MALLINCKRODT INC -- SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE  -- 6810-00N042623
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE
MSDS Date:02/26/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N042623
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:BORATE (1-), TETRAHYDRO-, SODIUM; (SODIUM TETRAHYDROBORATE)
CAS:16940-66-2
RTECS #:ED3325000
Fraction by Wt: 37.83%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: AND PICKED UP FOR DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH POWDER
    OR SOLUTIONS TO SEWER OR WATERCOURSE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:BOILING POINT: NONE. DECOMPOSES SLOWLY AT 752F,400C.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUST IS
    IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
    INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS UNKNOWN.
    SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS CAN RESULT  FROM CONTACT WITH WET
    MATERIAL OR CONTACT BY MOIST SKIN. EYE: CORROSIVE TO EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL PHYS. INGEST: CALL PHYS
    IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT AND  WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. GET MED ATTNIF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS/ PERSISTS. EYE: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS,
    LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR PULVERIZED DOLOMITE. DO NOT USE
    CARBON DIOXIDE, HALOCARBON OR WET CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SUPPORTS COMBUST. FLAMM SOLID. CAN IGNITE
    IN AIR FROM OPEN FLAME, CONTINUING TO BURN AS HYDROGEN IS EVOLVED.
    AN EXPLO CAN OCCUR BY SPONT IGNIT OF GASES(SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERS OF SPILLS. REMOVE SOURCES
    OF HEAT/IGNIT. PROVIDE EXPLO-PROOF VENT. CLEAN UP PERS NEED PROT
    AGAINST CONT WITH/INHAL OF SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE. COLLECT SOLID FOR
    RECOVERY/DISP, AVOIDING D UST GEN & USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
    LIQ(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:WARNING! FLAMMABLE SOLID. DANGEROUS
    WHEN WET. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
    KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME.
Other Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR, STORED IN COOL, DRY, VENT
    AREA. PROT AGAINST PHYS DMG. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES.
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. CAUSES SEV EYE IRRIT & SKIN IRRIT.
    DO NOT BRTH DUS T. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
    APPARENT, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    MAY BE NECESSARY .
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE IS
    RECOM TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAM INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL LNGTH FSHLD 
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. MAINTAIN
    EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HMIS(LEVIEN) NOTES THAT THE ORAL LDLO (RAT) FOR SODIUM TETRAHYDROBORATE
    IS 160MG/KG.EXPLO HAZ: RELS FROM SOLN OF SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE IN
    DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE AT 17C. MATLS TO AVOID: VIGOROUSLY W/ACIDS OR C
    ERTAIN TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN.
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS, SULFURIC ACID, RUTHENIUM

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

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:ING 3
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:96.8F,36C
Spec Gravity:1.074
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO GRAY-WHITE MICROCRYSTALLINE POWDER OR
    LUMPS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/WATER TO EVOLVE HYDROGEN & SODIUM HYDROXIDE. HEAT DECOMP IT TO
    RELS HYDROGEN GAS. MAY REACT SLOWLY/ (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOIST AIR OR IN VACUUM AT 400C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE CAN BE DECOMP BY CAREFULLY
    ADDING DILUTED ACETIC ACID OR ACETONE TO WATER DISPERSION OF SCRAP.
    (PROVIDE VENTING FOR HYDROGEN EMISSION). RESIDUES ARE BORATES.
    ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH  LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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