SUNBELT CHEMICALS INC -- SULFUR  -- 6810-00N056236
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SULFUR
MSDS Date:06/20/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N056236
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SUNBELT CHEMICALS INC
Box:5
City:ATMORE
State:AL
ZIP:36502
Country:US
Info Phone Num:205-368-2560
Emergency Phone Num:205-368-2560
CAGE:SUNBL
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SUNBELT CHEMICALS INC
Address:6025 RIVER ROAD
Box:City:ATMORE
State:AL
ZIP:36502
Country:US
Phone:205-368-2560
CAGE:SUNBL

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

Ingred Name:SULFUR
CAS:7704-34-9
RTECS #:WS4250000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:DIPSERSE LARGER QTYS OF DUST INTO AIR RESULTING
    IN SERIOUS EXPLO, PARTICULARLY IN CONFINED AREAS. AS (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:SULFUR BURNS IT GENERATES SULFUR DIOXIDE, A TOXIC
    GAS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPEC GRAV: LUMP:8.99-9.34 . POWDER:4.193-7.19 .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SULFUR IS ESSENTIALLY A NON-TOXIC
    EITHER THROUGH INGESTIONS, INHALATION OR SKIN CONTACT. THERE ARE,
    HOWEVER, SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE ALLERGIC & MUST NOT BE
    PERMITTED IN THE AREA OF EXPOSURE. SULFU R IS AN EYE IRRITANT BUT
    IF PROMPT TREATMENT IS APPLIED NO LASTING INJURY WILL RESULT.
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:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT
    BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) . SKIN:PRLNG CONT W/SKIN SHOULD BE
    AVOIDED & SULFUR DUST SHOULD BE REMOVED THRU WASHING W/MILD SOAP &
    W ATER. SOILED CLOTHING SHOULD BE LAUNDERED BEFORE REUSE.
    EYES:SHOULD BE IRRIGATED W/COPIOUS QTYS OF WATER/PHYSIOLOGICAL
    SILANE FOR AT LST 15 MINS. DO NOT USE BORIC ACID. SULFUR DUST IS AN
    ACID IRRIT.

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

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:370F,188C
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG IS MOST SATIS METH OF CONTROLLING SULFUR
    FIRES. SM FIRES MAY BE SMOTHERED W/SAND OR CO*2 MAY BE USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    SOLID STREAMS OF WATER SHOULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE OF THEIR
    CAPABILITY OF DISPERSING CLOUDS OF DUST (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SULFUR PRESENTS AN EVER PRESENT FIRE HAZ
    BECAUSE OF LOW IGNIT TEMP OF DUST DISPERSED IN AIR. FRICTIONAL HEAT
    & STATIC ELEC (IT IS EXCELLENT INSULATOR) (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:SULFUR IS COMMONLY STORED & SHIPPED IN
    50 LB PAPER BAGS. HOWEVER, BURLAP BAGS & FIBRE DRUMS MAY ALSO BE
    USED.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS. NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR USE IN SULFUR DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERES
    FOR PROTECTIONS IN FIGHTING UNDER FIRE.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:DUST TIGHT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAINS, HARD HATS.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES SHOULD BE
    FOLLOWED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:INTO AIR, THUS CREATING EXPLO HAZ. WATER FOG MAY BE NEC
    TO COOL AREA TO PVNT REIGNIT. EXPLO HAZ:GENERATED WHEN SULFUR IS IN
    MOTION REPRESENTS COMMON SOURCES OF IGNIT. SULFUR IN BULK/SO LID
    FORM BURNS ONLY AT MOD RATES, HOWEVER, DUST WHEN DISPERSED IN AIR
    BURNS W/EXPLO VIOLENCE. SM DUST EXPLOS MAY (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:832F,444C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:246F,119C
Vapor Pres:0.0001
Spec Gravity:SEE ING 4
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW POWDER; ESSENTIALLY NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN FIRE RELEASES TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS .

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