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8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Precautions for safe handling
Handling In case of rupture: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and
safety practice. Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. In case of
insufficient ventilation, wear suitable respiratory equipment. Use only
with adequate ventilation and in closed systems. Do not eat, drink or
smoke when using this product. Take off contaminated clothing and
wash before reuse. Do not breathe dust. Avoid generation of dust.
Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
Storage Keep container tightly closed.
Incompatible Products Acids. Bases. Oxidizing agent.
Control parameters
Exposure Guidelines
Chemical Name
ACGIH TLV
OSHA PEL
NIOSH IDLH
Nickel
7440-02-0
TWA: 1.5 mg/m
3
TWA: 1 mg/m
3
(vacated) TWA: 1 mg/m
3
IDLH: 10 mg/m
3
TWA: 0.015 mg/m
3
Potassium hydroxide
1310-58-3
TWA: 2 mg/ m
3
(vacated) Ceiling: 2 mg/m
3
Ceiling: 2 mg/m
3
Cadmium and
compounds (as Cd)
7440-43-9
TWA: 0.01 mg/ m
3
TWA: 0.002 mg/ m
3
respirable
fraction TWA: 0.01 mg/
m
3
Cd
TWA: 0.002 mg/ m
3
Cd
respirable
fraction
TWA: 0.1 mg/ m
3
fume applies to
any operations or sectors for
which the Cadmium standard is
stayed or otherwise not in effect
TWA: 0.2 mg/ m
3
dust applies to
any operations or sectors for
which the Cadmium standard is
stayed or otherwise not in effect
TWA: 5 μg/ m
3
Action Level: 2.5 μg/ m
3
Action Level: 2.5 μg/ m
3
Cd
(vacated) STEL: 0.3 ppm fume
Ceiling: 0.3 mg/ m
3
fume applies
to any operations or sectors for
which the Cadmium standard is
stayed or otherwise not in effect
Ceiling: 0.6 mg/ m
3
dust applies
to any operations or sectors for
which the Cadmium standard is
stayed or otherwise not in effect
IDLH: 9 mg/ m
3
dust
Sodium hydroxide
1310-73-2
Ceiling: 2 mg/ m
3
TWA: 2 mg/ m
3
(vacated) Ceiling: 2 mg/ m
3
IDLH: 10 mg/ m
3
Ceiling: 2 mg/ m
3
ACGIH TLV: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists - Threshold Limit Value OSHA PEL:
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration - Permissible Exposure Limits NIOSH IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
Other Exposure Guidelines Vacated limits revoked by the Court of Appeals decision in
AFL-CIO v. OSHA, 965 F.2d 962 (11th Cir., 1992) See section 15
for national exposure control parameters
Appropriate engineering controls
Engineering Measures Showers
Eyewash stations
Ventilation systems
Individual protection measures, such as personal protective equipment
Eye/Face Protection No special protective equipment required.
Skin and Body Protection No special protective equipment required.
Respiratory Protection No protective equipment is needed under normal use conditions.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE