE AIRWAY.

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

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER, IF IRRITATION
    PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH SOAP AND
    WATER; IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION:
    REMO VE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF DISCOMFORT
    CONTINUES. INGESTION: IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS
    OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK MEDICAL HELP.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE - THIS IS AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP. DO NOT MIX AGENTS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:SHOULD BE STORED IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER
    OR ANSUL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DO NOT MIX AGENTS.

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

Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK WHERE DUSTINESS IS PREVALENT, OR TLV
    EXCEEDED. MECHANICAL FILTER RESPIRATOR IF EXPOSURE IS PROLONGED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: DISCRETIONARY MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
    RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED AS MECHANICAL BARRIER TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
Other Protective Equipment:IF IRRITATION OCCURS, LONG SLEEVES AND
    IMPERVIOUS GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS HAVE STORED PRESSURE FOR DISCHARGING EXTINGUISHING
    AGENTS.

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

HCC:G3
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:VIOLET COLORED POWDER, NO CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
    (CYLINDER UNDER PRESSURE)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, NAK ALLOY AND NH4H2PO4
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:OSHA NUISANCE DUST LIMIT OR ACGIH NUIXANCE
    DUAT VALUE OF 10 MG/M3 FOR THE EIGHT HOUR TIME-WEUGHTED AVERAGE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. COMPONENTS ARE NONHAZARDOUS, SANITARY LANDFILL
    DISPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE.

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